Interesting Stuff - Week 15, 2023
Some very exciting things this week: Generative AI may shift focus from technology-driven to product-driven development. A game analytics framework/solution to help game developers analyze players. How...
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As you may know, I am working on a blog-post series, Develop a Real-Time Leaderboard Using Kafka and Azure Data Explorer. As the title implies, Kafka ingests data into Azure Data Explorer (ADX). This...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 16, 2023
A mixed bag this week: Azure Databricks and its Delta engine. In Azure Data Explorer “land” a combined Kusto Sink Connector and Kafka Connect image targeting multi-platform. Databricks has released...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 17, 2023
This week: beating roulette, hooking up Azure Data Explorer and Kafka. Real-time machine learning pipelines.Spark loader for Hugging Face datasets, processing data from multiple streaming platforms...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 18, 2023
This week a lot of AI/ML in the roundup. Specifically Generative AI and AI self-play. Really “cool” stuff.Of course, I have some Kafka coverage as well. This in the form of a post about Confluent...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 19, 2023
Some very cool stuff this week. Polars for Rust! Azure Data Explorer as a Vector DB. ChatGPT and Pandas = PandasAI.; and real-time streaming ecosystem.LangChain, Streamlit, and Pinecone for LLM....
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 20, 2023
In this week’s post, I will share with you some of the most interesting and relevant articles I have read this week on various topics related to data and streaming. You will find links to:The latest...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 22, 2023
In this week’s blog post, I share some interesting links and insights on generative AI for analytics, Microsoft Fabric, and real-time streaming. You will see links about using natural language queries...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 23, 2023
In this week’s post, I share some of the exciting things I have come across during the week related to data and AI:You’ll learn about the new features and capabilities of Azure Data Explorer, Azure AI,...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 24, 2023
This week, I came across debugging Jupyter notebooks in VSCode. I learned about some amazing applications of generative AI for analytics, content creation, and natural language queries. I also explored...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 25, 2023
You who read my blog are probably used to how the “Interesting Stuff” posts are published on a Sunday. This week, however, I am a bit late. I have been busy with other things (travelling) and have not...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 26, 2023
We’ve got everything from data pipelines to streaming platforms in this week’s blog post: Hoptimator, the tool designed to streamline and optimize data pipelines. Mobile Premier League (MPL) and how...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 27, 2023
Unveil captivating discoveries: Explore vector databases, Azure OpenAI updates, generative AI insights, streaming trends, and more!Join me on this knowledge-packed journey, filled with innovation and...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 28, 2023
In this week’s blog post, we dive into some exciting developments in the tech world.First, we explore the Kusto Detective Academy, a valuable resource for mastering the Kusto Query Language (KQL) in...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 29, 2023
📚 Explore the latest tech wonders and data-driven innovations in this week’s blog post!From empowering analysts with Azure Data Explorer to estimating customer lifetime value through Lakehouse...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 30, 2023
🌟 Discover the latest tech innovations in this week’s blog post! From managing and analyzing game data at scale using Azure PlayFab and Databricks, to exploring the powerful Ambassador Pattern for...
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View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 31, 2023
🔥 In this weeks roundup. Unleash the Power of AI: Master the art of prompt engineering, crafting effective cues for NLP models.Explore RAG-based chatbots and OpenAI’s evolution from GPT-1 to GPT-4,...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 32, 2023
🔍 In this week’s roundup: Discover the power of Big Data’s serving layers in James Serra’s post, unveiling the benefits of relational and physical layers for data accessibility.🚀 Speculate on the...
View ArticleInteresting Stuff - Week 33, 2023
🚀 In this post: Unveil AI/ML marvels and streaming sensations! Python Vector Databases, Real-Time ML, Apache Flink, Confluent Platform, and more.Plus, relive the record-breaking Data Saturday Durban...
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