Get AI-ready with Fivetran at Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
Visit booth for live demos and expert insights on building a scalable, secure data foundation for AI with Microsoft Fabric and OneLake.
External IDE Connectivity: Access Spark from Your Favorite IDE with Cloudera Data Engineering
This demo showcases Cloudera Data Engineering's External IDE Connectivity, powered by the Spark Connect API. Data engineers can connect local IDEs like VS Code or Jupyter Lab to cloud clusters, run Spark workflows remotely, and sync code with GitHub. This feature enhances data engineering flexibility and productivity by streamlining CI/CD pipelines and enabling seamless synchronization between local and cloud environments, empowering downstream multi-functional analytics and AI.
Building AI Agents and Copilots with Confluent, Airy, and Apache Flink
From automating routine tasks to providing real-time insights to inform complex decisions, AI agents and copilots are poised to become an integral part of enterprise operations. At least that’s true for the organizations that can figure out how to supply large language models (LLMs) with real-time, contextualized, and trustworthy data in a secure and scalable way.
Real-Time Redefined: Rethinking Kafka's Potential
When you’ve worked with data at scale, you come to appreciate the beauty and the complexity of systems like Kafka. With nearly 30 years of experience navigating the evolution of technology and data platforms, I’ve seen firsthand how Kafka has revolutionized real-time data processing - and where it can challenge even the best teams. The real question is: How do you move past those challenges to unleash everything Kafka has to offer?
BigQuery ML is now compatible with open-source gen AI models
You can now run any open-source LLM from Vertex AI Model Garden or Hugging Face with BigQuery Machine Learning.
Feature Spotlight - Power Up with Astera's Custom API Connectors | Astera Data Pipeline Builder
Our new weekly series uncovers Astera Data Pipeline Builder’s most powerful capabilities. First up: Effortless Data Connectivity with Astera! Watch how Astera lets you quickly connect to 100+ data sources. Whether you’re leveraging our powerful pre-built connectors or building custom API connections, integrating your data has never been this easy or flexible. Connect to any platform, anywhere, anytime.
A Distributed State of Mind: Event-Driven Multi-Agent Systems
This article was originally published on InfoWorld on Jan. 28, 2025 While large language models (LLMs) are useful, their real power emerges when they can act on insights, automating a broader range of problems. Reasoning agents have a long history in artificial intelligence (AI) research—they refer to a piece of software that can generalize what it has previously seen to apply in situations it hasn’t seen before.
#shorts - Embed Qlik Answers Assistants - Two Methods!
Exciting news for developers and Qlik users! Did you know you can now embed Qlik Answers Assistants seamlessly into your own applications? Whether you’re looking for a quick integration or full customization, we’ve got you covered: Easy Embed – Use qlik-embed tags to drop in pre-configured Qlik Answers Assistants with minimal effort. Full Customization – Leverage the Qlik Answers APIs to tailor the look, feel, and functionality to perfectly match your brand.
File Connector via Direct Access Data Gateway - SaaS in 60
This week we release a new solution that makes it easier for companies to access data stored in on-premises file systems and network drives from Qlik Cloud. Introducing our new File Connector for the Direct Access – Data Gateway. Our new File Connector available with the Direct Access Data Gateway acts as a bridge, allowing secure connections to these on-premises and network data sources, simplifying the process of migrating existing on-premises data and applications to the cloud.
EP 11: Turning Adversity into Advantage
After going legally blind at 21, Chad Foster’s life flipped on its head. He had to re-learn how to be an active participant in society, starting with finishing his university degree. His life-altering experience at 21 had changed the course of Chad’s life, teaching him to crave the uncomfortable experiences because that’s where growth lies.