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Databricks’ $1.3 billion MosaicML acquisition to boost generative AI offerings
Databricks will add MosaicML's model-training capabilities to its lakehouse platform.
MongoDB Atlas updates focus on simplifying developer tasks
Updates include support for additional programming languages on AWS, easier installation of Atlas’ Kubernetes Operator, and a new Kotlin driver.
MongoDB adds vector search to Atlas database to help build AI apps
In addition to integrating Google Cloud’s Vertex AI foundation models, MongoDB is adding features aimed at making Atlas a complete developer data platform.
Update or migrate? Planning for MySQL 5.7 EOL
Come October 2023, MySQL 5.7 will no longer receive updates or security patches. It’s time to understand your options and plan for the path ahead.
Databricks takes on Snowflake, MongoDB with new Lakehouse Apps
Databricks has also updated its Marketplace to allow enterprises to share AI models while monetizing them, the company said.
Aerospike’s new Graph database to support both OLAP and OLTP workloads
The new database adds a property graph data model to the existing capabilities of its NoSQL Database and Apache TinkerPop graph compute engine.
DataStax, Google partner to bring vector search to NoSQL AstraDB
The two companies are also partnering to launch an open source project, CassIO, aimed at making Apache Cassandra more compatible with AI and large language model workloads.
Serverless is the future of PostgreSQL
To differentiate the many flavors of PostgreSQL, the few truly serverless offerings promise better engineering and faster development.
Bringing observability to the modern data stack
Acceldata Data Observability Platform gives enterprises visibility into the reliability, performance, and usage of data platforms, helping to ensure data quality while controlling costs.
PostgreSQL 16 advances query parallelism
Next major release of the major open source relational database, now in beta, brings performance improvements to query execution and to logical replication.
Snowflake acquires Neeva to add generative AI-based search to Data Cloud
Neeva, which uses large language models to offer an AI-based search experience, is the latest company to be picked up in Snowflake's acquisition spree.
DataStax taps ThirdAI to bring generative AI to its database offerings
The partnership will see the Apache Cassandra-based database take advantage of ThirdAI’s Bolt technology to achieve better AI training performance on CPUs.
Yugabyte adds multiregion Kubernetes support to YugabyteDB 2.18
The new updates include a new intelligent performance advisor that optimizes indexes, queries, and schema for the self-managed, database-as-a-service Yugabyte Anywhere.
CockroachDB now supports Microsoft Azure, multiregion deployments
With the addition of support for Microsoft Azure, CockroachDB will now support all three major public cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, the company said.
Understand the 3 major approaches to data migration
Application-based, file-based, and block-based migration all have their own merits and use cases. Choosing the right solution starts with understanding their differences.
DataStax’s new LunaML to support Kaskada deployment
Kaskada, acquired by DataStax in January, offers an open-source based unified events processing engine aimed at helping enterprises build real-time machine learning applications.
How Oracle is taking on AWS, Snowflake with Autonomous Data Warehouse updates
The updates include a 75% cut in storage pricing, a new low-code Data Studio, and adoption of Databricks’ open source Delta Sharing protocol and Apache Iceberg.
Kinetica taps ChatGPT for natural language SQL database queries
Natural language queries made to the database are routed through ChatGPT's API to produce a SQL query syntax that can be run to generate results, Kinetica says.
Optimize Apache Kafka by understanding consumer groups
Getting the most out of any Apache Kafka event streaming deployment requires a thorough understanding of Kafka consumer groups. Here’s what you need to know.
EnterpriseDB to offer new Oracle to Postgres migration service
The new migration service will ensure faster migration while providing a “zero risk” guarantee that allows enterprises to not pay for the entire cost of migration if expectations are not met, the company said.