Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET OpenSnitch is a Linux port of the popular MacOS app Little Snitch. This app is essentially an application firewall that tracks network requests from apps, so you can create rules to block or allow those requests. Why is that important? Also: 7 things every Linux beginner should know […]
WiBD Poland – Virtual Speed Mentoring Event On June 26th we hosted our inaugural and super inspiring 2-hour virtual speed mentoring session, bringing together fantastic mentors and eager mentees from diverse backgrounds. Each mentee had the opportunity to connect with three mentors, gaining personalized insights on careers in Big Data, AI, and Data Science. The event kicked off with […]
Something that we like talking about on Smart Data Collective is how people can turn their computer information systems (CIS) background into real careers in artificial intelligence. You are entering a field where demand is climbing fast and the skill gap is widening. It is the kind of shift that favors people who already know […]
Key takeaways: New Data Integrity Suite innovations include AI-powered data quality, and new data observability, lineage, location intelligence, and enrichment capabilities. These enhancements help you scale data quality for AI, boost visibility across hybrid data environments, and embed trusted location data into critical workflows. The Suite ensures you’re able to reduce risk, drive innovation, and […]
(Shutterstock AI Image) Unstructured data makes up over 90% of the enterprise data estate, yet most of it goes untapped. It sits in PDFs, contracts, emails, and meeting transcripts, locked away in formats that traditional data tools can’t easily process or govern. For years, enterprises have focused on managing the clean, tabular world of structured […]
Introduction: The Importance of FinOps in Data and AI Environments Companies across every industry have continued to prioritize optimization and the value of doing more with less. This is especially true of digital native companies in today’s data landscape, which yields higher and higher demand for AI and data-intensive workloads. These organizations manage thousands of […]
Advanced AI techniques in this Week’s Chunk. Dive into Shopify’s LLM scaling, Amazon S3 Vectors, the ReAct reasoning framework, and the crucial shift to context engineering. Has the novelty of AI-generated poetry and simple chatbots started to fade for you? If so, you’re not alone. The industry is rapidly maturing beyond flashy demos and single-prompt […]
Data science is one of the most lucrative and recession-safe occupations you can find! If you are a student, recent IT graduate, seasoned IT professional, or someone who wants to change careers, there are infinite possibilities for career paths in data science, from AI building to business analytics. ALL you have to do is to […]
Customers new to Amazon OpenSearch Service often ask how many shards their indexes need. An index is a collection of shards, and an index’s shard count can affect both indexing and search request efficiency. OpenSearch Service can take in large amounts of data, split it into smaller units called shards, and distribute those shards across […]
By Kamal Hathi, Splunk Products & Technology Today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, especially with the explosive growth of AI, has rapidly added to the complexity of data management. This growing dependence on AI has not only added to complexity, but transformed strategic data management from a competitive advantage into a business imperative. Data management stakeholders are […]