2020

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Top 10 Technology Trends for 2020

KDnuggets

With integrations of multiple emerging technologies just in the past year, AI development continues at a fast pace. Following the blueprint of science and technology advancements in 2019, we predict 10 trends we expect to see in 2020 and beyond.

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12 Days of Apache Kafka

Confluent

Before you say it: Yes, we are right now three days past Christmas, but technically the 12 days of Christmas refer to the days between Christmas and Epiphany, which is—I […].

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Introducing Domain-Oriented Microservice Architecture

Uber Engineering

Introduction. Recently there has been substantial discussion around the downsides of service oriented architectures and microservice architectures in particular. While only a few years ago, many people readily adopted microservice architectures due to the numerous benefits they provide such as … The post Introducing Domain-Oriented Microservice Architecture appeared first on Uber Engineering Blog.

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Life of a Netflix Partner Engineer?—?The case of extra 40 ms

Netflix Tech

Life of a Netflix Partner Engineer?—?The case of the extra 40 ms By: John Blair , Netflix Partner Engineering The Netflix application runs on hundreds of smart TVs, streaming sticks and pay TV set top boxes. The role of a Partner Engineer at Netflix is to help device manufacturers launch the Netflix application on their devices. In this article we talk about one particularly difficult issue that blocked the launch of a device in Europe.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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Advanced Analytics for Coronavirus – Trends, Patterns, Predictions

Teradata

Advanced analytics and AI can significantly accelerate data processing required to get the insights, answers and recommendations to handle and address the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Upgrade Journey: The Path from CDH to CDP Private Cloud

Cloudera

Cloudera delivers an enterprise data cloud that enables companies to build end-to-end data pipelines for hybrid cloud, spanning edge devices to public or private cloud, with integrated security and governance underpinning it to protect customers data. Cloudera has found that customers have spent many years investing in their big data assets and want to continue to build on that investment by moving towards a more modern architecture that helps leverage the multiple form factors.

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20+ Machine Learning Datasets & Project Ideas

KDnuggets

Upgrading your machine learning, AI, and Data Science skills requires practice. To practice, you need to develop models with a large amount of data. Finding good datasets to work with can be challenging, so this article discusses more than 20 great datasets along with machine learning project ideas for you to tackle today.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Natural Language Generation

KDnuggets

Follow this overview of Natural Language Generation covering its applications in theory and practice. The evolution of NLG architecture is also described from simple gap-filling to dynamic document creation along with a summary of the most popular NLG models.

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The Book to Start You on Machine Learning

KDnuggets

This book is thought for beginners in Machine Learning, that are looking for a practical approach to learning by building projects and studying the different Machine Learning algorithms within a specific context.

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7 Resources to Becoming a Data Engineer

KDnuggets

An estimated 8,650% growth of the volume of Data to 175 zetabytes from 2010 to 2025 has created an enormous need for Data Engineers to build an organization's big data platform to be fast, efficient and scalable.

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The Ultimate Guide To Data-Driven Construction: Optimize Projects, Reduce Risks, & Boost Innovation

Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

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I wanna be a data scientist, but… how?

KDnuggets

It’s easy to say "I wanna be a data scientist," but. where do you start? How much time is needed to be desired by companies? Do you need a Master’s degree? Do you need to know every mathematical concept ever derived? The journey might be long, but follow this plan to help you keep moving forward toward your career goal.

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Coronavirus Data and Poll Analysis – yes, there is hope, if we act now

KDnuggets

We examine the growth of coronavirus daily cases in most affected countries, and show evidence that social distancing works in reducing the rate of spread. We also analyze KDnuggets Poll results - the scale of change to online and how Data Science work is likely to increase or drop in different regions. Stay Healthy and practice social distancing!

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Top 5 Things Every Kafka Developer Should Know

Confluent

Apache Kafka® is an event streaming platform used by more than 30% of the Fortune 500 today. There are numerous features of Kafka that make it the de-facto standard for […].

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The 4 Best Jupyter Notebook Environments for Deep Learning

KDnuggets

Many cloud providers, and other third-party services, see the value of a Jupyter notebook environment which is why many companies now offer cloud hosted notebooks that are hosted on the cloud. Let's have a look at 3 such environments.

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Building Your BI Strategy: How to Choose a Solution That Scales and Delivers

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

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Introducing the Confluent Parallel Message Processing Client

Confluent

Consuming messages in parallel is what Apache Kafka® is all about, so you may well wonder, why would we want anything else? It turns out that, in practice, there are […].

