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2022 technology trend review, part two: AI and graphs
AI and graphs have a few things in common: they are multi-faceted, ubiquitous in their applications, and seeing rapid growth…
Business
Another cloud native SQL database unicorn: Yugabyte raises $188M Series C funding at $1.3B valuation
A number of successive funding rounds have given Yugabyte unicorn status while positioning the company…
Cloud, microservices, and data mess? Graph, ontology, and application fabric to the rescue.
Knowledge graphs are probably the best technology we have for data integration. But what about…
The State of AI in 2021: Language models, healthcare, ethics, and AI agnosticism
Takeaways from an action-packed 2021 for AI: Healthcare is just getting started with its AI…
Open source backend as a service Appwrite gets $10M seed funding to commercialize traction
Appwrite, an open source platform that offers a slew of features to developers, aims to…
An AI-powered revenue operating system for aviation and beyond: FLYR Labs Lands $150 Million in Series C Funding
A multi-trillion dollar business in crisis, upending incumbents, unfettered ambition, and pragmatic deep learning. FLYR’s…
Technical
Reducing cloud waste by optimizing Kubernetes with machine learning
Applications are proliferating, cloud complexity is exploding, and Kubernetes is prevailing as the foundation for…
The Ring Zero of real-time data processing: Redpanda scores $50M Series B funding to grow its streaming platform
Maintaining compatibility with the de-facto market standard while reimplementing and extending it. It’s easier said…
H2O.ai brings AI grandmaster-powered NLP to the enterprise
Hydrogen Torch, H2O’s latest product, is designed to deliver the AI capabilities of web giants…
Data is going to the cloud in real-time, and so is ScyllaDB 5.0
ScyllaDB started with the aim of becoming a drop-in replacement for Cassandra. It’s growing to…
How Netflix built its real-time data infrastructure
What makes Netflix, Netflix? Creating compelling original programming, analyzing its user data to serve subscribers…
Rendered.ai unveils Platform as a Service for creating synthetic data​ to train AI models
As more organizations are turning to synthetic data to feed their data-hungry machine learning algorithms,…
Socio-Technical
Breaking up Facebook? Try data literacy, social engineering, personal knowledge graphs, and developer advocacy
Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up…
Google Cloud gives open-source data vendors a break. Will that save open source?
Google will give open-source data vendors that offer their software on Google Cloud a share…
Safety in data: Implementing data-driven road safety
Using data to improve road safety sounds like a good idea, but the devil is…
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…
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,…
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…
Use Cases
Is 5G the missing link for autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and a brave new world?
We may have hit peak 5G hype before 5G is actually available. But is 5G…
Opening banking data and APIs: Land of opportunity or Pandora’s box?
The EU directive PSD2 may not be as famous as GDPR, but its effects may…
Welcome to the data-driven machine: Digital transformation in the construction industry
IoT is an enabler for unabridged data collection, which in turn enables new applications and…
Going data-driven on a budget
How can you think and do data analysis globally, aiming to act and have an…
Who’s automating the enterprise? Meet Amelia and the future of work
Imagine all enterprise functions automated by software and performed through a single point of access,…