Databases
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Oracle Pops, From Databases to AI, Oracle and OpenAI
Oracle’s stock sky-rocketed after reporting massive future performance obligations, mostly from OpenAI. It’s a big risk, but Oracle is uniquely prepared to capitalize.
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An Interview with Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy About Data and AI
An interview with Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy about taking over Snowflake, focusing on product, and competing in AI.
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AWS re:Invent, Nova and Model Choice, AI as Commodity
AWS’ re:Invent keynote was predicated on the idea that AI becomes a commodity, not something eternally special.
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Databricks Buys Tabular, The End of Software?
Understanding why Databricks bought Tabular, and why there will still be a market for software in the future.
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AWS:reInvent, Serverless and the Smiling Curve, AI Services
The opening keynote at AWS:reInvent was about serverless, which is a technical manifestation of how the Internet leads to smiling curves. Plus, AWS’s CEO comments on OpenAI.
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Friction Follow-Up, Databricks Acquires MosaicML
More on the trade-offs (and benefits) of Amazon’s scale, and initial reactions to Databricks’ acquisition of MosaicML.
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Passport Update, Independence and Interoperability, Web3 Use Cases
An update on Passport, why independence and interoperability matter to creators, and where Web3 technologies could actually be useful.
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Snowflake’s S-1, Snowflake vs. the Public Cloud, Snowflake’s Sales & Marketing
A look back at Snowflake’s S-1, and why it is no surprise the company had a successful IPO.