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Benchmarking Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, and RabbitMQ: Which is the fastest?

Confluent

Apache Kafka® is one of the most popular event streaming systems. There are many ways to compare systems in this space, but one thing everyone cares about is performance. Kafka […].

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How Real-Time Stream Processing Works with ksqlDB, Animated

Confluent

ksqlDB, the event streaming database, is becoming one of the most popular ways to work with Apache Kafka®. Every day, we answer many questions about the project, but here’s a […].

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What is the most effective policy response to the new coronavirus pandemic?

KDnuggets

Where Test/Trace/Quarantine are working, the number of cases/day have declined empirically. Furthermore, this appears to be a radically superior strategy where it can be deployed. I’ll review the evidence, discuss the other strategies and their consequences, and then discuss what can be done.

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.

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Apache Kafka Needs No Keeper: Removing the Apache ZooKeeper Dependency

Confluent

Currently, Apache Kafka® uses Apache ZooKeeper™ to store its metadata. Data such as the location of partitions and the configuration of topics are stored outside of Kafka itself, in a […].

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Preventing Fraud and Fighting Account Takeovers with Kafka Streams

Confluent

Many companies have recently started to take cybersecurity and data protection even more seriously, particularly driven by the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation. They are increasing their investment […].

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Why We Leverage Multi-tenancy in Uber’s Microservice Architecture

Uber Engineering

The performance of Uber’s services relies on our ability to quickly and stably launch new features on our platform , regardless of where the corresponding service lives in our tech stack. Foundational to our platform’s power is its microservice-based architecture … The post Why We Leverage Multi-tenancy in Uber’s Microservice Architecture appeared first on Uber Engineering Blog.

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Designing Edge Gateway, Uber’s API Lifecycle Management Platform

Uber Engineering

The making of Edge Gateway, the highly-available and scalable self-serve gateway to configure, manage, and monitor APIs of every business domain at Uber. Evolution of Uber’s API gateway. In October 2014, Uber had started its journey of scale in what … The post Designing Edge Gateway, Uber’s API Lifecycle Management Platform appeared first on Uber Engineering Blog.

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What Is Entity Resolution? How It Works & Why It Matters

Entity Resolution Sometimes referred to as data matching or fuzzy matching, entity resolution, is critical for data quality, analytics, graph visualization and AI. Learn what entity resolution is, why it matters, how it works and its benefits. Advanced entity resolution using AI is crucial because it efficiently and easily solves many of today’s data quality and analytics problems.

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99th Percentile Latency at Scale with Apache Kafka

Confluent

Fraud detection, payment systems, and stock trading platforms are only a few of many Apache Kafka® use cases that require both fast and predictable delivery of data. For example, detecting […].

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Apache Kafka as a Service with Confluent Cloud Now Available on Azure Marketplace

Confluent

Less than six months ago, we announced support for Microsoft Azure in Confluent Cloud, which allows developers using Azure as a public cloud to build event streaming applications with Apache […].

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What’s New in Apache Kafka 2.5

Confluent

On behalf of the Apache Kafka® community, it is my pleasure to announce the release of Apache Kafka 2.5.0. The community has created another exciting release. We are making progress […].

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Apache Kafka DevOps with Kubernetes and GitOps

Confluent

Operating critical Apache Kafka® event streaming applications in production requires sound automation and engineering practices. Streaming applications are often at the center of your transaction processing and data systems, requiring […].

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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Intrusion Detection with ksqlDB

Confluent

Apache Kafka® is a distributed real-time processing platform that allows for the ingestion of huge volumes of data. ksqlDB is part of the Kafka ecosystem and offers a SQL-like language […].

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Introducing Confluent Platform 6.0

Confluent

Each month, we’ve announced a set of Confluent features organized around what we think are the key foundational traits of cloud-native data systems as part of Project Metamorphosis. Data systems […].

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Transactional Machine Learning at Scale with MAADS-VIPER and Apache Kafka

Confluent

This blog post shows how transactional machine learning (TML) integrates data streams with automated machine learning (AutoML), using Apache Kafka® as the data backbone, to create a frictionless machine learning […].

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Confluent Raises $250M and Kicks Off Project Metamorphosis

Confluent

Confluent Raises $250M and Kicks Off Project Metamorphosis It’s an exciting day for Confluent, in the middle of a very unusual and difficult time in the larger world. Nonetheless, I […].

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.