The Pragmatic Engineer
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Automattic, creator of Wordpress, is being sued by one of the largest WordPress hosting providers. The conflict fits into a trend of billion-dollar companies struggling to effectively monetize open source, and are changing tactics to limit their competition and increase their revenue. This article was originally published a week ago, on 3 October 2024, in The Pragmatic Engineer.
Analytics Vidhya
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Introduction Today, data systems evolve quickly, demanding efficient monitoring and response. Real-time change detection is essential to keeping systems stable, preventing failures, and ensuring business continuity. Microsoft’s open-source tool, Drasi, addresses this need by effortlessly detecting, monitoring, and responding to data changes across platforms, including relational and graph databases.
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Start Data Engineering
OCTOBER 14, 2024
1. Introduction 2. Code & Data 3. Using nested data types effectively 3.1. Use STRUCT for one-to-one & hierarchical relationships 3.2. Use ARRAY[STRUCT] for one-to-many relationships 3.3. Using nested data types in data processing 3.3.1. STRUCT enables more straightforward data schema and data access 3.3.2. Nested data types can be sorted 3.3.3.
Christophe Blefari
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Back in Paris ( credits ) Hey, hey, hey. I'm so sorry for this small break about the news. I was in middle of starting my new company, nao , and moving back from Berlin to Paris. Still I hope this edition finds you well, it will be a mix of personal news, OpenAI saga and usual data engineering stuff that I enjoy reading. First things first, yes, I'm co-founding a company.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Seattle Data Guy
OCTOBER 2, 2024
I.f you work in data, then at some point in your career, you’ll likely need to parse data from a PDF. You might need to parse thousands of PDFs in order to pull out invoice information. Or maybe you need to parse financial filing documents such as 10-Ks. This can seem challenging at first. Afterall,… Read more The post How To Automate PDF Data Extraction – 3 Different Methods To Parse PDFs For Analytics appeared first on Seattle Data Guy.
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Where can you find projects dealing with advanced ML topics? GitHub is a perfect source with its many repositories. I’ve selected ten to talk about in this article.
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Confessions of a Data Guy
OCTOBER 14, 2024
I figured a few of us might need the WordPress drama explained like we are 5. So, here you go. WordPress is the GOAT of internet website builders WordPress was founded by Matt Mullenweg With much of the internet running on WordPress … hosting WordPress is of course … lucrative and a big business. The […] The post What is the WordPress drama about?
Yelp Engineering
OCTOBER 6, 2024
The Yelp Reservations service (yelp_res) is the service that powers reservations on Yelp. It was acquired along with Seatme in 2013, and is a Django service and webapp. It powers the reservation backend and logic for Yelp Guest Manager, our iPad app for restaurants, and handles diner and partner flows that create reservations. Along with that, it serves a web UI and backend API for our Yelp Reservations app, which has been superseded by Yelp Guest Manager but is still used by many of our restaur
Robinhood
OCTOBER 10, 2024
When Robinhood was founded, we set out to build a platform that gives everyone access to the financial markets. Over the last decade, we’ve disrupted and changed the industry for the better, becoming the first U.S. retail broker to offer commission-free trading, and saving investors billions in the process. In recent years, we’ve expanded our offering, ushering in a number of new cutting-edge products and services that help everyone – regardless of income – trade, invest, and earn.
databricks
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is the top use case for Databricks customers who want to customize AI workflows on their own data. The.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
In an era where efficiency is king, are you leveraging the right tools to transform your manufacturing processes? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is critical for enhancing operational efficiency, reducing waste, and optimizing energy usage—key factors for improving your bottom line and lowering your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, a manufacturing technology expert with 18+ years of hands-on experience, in this new webinar as he uncovers the secrets of MES and how to best utilize thes
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 15, 2024
This guide emphasizes the growing significance of GenAI but also highlights the crucial role that data scientists play in harnessing this technology to solve real-world problems.
Data Engineering Weekly
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The data world is abuzz with speculation about the future of data engineering and the successor to the celebrated modern data stack. While the modern data stack has undeniably revolutionized data management with its cloud-native approach, its complexities and limitations are becoming increasingly apparent. As we grapple with these, another seismic shift is upon us—the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs).
Confessions of a Data Guy
OCTOBER 7, 2024
This is an interesting one indeed, it’s one that teases and puzzles the brain to no end. Has the Data Warehouse finally died, has that unruly upstart the Lake House finally taken its place atop the seething mass of data we call home? Can we say that after all these decades the Data Warehouse Toolkit […] The post The Death of the Data Warehouse, replaced by the Lake House.
