Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of July 12; Updates from Anaconda, Databricks, Hebbia & More
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Tim King
, Executive Editor at Solutions Review - Business Intelligence News,
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of July 12, 2024.
Keeping tabs on all the most relevant analytics and data science news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week, in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy analytics and data science news items.
Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of July 12, 2024
Anaconda Unveils New Snowflake Notebooks Integration
This integration extends Anaconda deeper into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, empowering users to keep their data and development workflows within Snowflake’s secure and scalable platform. Leveraging Anaconda’s curated package repository enables users to meet stringent security standards and manage package dependencies effortlessly.
Databricks Acquires Prodvana
Prodvana has developed innovative methods to simplify the complexities of deployment in cloud-native environments through their managed delivery, infrastructure insights, and self-healing capabilities. At Databricks, we will leverage their expertise to help us deliver all kinds of infrastructure improvements, so we can deploy faster without sacrificing security, which ultimately benefits our customers.
Dataiku Finds Major Hurdles to Using GenAI in Production
Dataiku surveyed 200 senior analytics and IT leaders at enterprise companies across the globe in April 2024 to explore enablement against execution of Generative AI. Most agreed the proliferation of disconnected tools, lack of tech optionality, and outdated processes will intensify current challenges, such as data quality, governance, and risk management.
GridGain Drops Version 9 of its Real-Time Data Platform
With enhanced support for multiple data formats, models, and stores, including cloud data lakehouses, GridGain makes enterprise-wide data available for processing in real time, a key prerequisite for any AI-based initiative. GridGain 9 delivers the architectural resiliency and scalability necessary to power the data infrastructure foundation for large-scale, real-time data processing, AI and analytics applications.
Hebbia Raises $130 Million in Series B Funding
Founded in 2020, New York-based Hebbia is trying to reinvent how people work: building an AI-powered platform where users can unearth insights and information from AI agents relevant to their workflows. Hebbia also announced its revenue has grown 15 times over the last 18 months.
Immuta Secures AWS Data & Analytics Competency Status
AWS is enabling scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the AWS Competency Program to help customers identify AWS Partners with deep industry experience and expertise.
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SR Thought Leader: Bob Eve on Why AI and Analytics Success is All About Architecture
Like Engineering Marvels, building an architecture that supports today’s and tomorrow’s AI and Analytics requirements requires extraordinary feats of engineering. And like Engineering Disasters, there are many ways to fail.
Insight Jam Panel of Experts Discusses AI Skills in Business Intelligence
Our expert panel discusses the impact of AI on businesses and workforce dynamics. They explore how AI can enhance productivity and efficiency, potentially changing the skills needed in organizations, and debate whether AI will replace jobs or create new opportunities (spoiler: it’s new opportunities).
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Tim King
Executive Editor
Tim is Solutions Review's Executive Editor and leads coverage on data management and analytics. A 2017 and 2018 Most Influential Business Journalist and 2021 "Who's Who" in Data Management, Tim is a recognized industry thought leader and changemaker. Story? Reach him via email at tking@solutionsreview dot com.
