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Databricks and KPMG Invest in LlamaIndex to Unlock Scalable Enterprise AI
Databricks and KPMG have made minority equity investments in LlamaIndex, a platform for agentic document workflows. These investments aim to accelerate the development and adoption of LlamaIndex’s flagship products, in Read more…
Fivetran Aims to Close Data Movement Loop with Census Acquisition
In its goal to create a fully managed end-to-end data movement platform, data integration company Fivetran has acquired Census, a startup specializing in Reverse extract, transform, and load (ETL), data activation, and Read more…
Acceldata Bolsters Anomaly Detection in Data Observability Tool
Acceldata this week unveiled a major update to its data observability platform that it claims can automatically detect hard-to-spot anomalies hidden in customers’ data. The update to the xLake Reasoning Engine comes as Read more…
Big Data Career Notes April 2025
It’s that time of month again–time for Big Data Career Notes, a monthly feature where we keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, ne Read more…
Dataminr Bets Big on Agentic AI for the Future of Real-Time Data Intelligence
Dataminr, a real-time AI-powered event detection platform, has introduced Dataminr Intel Agents, an autonomous AI capability designed to provide contextual analysis of emerging events, threats, and risks. As part of the Read more…
Snowflake Report Finds Early GenAI Adopters Ahead of the Curve
GenAI has progressed at an astonishing pace over the last two and a half years. It began with a surge of exploration and hype in late 2022, followed by a wave of early adoption as tools like ChatGPT and enterprise copilo Read more…
Supabase’s $200M Raise Signals Big Ambitions
Supabase has announced a $200 million Series D funding round led by Accel, with participation from Coatue, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, and longtime investor Felicis. The post-money valuation for Supabase is reported to Read more…
SnapLogic Connects the Dots Between Agents, APIs, and Work AI
SnapLogic, an enterprise integration and automation company, has made waves this week with three major announcements that mark a significant step forward in AI and innovation. From no-code agent development to modul Read more…
dbt Labs Report Reveals How AI Is Boosting Data Budgets and Team Growth
Analytics engineering emerged alongside the most significant technological revolution of the past decade - the rise of cloud computing. Today, we are experiencing even a greater transformation, one fueled by the meteoric Read more…
