The cost of complacency is becoming crystal clear in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) space. There’s little room for those who rest on their laurels, especially when they make up over 95% of businesses globally emerging all the time. Amid fierce and crowded competition, innovation increasingly sets apart the high performers from those struggling to stand their […]
The Relationship Between Storage Consolidation and a Hybrid Multi-Cloud IT Strategy
When you are presenting a way for IT to save money and have a better strategy to leverage the cloud, here’s a pro tip that can benefit any and all enterprises: A hybrid multi-cloud approach, with a strong private cloud configuration, creates the opportunity to consolidate storage arrays for maximum efficiency. Consolidation of storage saves on […]
3 Examples of LLM Use in Business Intelligence
Large language models (LLMs) are advanced AI systems designed to process and generate human-like text by training on extensive datasets. They excel in tasks ranging from translation and summarization to answering questions and writing content, effectively simplifying what used to be labor-intensive, complex interactions between humans and machines. LLMs represent a transformative leap in artificial […]
Cutting Hidden Costs: Optimizing Data Management for Financial Efficiency
In the face of rising costs and rapid technological advancements, businesses must streamline their operations to remain competitive. An often overlooked area in these cost-cutting initiatives is data management. While many companies focus on reducing expenses related to infrastructure – such as virtual machines and serverless architectures – data management costs frequently go unchecked until […]
ETL Automation Best Practices
In data management, ETL processes help transform raw data into meaningful insights. As organizations scale, manual ETL processes become inefficient and error-prone, making ETL automation not just a convenience but a necessity. Here, we explore best practices for ETL automation to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. We also mention some of the best ETL tools […]
Enterprise Data World 2024 Takeaways: Key Trends in Applying AI to Data Management
I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event. Part 1 of this article considered the key takeaways in data governance, discussed at Enterprise Data World 2024. […]
RAG: The Future of Reliable and Accurate Generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant strides, with models like GPT-4 demonstrating human-like language generation capabilities. Conventional generative models often need help delivering precise and current information. Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) addresses these limitations by incorporating real-time data retrieval into the generative process. Recent studies show that RAG models have achieved up to a 30 […]
3 Ways to Augment – Not Replace – Your Talent with AI
The New York Times recently published an article “If AI Can Do Your Job, Maybe It Can Replace Your CEO,” about why artificial intelligence (AI) may soon replace leadership roles. It’s a clickbait-y topic, yet at the same time, not the most unrealistic prediction regarding what AI will soon be able to achieve. As it stands, the majority […]
Future-Proofing Your Data Strategy: A Deep Dive into Data Engineering Trends
Businesses today rely heavily on data and strive to harness its full potential while navigating a constantly changing landscape. The secret is to combine smart analytics with a strong data engineering strategy. As we continue into 2024, data engineering trends and insights will continue to be critical for businesses hoping to prosper in this cutthroat industry. Future-proofing […]
Bringing High-Value Sustainability to the Data Center
Data storage plays a critical role in the current environmental landscape, and power and cooling requirements and expenses are now a substantial consideration in data center design. While data is invaluable for driving innovation and decision-making when analytics is applied, storage and management methods have substantial environmental consequences. With the exponential growth of data that […]