Data management professionals face growing challenges in handling the vast amounts of live data generated by live systems, such as transportation networks, power grids, and security infrastructures. IoT devices have proliferated widely and produce real-time data on an unprecedented scale, placing significant demands on traditional data processing methods. Legacy approaches – often reliant on batch […]
2025’s Game-Changers: The Future of Data Engineering Unveiled
As the digital world grows increasingly data-centric, businesses are compelled to innovate continuously to keep up with the vast amounts of information flowing through their systems. To remain competitive, organizations must embrace cutting-edge technologies and trends that optimize how data is engineered, processed, and utilized. From decentralized frameworks to AI-driven advancements, 2025 is poised to […]
Beyond GPT-4: Exploring the Next Frontier in Language Models
Language models, the engines driving modern artificial intelligence, have revolutionized how machines understand and generate human-like text. These models are not merely tools for automating mundane tasks; they are the foundation of numerous cutting-edge applications, from automated customer service chatbots to sophisticated systems that generate news articles, write poetry, or compose music. One cannot overstate […]
AI Roadmap: Overcoming Tech Challenges to Achieve Long-Term Success
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption surges, modern organizations face increasing pressure from all angles. Stakeholders demand the implementation of AI, media headlines hype its boundless potential, and employees are expected to leverage AI-driven efficiencies. Yet, despite the excitement, many companies struggle to realize the promised value of AI investments. The reason? There is a critical […]
Reflecting on 2024: What We Got Right, What We Got Wrong, and What We Learned
Around this time of year, many data, analytics, and AI organizations are planning for the new year, and are dusting off their crystal balls in an effort to understand what lies ahead in 2025. But like all predictions, they are only helpful if they are right. If you are a fantasy sports fan like me, […]
AI Predictions for 2025: Embracing the Future of Human and Machine Collaboration
Predictions are funny things. They often seem like a bold gamble, almost like trying to peer into the future with the confidence we inherently lack as humans. Technology’s rapid advancement surprises even the most seasoned experts, especially when it progresses exponentially, as it often does. As physicist Albert A. Bartlett famously said, “The greatest shortcoming […]
The Growing Importance of AI Governance
New technologies often engender fear and foreboding among people outside tech industries. The latest example of this trend is artificial intelligence (AI), which is a topic of much concern and misunderstanding among the public. It’s easy to dismiss these qualms as the common human tendency to mistrust the unknown. However, much of the alarm about AI […]
Book of the Month: “AI Governance Comprehensive”
Welcome to December 2024’s “Book of the Month” column. This month, we’re featuring “AI Governance Comprehensive: Tools, Vendors, Controls, and Regulations” by Sunil Soares, available for free download on the YourDataConnect (YDC) website. This book offers readers a strong foundation in AI governance. While the emergence of generative AI (GenAI) has brought AI governance to […]
The Best and Worst of Times for Generative AI: The Missing Value Prop
When generative AI (GenAI) broke onto the scene in late 2022, a floodgate of market opportunity and innovation was unleashed with it. In recent months, we’ve seen substantial technical and affordability progress by many measures: AI now beats out human performance on many benchmarks of simple tasks, OpenAI’s release of its high-performing GPT-4o “mini” small AI model […]
Strategies to Mitigate Cloud Expenses Amidst the Rise of AI
When diving into the world of AI, you have likely noticed how cloud costs can skyrocket unexpectedly, with bills piling up along the way. According to my company’s latest State of the Cloud Report, over half of all data now resides in public clouds. With 84% of the respondents citing cloud spending as their primary challenge, […]