AI, ML, and Data Engineering Round-Up

A Collection of Top AI, ML, & Data Engineering News, Articles, Presentations February 2024 [InfoQ] AI, ML, & Data Engineering Round-Up Sponsored by [Hazelcast] [Latest Content](#latest-content), [Top Viewed Content](#top-viewed-content), [Top News](#news), [Top Presentations](#top-presentations-and-interviews) In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to AI, ML, & Data Engineering on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for this content on InfoQ at: [(. [] Latest Content on InfoQ [Netflix Creates Incremental Processing Solution Using Maestro and Apache Iceberg]( (news, Jan 15, 2024) [Maximizing the Utility of Large Language Models (LLMs) through Prompting]( (articles, Jan 19, 2024) [Shopify’s Approach to Leverage Recursive Embedding and Clustering to Enhanced Data Explainability]( (news, Jan 19, 2024) [Google Announces Video Generation LLM VideoPoet]( (news, Jan 16, 2024) [Custom GPTs from OpenAI May Leak Sensitive Information]( (news, Jan 14, 2024) [Evaluating Stream Processing Technologies: A Comprehensive Guide for Enterprise Architects]( Streaming data technologies are here to transform the world of data in motion into immediate, actionable insights. This guide is your compass in this new era, helping you understand your options and how to evaluate them. [Download now](. Sponsored content [Evaluating Stream Processing Technologies: A Comprehensive Guide for Enterprise Architects - Sponsored by Hazelcast]( [] Top Viewed Content on InfoQ [OpenAI Publishes GPT Prompt Engineering Guide]( (news, Dec 26, 2023) [Zendesk Moves from DynamoDB to MySQL and S3 to Save over 80% in Costs]( (news, Dec 29, 2023) [AWS to Shut down Aurora Serverless v1, Their Sole Relational Database with Scaling Capacity to Zero]( (news, Jan 07, 2024) [MySQL Introduces Javascript Support in Preview]( (news, Jan 01, 2024) [Spring Boot 3.2 Delivers Support for Virtual Threads and Modern RestClient and JdbcClient]( (news, Dec 15, 2023) [] Top News [Timescale Introduces Dynamic PostgreSQL, an Alternative to Serverless Databases]( Timescale recently introduced Dynamic PostgreSQL, a new cloud-managed option to scale the database capacity within a predefined vCPU range. Promoted as “buy the base and rent the peak”, the new option scales the capacity according to the load, trying to address the unpredictability and variability of serverless options. [MySQL 8.2 Introduces Transparent Read/Write Splitting]( Oracle has recently announced the general availability of MySQL 8.2, which includes support for Read/Write Splitting. This long-awaited feature has been introduced in the latest innovation release and helps optimize database performance and scalability. [Git-for-Data, Version-Controlled Database Dolt Gets PostgreSQL-Flavor]( DoltgreSQL builds on top of the version-controlled database Dolt to provide Git-like log, diff, branch, and merge functionality for your Postgres database schema and data. [The Forrester Wave™: for Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2023]( The report is a key source of information for any organization looking to deploy real-time applications that deliver instant action on streaming data. In it, you get a comprehensive view of the most significant streaming data platforms in the market today and their respective strengths. [Download now](. Sponsored content [The Forrester Wave™: for Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2023 - Sponsored by Hazelcast]( [Expedia Uses WebSockets and Kafka to Query Near Real-Time Streaming Data]( Expedia created a solution to support querying the clickstream data from their platform in near-real time to enable their product and engineering teams to explore live data while working on new and enhancing existing data-driven functional use cases. The team used a combination of WebSockets, Apache Kafka, and PostgreSQL to allow streaming query results continuously to users’ browsers. [OCI Database: Oracle Embraces PostgreSQL]( Oracle has recently announced the general availability of OCI Database with PostgreSQL version 14.9. With the first managed PostgreSQL service available on Oracle Cloud, all cloud providers now offer a PostgreSQL-compatible managed option. [] Top Presentations [PostgresML: Leveraging Postgres as a Vector Database for AI]( Montana Low provides an understanding of how Postgres can be used as a vector database for AI and how it can be integrated into your existing application stack. [Montana Low]( [Introducing the Hendrix ML Platform: an Evolution of Spotify’s ML Infrastructure]( Divita Vohra and Mike Seid discuss Spotify’s newly branded platform, and share insights gained from a five-year journey building ML infrastructure. [Divita Vohra and Mike Seid]( [LLMs in the Real World: Structuring Text with Declarative NLP]( Adam Azzam discusses why building machine learning pipelines to extract structured data from unstructured text is a popular problem within an unpopular development lifecycle. [Adam Azzam]( [The Unrealized Opportunities With Real-Time Data (By O'Reilly)]( Get your digital copy of this free eBook from O'Reilly to delve deeper into leveraging real-time data effectively. Explore how stream processing can revolutionize your approach to data analysis and decision-making, offering immediate, automated responses to critical business scenarios. [Download now](. Sponsored content [The Unrealized Opportunities With Real-Time Data (By O'Reilly) - Sponsored by Hazelcast]( [Declarative Machine Learning: a Flexible, Modular and Scalable Approach for Building Production ML Models]( Shreya Rajpal discusses declarative ML systems, and how they address key issues that help shorten the time taken to bring ML models to production. [Shreya Rajpal]( [ChatGPT and AI: What's Next in Large Language Model (LLM) Architectures]( The panelists discuss what's next in Large Language Model (LLM) architectures used in tools like ChatGPT and how these tools will further disrupt the AI/ML space. [InfoQ Live]( [Connect with InfoQ on Twitter]( [Connect with InfoQ on Facebook]( [Connect with InfoQ on LinkedIn]( [Connect with InfoQ on Youtube]( You have received this message because you are subscribed to the “Special Reports Newsletter”. To stop receiving this email, please click the following link: [Unsubscribe]( C4Media Inc. (InfoQ.com), 2275 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Suite #325, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M8V 3Y3