While technology continues to be a male-dominated industry, more women are pursuing careers in the space, driving meaningful change and innovation. At Precisely, recognizing the impact that women have in tech and championing their contributions is a top priority. To support this, the Precisely Women in Technology (PWIT) network, was created as a dedicated place […]
Google Cloud Cranks Up the Analytics at Next 2025
(Michael Vi/Shutterstock) Google Cloud made a slew of analytics-related announcements at its Next 2025 conference this week, including a range of enhancements to BigQuery, its flagship database for analytics. BigDATAwire caught up with Yasmeen Ahmad, managing director of data analytics, to get the scoop. Asked to identify three main areas of innovation in BigQuery and […]
New Learning Pathway for Data Architects: Upskill on Data Platforms, AI and Governance
Today, we are announcing the Data Architect learning pathway, a dedicated learning track that equips data architects with the required resources and skills for success. Upskilling is never optional for data architects—it’s a necessity driven by evolving technologies and regulatory demands. At Databricks, we recognize that tackling these challenges involves having a fundamental understanding of […]
Recipes to Vectors: Using OpenSearch as Vector Database
Learn how to use OpenSearch as a vector database in this hands-on guide. Explore hybrid search, work with low-level APIs, and build vector-powered applications combining keyword and semantic search. In a previous blog, we introduced vector search using OpenSearch and Elasticsearch. We looked at the differences between keyword and semantic search and explored how vectors […]
Automated Hiring Software: Why Businesses Use It
Automated hiring software is a tool that streamlines recruitment by automating tasks like job postings, resume screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communication. It reduces the workload for recruiters while improving the hiring experience for applicants. Businesses use automated hiring software to: Reach more job seekers quickly. Identify top candidates based on job criteria. Shorten the […]
Build unified pipelines spanning multiple AWS accounts and Regions with Amazon MWAA
As organizations scale their Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, they frequently encounter challenges in orchestrating data and analytics workloads across multiple AWS accounts and AWS Regions. While multi-account strategy is essential for organizational separation and governance, it creates complexity in maintaining secure data pipelines and managing fine-grained permissions particularly when different teams manage resources in […]
Google Launches ‘Ironwood’ 7th Gen TPU for Inference
Google today introduced its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit, “Ironwood,” which the company said is it most performant and scalable custom AI accelerator and the first designed specifically for inference. Ironwood scales up to 9,216 liquid cooled chips linked via Inter-Chip Interconnect (ICI) networking spanning nearly 10 MW. It is a new components of Google Cloud […]
How the Sound Burger curbed my vinyl craving with a game-changing audio feature
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Audio-Technica Sound Burger retails for $199 and comes in yellow, black, or white. The Sound Burger has unparalleled portability, a long battery life, and provides a novel listening experience. It doesn’t have a counterweight, and also doesn’t have an auto-return feature. more buying choices The Audio-Technica Sound Burger is $25 off, […]
Maximize SEO Success with Powerful Data Analytics Insights
Struggling to improve your ROI? Learn about the key metrics to consider when monitoring the progress of your SEO operations here. Analytics is the driver of maximizing the success of SEO initiatives. We talked about this in our article on the benefits of data-driven SEO. In a market that’s projected to expand from $89.1 billion […]
Maximize Data Quality and Insights
A former colleague recently asked me to explain my role at Precisely. After my (admittedly lengthy) explanation of what I do as the EVP and GM of our Enrich business, she summarized it in a very succinct, but new way: “Oh, you manage the appending datasets.” That got me thinking. We often use different terms […]