
Tag: Photon
New C++ Acceleration Library Velox Juices Code Execution Up To 8x
Momentum is building around Velox, a new C++ acceleration library that can deliver a 2x to 8x speedup for computational engines like Presto, Spark, and PyTorch, and likely others in the future. The open source technology Read more…
Databricks Claims 30x Advantage in the Lakehouse, But Does It Hold Water?
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi turned some heads last week with a bold claim: Customers can get 30x price-performance advantage over Snowflake when running SQL queries in a lakehouse setup. However, Snowflake waved off the st Read more…
Databricks Cranks Delta Lake Performance, Nabs Redash for SQL Viz
Today at its Spark + AI Summit, Databricks unveiled Delta Engine, a new layer in its Delta Lake cloud offering that uses several techniques to significantly accelerate the performance of SQL queries. The company also ann Read more…
September 18, 2025
- EDB Research Shows 87% of Enterprises Lag in Sovereign AI Adoption
- Zencoder Brings AI Coding to a Billion Users with Universal AI Development Platform
- PingCAP Brings Global Data Leaders Together for TiDB SCaiLE 2025 in California
- Qlik Connect 2026 Set for April 13–15 in Florida
- Domo Selected by Showpass to Deliver Scalable, Real-Time Embedded Analytics Worldwide
- Databricks Launches AI Accelerator Program to Scale the Next Generation of AI Startups
- Kennesaw State Researchers Tackling AI-Generated Fraud to Protect Data Integrity
- Salesforce Deepens Commitment to UK AI Innovation, Increases Investment to $6B
September 17, 2025
- Dynatrace Joins GitHub MCP Registry to Accelerate AI-Powered Developer Innovation
- LogicMonitor Sets New Standard for AI-First Observability with Edwin AI and Expanded Service Intelligence
- NASA Expands Access to Earth Data Through New Metadata Pipelines
- MongoDB Extends Search and Vector Search Capabilities to Self-Managed Offerings
- Gartner Says Worldwide AI Spending Will Total $1.5T in 2025
- Cohesity Extends Cyber Resilience Leadership with New Security Innovations and Partnerships
- Ataccama Opens Registration for FWRD 2025
September 16, 2025
- MongoDB Launches AI-Powered Application Modernization Platform to Reduce Technical Debt and Speed Innovation
- UC San Diego Plays Key Role in National Effort to Build a Fusion Research Data Platform
- NVIDIA Welcomes Data Guardians Network to Its Elite Startup Program
- Acceldata Survey Finds Persistent Gaps in Enterprise AI Data Readiness
- Exabeam and DataBahn Partner to Accelerate AI-Powered Security Operations with Smarter Threat Detection
- Inside Sibyl, Google’s Massively Parallel Machine Learning Platform
- What Are Reasoning Models and Why You Should Care
- Rethinking Risk: The Role of Selective Retrieval in Data Lake Strategies
- The AI Beatings Will Continue Until Data Improves
- Software-Defined Storage: Your Hidden Superpower for AI, Data Modernization Success
- In Order to Scale AI with Confidence, Enterprise CTOs Must Unlock the Value of Unstructured Data
- Beyond Words: Battle for Semantic Layer Supremacy Heats Up
- What Is MosaicML, and Why Is Databricks Buying It For $1.3B?
- How to Make Data Work for What’s Next
- Top-Down or Bottom-Up Data Model Design: Which is Best?
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- Mathematica Helps Crack Zodiac Killer’s Code
- GigaOm Rates the Object Stores
- Promethium Wants to Make Self Service Data Work at AI Scale
- Solidigm Celebrates World’s Largest SSD with ‘122 Day’
- AI Hype Cycle: Gartner Charts the Rise of Agents, ModelOps, Synthetic Data, and AI Engineering
- Data Prep Still Dominates Data Scientists’ Time, Survey Finds
- MIT Report Flags 95% GenAI Failure Rate, But Critics Say It Oversimplifies
- The Top Five Data Labeling Firms According to Everest Group
- Databricks Now Worth $100B. Will It Reach $1T?
- Career Notes for August 2025
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- Seagate Unveils IronWolf Pro 24TB Hard Drive for SMBs and Enterprises
- Gartner Predicts 40% of Generative AI Solutions Will Be Multimodal By 2027
- DataSnap Expands with AI-Enabled Embedded Analytics to Accelerate Growth for Modern Businesses
- Acceldata Announces General Availability of Agentic Data Management
- Qlik Announces Canada Cloud Region to Empower Data Sovereignty and AI Innovation
- Transcend Expands ‘Do Not Train’ and Deep Deletion to Power Responsible AI at Scale for B2B AI Companies
- Pecan AI Brings Explainable AI Forecasting Directly to Business Teams
- Databricks Surpasses $4B Revenue Run-Rate, Exceeding $1B AI Revenue Run-Rate
- SETI Institute Awards Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship for AI/ML-Driven Exoplanet Discovery
- Deloitte Survey Finds AI Use and Tech Investments Top Priorities for Private Companies in 2024
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