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Big Data Career Notes: March 2024 Edition

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…

Rapid GenAI Progress Exposes Ethical Concerns

Week after week, we express amazement at the progress of AI. At times, it feels as though we’re on the cusp of witnessing something truly revolutionary (singularity, anyone?). But when AI models do something unexpected Read more…

The Future of AI Is Hybrid

Artificial intelligence today is largely something that occurs in the cloud, where huge AI models are trained and deployed on massive racks of GPUs. But as AI makes its inevitable migration into to the applications and d Read more…

Feds Launch AI Safety Institute and Consortium to Set AI Rules

The U.S. Government made two big announcements this week to help drive development of safe AI, including the creation of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, or AISI, on Wednesday and the creation of a supp Read more…

Why Digital Transformations Failed and AI Implementations Are Likely To

In January, IBM presented a detailed study on why digital transformations have only provided between a -5% and 10% ROI instead of the projected 150% ROI. This is a huge delta that’s in line with our experiences with in Read more…

2024 and the Danger of the Logarithmic AI Wave

It’s time to stop looking back at 2023 and look ahead to 2024. It’s a scary world out there, and AI is ramping up. It isn’t clear whether it’s going to be the most amazing technology we’ve ever seen or the most Read more…

GenAI Hype Bubble Refuses to Pop

Intense interest in ChatGPT spurred a Gold Rush mentality around generative AI in 2023, as tech execs and business owners scrambled to cash in on the new technology. As ridiculous as the hype has gotten, it’s showing n Read more…

Demand Builds for Third-Party GenAI Development Services

The emergence of generative AI is easily the biggest tech story of 2023, as products like ChatGPT have captured the imaginations of consumers and business leaders alike. We’re currently in the experimentation phase of Read more…

Happy Birthday, ChatGPT!

The JFK assassination. The moon landing. 9/11. Rarely does an event so monumental occur that you will forever remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened, but OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT on one year Read more…

Altman’s Back As Questions Swirl Around Project Q-Star

Sam Altman’s wild weekend had a happy ending, as he reclaimed his CEO position at OpenAI earlier this week. But questions over the whole ordeal remain as rumors of a powerful new AI capability developed at OpenAI calle Read more…

This Just In

LTIMindtree and Microsoft Partner to Supercharge AI Innovation and Digital Transformation for Global Enterprises

Nov 26, 2024 |

WARREN, N.J. and MUMBAI, India, Nov. 26, 2024 — LTIMindtree, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, and Microsoft are joining forces to usher in a new era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven transformation. Read more…

Splunk Unveils Leading Observability and Security Solutions for Microsoft Azure Customers

Nov 19, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2024 — Splunk today announced the general availability of its enterprise security, observability and platform offerings on Microsoft Azure. In partnering with Microsoft Corp. Read more…

Informatica Launches New Capabilities to Accelerate AI and Analytics on Microsoft Azure

Nov 19, 2024 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 — Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, today announced three advanced capabilities for Microsoft Azure that will help customers build, deploy and activate AI and Analytics-driven innovations with trusted data. Read more…

Fivetran Collaborates with Microsoft to Accelerate AI Innovation with Scalable Data Solutions

Nov 13, 2024 |

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 — Fivetran, a global leader in data movement, has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to offer scalable, secure data solutions for enterprises through Fivetran’s Managed Data Lake Service. Read more…

Satori Integrates with Microsoft Fabric to Streamline Data Security and Compliance

Oct 16, 2024 |

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2024 — Satori, one of the industry’s leading data security platforms for AI and analytics, has announced further integration with Microsoft Fabric. Read more…

Microsoft Launches Azure VMs Optimized for AI Supercomputing, the ND H200 V5 Series

Oct 3, 2024 |

Oct. 3, 2024 — The need for scalable and high-performance infrastructure continues to grow exponentially as the AI landscape advances. Customers rely on Azure AI infrastructure to develop innovative AI-driven solutions, which is why Microsoft is now delivering new cloud-based AI-supercomputing clusters built with Azure ND H200 v5 series virtual machines (VMs). Read more…

Microsoft Signs 20-Year Deal for Carbon-Free Energy from Constellation’s Renewed Nuclear Plant

Sep 20, 2024 |

LONDONDERRY, Pa., Sept 20, 2024 — Constellation today announced the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the launch of the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC) and restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1, which operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades before being shut down for economic reasons exactly five years ago today. Read more…

IBM and Microsoft Expand Experience Zones Globally to Drive Innovation with AI and Cloud

Sep 20, 2024 |

ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2024 — IBM and Microsoft have announced the official opening of three new IBM-Microsoft Experience Zones within IBM’s Client Innovation Centers. These Experience Zones are designed to help global clients across industries, such as financial services, government, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing and consumer packed goods (CPG), find new ways to derive value from generative AI, hybrid cloud and other Microsoft products and technologies. Read more…

Anaconda Brings Python to Excel, Enhancing Data Manipulation and Visualization

Sep 16, 2024 |

Sept. 16, 2024 — Anaconda Inc., a leading provider for data science, machine learning, and AI, today announced the general availability of Python in Excel. This integration with Microsoft Excel allows users to run Python code securely and directly within Excel’s grid, requiring no separate Python installation. Read more…

Microsoft Partners with Palantir to Enhance AI Capabilities for US Defense and Intelligence

Aug 9, 2024 |

Aug. 9, 2024 — Palantir Technologies Inc. and Microsoft Corporation have announced a significant advancement in their partnership to bring some of the most sophisticated and secure cloud, AI and analytics capabilities to the U.S. Read more…

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