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Accelerating generative AI requires the right storage

CIO

In generative AI, data is the fuel, storage is the fuel tank and compute is the engine. All this data means that organizations adopting generative AI face a potential, last-mile bottleneck, and that is storage. Novel approaches to storage are needed because generative AI’s requirements are vastly different.

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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

CIO

Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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Cloud storage startup Wasabi raises $250M to reach unicorn status

TechCrunch

Two at the forefront are David Friend and Jeff Flowers, who co-founded Wasabi, a cloud startup offering services competitive with Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3). Wasabi, which doesn’t charge fees for egress or API requests, claims its storage fees work out to one-fifth of the cost of Amazon S3’s.

Storage 224
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What is a data engineer? An analytics role in high demand

CIO

Data engineers design, build, and optimize systems for data collection, storage, access, and analytics at scale. Database-centric: In larger organizations, where managing the flow of data is a full-time job, data engineers focus on analytics databases. What is a data engineer?

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What is data analytics? Analyzing and managing data for decisions

CIO

What is data analytics? Data analytics is a discipline focused on extracting insights from data. It comprises the processes, tools and techniques of data analysis and management, including the collection, organization, and storage of data. What are the four types of data analytics?

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Synthetic DNA startup Catalog partners with Seagate for its DNA-based data storage platform

TechCrunch

However, data storage costs keep growing, and the data people keep producing and consuming can’t keep up with the available storage. The partnership focuses on automating the DNA-based storage platform using Seagate’s specially designed electronic chips. Data needs to be stored somewhere.

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What is a data engineer? An analytics role in high demand

CIO

Data engineers design, build, and optimize systems for data collection, storage, access, and analytics at scale. Database-centric: In larger organizations, where managing the flow of data is a full-time job, data engineers focus on analytics databases. What is a data engineer? Data engineer job description.