Precisely
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Recognizing and supporting women in technology is a top priority at Precisely. Whether it’s hosting virtual events for women to connect, or encouraging mentoring opportunities, the Precisely Women in Technology (PWIT) program goes above and beyond to ensure that women in the organization have a great network to lean on. Each month, a PWIT member is featured to share her experience navigating the tech industry.
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.
Engineering at Meta
OCTOBER 15, 2024
At Open Compute Project Summit (OCP) 2024, we’re sharing details about our next-generation network fabric for our AI training clusters. We’ve expanded our network hardware portfolio and are contributing two new disaggregated network fabrics and a new NIC to OCP. We look forward to continued collaboration with OCP to open designs for racks, servers, storage boxes, and motherboards to benefit companies of all sizes across the industry.
databricks
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Summary Databricks Apps, a new way to build and deploy internal data and AI applications, is now available in Public Preview on AWS.
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Learn the data engineering tools for data orchestration, database management, batch processing, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), data transformation, data visualization, and data streaming.
Robinhood
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Robinhood Crypto customers in Europe can now deposit and withdraw 20+ cryptocurrencies, and will earn a 1% deposit match for a limited time Robinhood Crypto has launched crypto transfers for customers in Europe, which is one of the most requested features in the region. Crypto transfers enable customers to deposit and withdraw more than 20 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), USD Coin (USDC), and others, giving them greater flexibility and control over their d
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.
Confessions of a Data Guy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
I’ve been hacking around with tools and programming since Perl was a thing. I’ve worked the gambit of Data Platforms from large organizations to tiny startups, and all those in between. I’ve worked on Data Platforms that dropped ungodly amounts of money on SAP products, and places where we would build our own massive data […] The post Hosted (SaaS) vs DIY Data Tools appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
Cloudera
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The open data lakehouse is quickly becoming the standard architecture for unified multifunction analytics on large volumes of data. It combines the flexibility and scalability of data lake storage with the data analytics, data governance, and data management functionality of the data warehouse. Open table formats are a key component of this architecture, as they provide many of the capabilities of traditional data warehousing directly on data lake storage, and Apache Iceberg is quickly becoming
ArcGIS
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The response digital twin to assist disaster management of North Rhine-Westphalia illustrates how to create and maintain 3D mesh data.
databricks
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Many of our customers are shifting from monolithic prompts with general-purpose models to specialized compound AI systems to achieve the quality needed for.
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.
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 10, 2024
NotebookLM makes it easy to create study guides from YouTube videos by using AI to summarize and organize key points. Just upload the video link, and the tool helps you turn the content into a structured guide.
Snowflake
OCTOBER 2, 2024
AI has profoundly impacted the life sciences industry for the past couple of decades. In the 2000s, researchers were able to use AI to analyze the human genome, identifying genetic markers and variations that could predict an individual’s susceptibility to certain diseases. This opened the door to personalized medicine and more effective therapies for genetic disorders.
Confessions of a Data Guy
OCTOBER 12, 2024
Is there anything worse than the PR process (Pull Request) at most companies? Probably not. It’s the dreaded 600-pound gorilla in the room that no one wants to talk about. Everyone hates it, everyone has to do it. But, it doesn’t have to be like that. There are a few tried and true ways to […] The post How to make the PEFECT Pull Request (PR) appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
dbt Developer Hub
OCTOBER 3, 2024
If you haven’t paid attention to the data industry news cycle, you might have missed the recent excitement centered around an open table format called Apache Iceberg™. It’s one of many open table formats like Delta Lake, Hudi, and Hive. These formats are changing the way data is stored and metadata accessed. They are groundbreaking in many ways. But I have to be honest: I don’t care.
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Robinhood
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Our competitive rates for UK customers range from 5.2% to 6.25% At Robinhood, we’re empowering our customers with the tools they need to navigate the financial markets. Today, we’re excited to build upon that effort for customers in the UK by announcing the launch of margin investing, with some of the most competitive rates in the industry. Margin investing allows customers to borrow money from Robinhood, leveraging their existing holdings to purchase additional securities in order to expa
databricks
OCTOBER 7, 2024
We are announcing the General Availability of Provider Usage Analytics for Databricks Marketplace providers. This feature lets you analyze lead generation and product.
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 16, 2024
This is a comprehensive resource for developers at all levels, whether they are just starting in AI or are looking to refine their expertise further.
Snowflake
OCTOBER 7, 2024
When scaling data science and ML workloads, organizations frequently encounter challenges in building large, robust production ML pipelines. Common issues include redundant efforts between development and production teams, as well as inconsistencies between the features used in training and those in the serving stack, which can lead to decreased performance.
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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