Graph data standardization: It’s just a graph, making gravitational waves in the real world
AWS, Google, Neo4j, Oracle. These were just some of the vendors represented in the W3C workshop on web standardization for graph data, and what transcribed is bound to boost adoption of the hottest segment in data management: Graph.
Read More →For CockroachDB, transactions first, then analytics is a feature — not a bug
An open-source database that is resilient, supports automatic geo-scaling on-premise and in the cloud, and SQL. CockroachDB already is all that. Next in the roadmap: Analytics, with Hybrid Transactional Analytical Processing.
Read More →Open source AI chips making Green Waves: Bringing energy efficiency to IoT architecture
What if machine learning applications on the edge were possible, pushing the limits of size and energy efficiency? GreenWaves is doing this, based on an open-source parallel ultra low power microprocessor architecture. Though it's early days, implications for IoT architecture and energy efficiency could be dramatic.
Read More →2019 will be another ‘Year of the Graph’: OpenCorporates is evidence No. 1
Graph databases are crossing the chasm to mainstream use cases, adding features such as machine learning to their arsenal and becoming more cloud and developer friendly. Last year was a breakout year, and graph database growth and evolution is well under way in 2019.
Read More →Habana, the AI chip innovator, promises top performance and efficiency
Habana is the best kept secret in AI chips. Designed from the ground up for machine learning workloads, it promises superior performance combined with power efficiency to revolutionize everything from data centers in the cloud to autonomous cars.
Read More →Confluent shows open source, paradigm shifts, cloud, and commercial success can all co-exist
Confluent just became a unicorn. We discuss why, what happens from now on, and how this is significant for the entire data ecosystem and the world at large with CEO Jay Kreps
Read More →Start the reskilling revolution without me: Future of Work trends and soft data on soft skills
As work is being redefined by automation as well as changing economy and social norms, how can technology help us stay abreast, discover, hone and document our skills, and match labor demand and supply?
Read More →Beyond experts: Jobs, tasks, and skills for a data driven Future of Work
Understanding and keeping track of the relationship between jobs, tasks and skills is essential for the future of work. If current efforts fall short, how can we do this going forward?
Read More →In Between Years. The Year of the Graph Newsletter: January 2019
In between years, or zwischen den Jahren, is a German expression for the period between Christmas and New Year. This is traditionally a time of year when not much happens, and this playful expression lingers itself in between the literal and the metaphoric. As the first edition of the Year of the Graph newsletter for […]
Read More →The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity
Is technology the answer to life, the universe and everything? A brief account of human history. Technology and economics 101. The human brain, belief systems and metaphysics. And lots of AI. That’s what’s included in Byron Reese’s book The Fourth Age, featured in CES 2019. There is no lack of ambition or ability to negotiate a […]
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