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Monte Carlo adds more GenAI to data observability platform
The vendor's latest update features an LLM-powered tool that delivers recommendations for developing data quality monitors along with a DataOps dashboard and new integrations.
By Eric Avidon • Nov. 14, 2024 -
Snowflake unveils AI development, security capabilities
The vendor's latest includes additions to Cortex AI that simplify developing conversational AI tools and new security measures after its environment was infiltrated in May.
By Eric Avidon • Nov. 12, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Metaplane app adds data observability for Snowflake users
The data observability specialist's new native app for the data cloud enables users to monitor data quality as they develop the analytics and AI tools that inform decisions.
By Eric Avidon • Nov. 11, 2024 -
What is data?
In computing, data is information translated into a form that is efficient for movement or processing.
By Jack Vaughan • Nov. 8, 2024 -
Opinion // Omdia Analysts' Perspectives
Vectorized data uses see resurgence with generative AI
Advancements in generative AI are driving renewed interest in vector databases. Organizations have also found new uses for the established technology.
By Stephen Catanzano • Nov. 6, 2024 -
5 industries where AI adoption is lagging
While AI captivates users worldwide, that doesn't directly translate into widespread adoption across all industries.
By Cameron Hashemi-Pour • Nov. 4, 2024 -
Why data-driven operations must measure data culture
Many organizations know what data culture is, but measuring culture levels and identifying necessary improvements is another challenge.
By Peter Spotts, Kogan Page • Oct. 31, 2024 -
What is dimensionality reduction?
Dimensionality reduction is a process and technique to reduce the number of dimensions -- or features -- in a data set.
By Alexander Gillis • Oct. 31, 2024 -
Alation browser-based extension aims to streamline analysis
The vendor's extension for Google Chrome embeds its tools in users' browsers to reduce time wasted toggling between applications and improve efficiency and speed to insight.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 30, 2024 -
Expert Advice
How does enterprise data protection in Copilot work?
EDP is Microsoft's way of ensuring that any data that users expose through Copilot queries doesn't end up with third parties and isn't used to train the AI model.
By Brien Posey • Oct. 29, 2024 -
Dremio updates data catalog to support all deployment types
Recognizing that some customers need to keep data on-premises, the vendor has extended the availability of its Data Catalog for Apache Iceberg beyond its cloud-based platform.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 29, 2024 -
Expert Advice // NoSQL database types explained
NoSQL database types explained: Column-oriented databases
Learn about the uses of column-oriented databases and the large data model, data warehouses and high-performance querying benefits the NoSQL database brings to organizations.
By Alex Williams, Donald Farmer • Oct. 28, 2024 -
Informatica launches blueprints for developing generative AI
The vendor's new frameworks aim to simplify and speed developing GenAI tools and include data integration and governance capabilities along with connectors and best practices.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 25, 2024 -
What is Microsoft Visual FoxPro (VFP)?
Microsoft Visual FoxPro (VFP) is an object-oriented programming (OOP) environment with a built-in relational database engine.
By Jessica Sirkin, Craig Stedman, Rahul Awati • Oct. 24, 2024 -
Expert Advice // NoSQL database types explained
NoSQL database types explained: Key-value store
Utilizing a key-value store can improve data processing speeds and scalability for data operations that do not require complex queries or analytics.
By Alex Williams, Jacob Roundy • Oct. 23, 2024 -
Reltio update delivers new AI-powered matching capabilities
The data unification vendor's latest AI tool is a prebuilt customer data matching tool that uses LLMs and machine learning to help users develop more complete customer profiles.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 22, 2024 -
Informatica update targets preparing data for AI development
The data management vendor's latest platform update includes features aimed at enabling customers to effectively ready their data for informing models and applications.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 16, 2024 -
What is Oracle?
Oracle is one of the largest vendors in the enterprise IT market and the shorthand name of its flagship product, a relational database management system (RDBMS) that's formally called Oracle Database.
By Craig Stedman, Gavin Wright • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Snowflake the engine for fintech firm’s AI transformation
Specialist TS Imagine is using the data platform vendor's Cortex capabilities to extract value from unstructured data and become more efficient by automating processes.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Alation launches AI governance suite to meet rising need
With interest in generative AI increasing, the vendor's new suite aims to help enterprises both mitigate risks as well as confidently use new applications.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Expert Advice // Implement proper metadata management for data success
Top 5 metadata management best practices
Organizations must craft a strategy, assemble a team and adopt standards to develop a strong metadata management strategy and ensure data accuracy, consistency and quality.
By Robert Sheldon • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Monte Carlo aids data observability with root cause analysis
The vendor's new capabilities are designed to enable Databricks and GitLab users to quickly discover and resolve the underlying causes of data quality problems.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 7, 2024 -
SingleStore’s BryteFlow acquisition targets data integration
The data platform vendor's purchase adds full change data capture capabilities and is aimed at improving data ingestion and integration from applications and databases.
By Eric Avidon • Oct. 3, 2024 -
Cockroach Labs adds vector search, updates pricing options
The database vendor's new update includes an integration with pgvector that provides users with the vector search capabilities needed to feed RAG pipelines and develop GenAI tools.
By Eric Avidon • Sept. 26, 2024 -
New Grafana Labs features aim to simplify observability
The vendor's latest set of capabilities includes prebuilt applications and automated features aimed at making it easier to use observability tools to monitor data and IT processes.
By Eric Avidon • Sept. 24, 2024