dbt Labs Cranks the Performance Dial with New Fusion Engine
Dbt became one of the most used data tools thanks to its extensibility and simplicity. Now the folks behind dbt are taking the tool to the next level with the launch of a new Rust-powered Fusion engine, which dbt Labs CE Read more…
It’s Official: Informatica Agrees to Be Bought by Salesforce for $8 Billion
It’s been 13 months since Salesforce and Informatica called off their first attempt at an acquisition. But the second time appears to be the charm, as Informatica today announced that Salesforce will buy it for $8 bill Read more…
Democratic AI and the Quest for Verifiable Truth: How Absolute Zero Could Change Everything
AI is changing the world—fast. But as it grows more powerful, it also grows more… mysterious. Who built it? Who controls it? Can we trust it? These are the kinds of questions driving a movement toward a new kind of A Read more…
Cambridge Intelligence Delivers New Geospatial Visualization Kit, MapWeave
If you’re looking for a way to visually analyze geospatial data, you might be interested in a new software development kit (SDK) recently released by Cambridge Intelligence. Dubbed MapWeave, the software enables develo Read more…
Can You Really Trust Your Data? Ataccama Thinks You Should
With data spread across more systems than ever, and regulations tightening, organizations are under pressure to understand how their data moves - and whether it can be trusted. Recognizing the critical need for enhanced Read more…
How MongoDB’s In-Database Tech Simplifies and Speeds RAG Workloads
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is now an accepted part of the generative AI (GenAI) workflow and is widely used to feed custom data into foundation AI models. While RAG works, calls to outside tools can add complex Read more…
Confluent Unifies Batch and Stream to Power Agentic AI at Scale
Data streaming platform Confluent has introduced new improvements to Confluent Cloud, its fully managed service built on Apache Kafka. A key upgrade is the introduction of Snapshot queries that allow users to query both Read more…
VAST Says It’s Built an Operating System for AI
It’s not every day that you see a new operating system launched. But VAST Data today claims to have done exactly that with the launch of what it’s calling a new operating system for AI. The VAST AI Operating System b Read more…
Decoding Metrics: Why Observability’s ‘Universal Language’ Still Needs Translation
Metrics promise universal understanding across systems, but with evolving formats and complex math, they often cause more confusion than clarity. Here’s what we’re getting wrong and how we can fix it. In 1887, an Read more…
AI Jobs Jump Amid IT Job Slump
If you’re looking for a job in IT, chances are good that it’s an AI-related job, according to data from the University of Maryland and LinkUp, which found that the number of AI jobs has increased dramatically since t Read more…
Fine-Tuning LLM Performance: How Knowledge Graphs Can Help Avoid Missteps
Fine-tuning is a crucial process in optimizing the performance of pre-trained LLMs. It involves further training the model on a smaller, more specific dataset tailored to a particular task or domain. This process allows Read more…
NTT DATA Launches Industry-Ready AI Agents
Autonomous agents continue to reshape the trajectory of enterprise AI. Evolving beyond basic automation, these systems can analyze dynamic data, adapt in real time, and make informed business decisions. Recognizing th Read more…
Starburst Brings AI Agents Into Data Platform
Starburst is adding agentic AI capabilities to its platform, including a pre-built agent for insight exploration as well as tools and tech for building custom agents. It also added a new data catalog, moved a number of p Read more…
AI’s Open Origins and How It Affects Us Now
Open-source technology has been one of the greatest contributors to tech innovation over the past 30 years. The ability to share R&D costs, reuse common code blocks, and accelerate proprietary applications fostered a Read more…
Transforming Legal Operations with Rocket® Mobius®
Sponsored Content by Rocket Software
Today’s legal departments face numerous challenges with managing contracts, including contract retrievals, reviews, and analyses that consume valuable time, drain resources, and add costs. At Rocket Software, our Legal Read more…
With Agentic AI and Open Lakehouse, Qlik Charts a New Course for Enterprise Data
Data analytics company Qlik unveiled two major product innovations at Qlik Connect 2025 in Orlando, FL. The company launched Qlik Open Lakehouse, a fully managed Apache Iceberg solution embedded into Qlik Talend Cloud. I Read more…
Meet 2025 BigDATAwire Person to Watch Dipti Borkar
Dipti Borkar is a big data veteran who has been there and done that. From stints at NoSQL database companies like Couchbase and MarkLogic to data platforms like Alluxio and Ahana, Borkar has accumulated valuable experien Read more…
Risk and Reward in Data Management
If you can’t justify spending large sums of time and money to implement a top-notch data management system, you might not only be hurting your business’ potential to utilize AI for a competitive advantage, but you mi Read more…
Alteryx One Debuts as a Centralized Platform for Scalable AI and Analytics
Alteryx has introduced a unified platform, named Alteryx One, that combines the company’s AI-powered analytics and data preparation capabilities into a single centralized portal. The company claims that the new platfor Read more…
Databricks Nabs Neon to Solve AI Database Bottleneck
Databricks today announced its intent to buy Neon, a database startup founded by Nikita Shamgunov that develops a serverless and infinitely scalable version of the open source Postgres database. Databricks, which is repo Read more…
Informatica Goes All-In on AI Agents for Data Management
Informatica made a series of agentic AI announcements today at its annual user conference today in Las Vegas, including the introduction of AI Agent Engineering, a new offering that will enable customers to build their o Read more…
The Data Hat Trick: Three Winning Plays for AI-Ready Data
If you’ve ever watched a hockey game, you know that a hat trick—scoring three goals in a single game—is a major feat. It requires precision, teamwork, and a deep understanding of the game. When it comes to artifici Read more…
Anaconda Simplifies Open Source Python Stack with AI Platform Launch
Anaconda today unveiled the AI Platform, a new flagship offering that provides a standardized user experience that should be easier to administer. The company also tripled the number of Python libraries in the stack, and Read more…
Leading Solution Providers
Tabor Network
