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A standard for storing big data? Apache Spark creators release open-source Delta Lake
From data lakes to data swamps and back again. Data reliability, as in transactional support, is one of the pain-points…
AI / Machine Learning
AI applications, chips, deep tech, and geopolitics in 2019: The stakes have never been higher
The state of AI in 2019 report analysis with report author, AI expert, and venture…
The state of AI in 2019: Breakthroughs in machine learning, natural language processing, games, and knowledge graphs
A tour de force on progress in AI, by some of the world’s leading experts…
Salesforce open sources research to advance state of the art in AI for common sense reasoning
Deep learning is great for many applications, but common sense reasoning is not one of…
A guide for prescriptive analytics: The art and science of choosing and applying the right techniques
Prescriptive analytics is nothing short of automating your business. But there’s lots of hard work,…
Nvidia GPUs for data science, analytics, and distributed machine learning using Python with Dask
Nvidia wants to extend the success of the GPU beyond graphics and deep learning to…
Data / Analytics / Data Science
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…
Alibaba Blinks: Building an open source, data-driven cloud empire in real-time
Acquiring data Artisans, the vendor leading development of open source Apache Flink framework for real-time…
Data, crystal balls, looking glasses, and boiling frogs: Reviewing 2018, predicting 2019
Data gets flexible. Machine learning reigns supreme and transforms everything, including software and hardware. Regulation,…
Want to boost customer engagement? Invest in data integration, metadata, data governance, says Informatica
What does a Data Hub Reference Architecture have to do with Customer Engagement? A lot,…
Real-time data processing just got more options: LinkedIn releases Apache Samza 1.0 streaming framework
Samza is now at near-parity with other Apache open-source streaming frameworks such as Flink and…
Innovation
In-memory architecture + streaming data = Digital Twins?
The Digital Twin is a buzzword in its prime time infancy. We take a look…
Kafka gets SQL with KSQL
Apache Kafka is a key component in data pipeline architectures when it comes to ingesting…
In-memory computing: Where fast data meets big data
The evolution of memory technology means we may be about to witness the next wave…
Will the real Elon Musk please stand up? Autonomous bots and synthesized speech in the public domain
The ability to create virtual clones that appear to think and talk like the real…
CatBoost Machine Learning framework from Yandex boosts the range of AI
This is the year artificial intelligence (AI) was made great again. AI is all about…
Caffe2: Deep learning with flexibility and scalability
As the AI landscape continues to evolve, a new version of the popular Caffe open…