Founded as Software Development Laboratories in 1977, Oracle is a behemoth in the software industry, generating more than $50 billion in revenue in its fiscal year 2024. Originally focused solely on the relational database market, the software provider operated as Relational Systems, Inc. for several years before adopting the name Oracle in 1982. The company went public in 1986 and became one of the largest software providers in the world, eventually amassing a large portfolio of business...
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Machine Learning,
Artificial intelligence,
Data Platforms,
Generative AI
Databricks recently announced its Series J funding round, successfully raising $10 billion at a valuation of $62 billion. Led by Thrive Capital alongside high-profile investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Insight Partners, the company intends to invest this capital towards new artificial intelligence (AI) products, acquisitions and significant expansion of its international operations. In the announcement, Databricks reported that it expects to achieve an annual revenue run rate of $3...
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Analytics,
AI,
Data Platforms,
Model Building and Large Language Models,
Data Intelligence,
Analytics and Data,
AI and Machine Learning
Organizations today have huge volumes of data across various cloud and on-premises systems which keep growing by the second. To derive value from this data, organizations must query the data regularly and share insights with relevant teams and departments. Automating this process using natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) enables line-of-business personnel to query the data faster, generate reports themselves without depending on IT, and...
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Topics:
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Data Integration,
Data,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
data operations,
Data Platforms,
AI and Machine Learning
Organizations have become more agile and responsive, in part, as a result of being more agile with their information technology. Adopting a DevOps approach to application deployment has allowed organizations to deploy new and revised applications more quickly. DataOps is enabling organizations to be more agile in their data processes. As organizations are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), they are recognizing the need to adopt MLOps. The same desire for agility...
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business intelligence,
Analytics,
Data Governance,
Data,
Digital Technology,
data operations,
Data Platforms
