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DataStax Launches SwiftieGPT: A Generative AI-Powered Taylor Swift Superfan Chatbot, Created in Homage to the Grammy-winning Songstress

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

DataStax , the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data today announced the launch of SwiftieGPT , an AI-powered chatbot that knows everything about Taylor Swift.

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  • DataStax , the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data today announced the launch of SwiftieGPT , an AI-powered chatbot that knows everything about Taylor Swift.
  • Timed with the award-winning artist’s 34th birthday, SwiftieGPT provides Taylor Swift fans, better known as “Swifties,” with access to any and all publicly available data via a conversational bot that knows Taylor all too well.
  • Created using the Astra Assistants API , the chat experience is built using Next.js and the website is published to Vercel .
  • “This is a perfect example of a simple, RAG-powered chatbot, built with Javascript, and powered by DataStax Astra DB,” said Carter Rabasa, vice president, developer relations, DataStax.

DataStax Inks Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS for Generative AI and Launches New Amazon Bedrock Integration to Astra DB Vector Database Via AWS PrivateLink

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

The two companies have signed a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) which will help drive customer adoption of both businesses’ generative AI offerings.

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  • The two companies have signed a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) which will help drive customer adoption of both businesses’ generative AI offerings.
  • DataStax Astra DB now supports generative AI development on AWS with a new integration for Amazon Bedrock , a fully managed service that makes foundation models (FMs) from leading AI companies accessible via an API to build and scale generative AI applications.
  • This integration unlocks new capabilities and use cases for generative AI developers who deploy to AWS, and provides vector search support for generative AI development with Amazon Bedrock foundation models .
  • AWS users can easily deploy Astra DB alongside their Amazon Bedrock infrastructure for a complete generative AI architecture.

LuccaZara Acquired by The Futurum Group to Build Largest Content Platform to Deliver Technology Insights

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Monday, December 4, 2023

Founded in 2014 by Lisa Martin, LuccaZara provides customer marketing and storytelling strategies for startup and enterprise B2B software companies.

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  • Founded in 2014 by Lisa Martin, LuccaZara provides customer marketing and storytelling strategies for startup and enterprise B2B software companies.
  • Advising over 260 global technology companies and in attendance at hundreds of annual tech events and summits, The Futurum Group has created the largest B2B research-led content platform by business volume.
  • Also announced Monday, is the appointment of tech analyst and consultant David Nicholson as Chief Research Officer at The Futurum Group.
  • "I'm excited to join The Futurum Group and build the most in-demand research and analysis streaming offering out there," said Lisa Martin, Founder of LuccaZara.

DataStax Launches RAGStack, an Out-of-the-box Retrieval Augment Generation Solution, to Simplify RAG Implementations for Enterprises Building Generative AI Applications

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

DataStax , the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data, today announced the launch of RAGSta ck , an innovative, out-of-the-box RAG solution designed to simplify implementation of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) applications built with LangChain.

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  • DataStax , the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data, today announced the launch of RAGSta ck , an innovative, out-of-the-box RAG solution designed to simplify implementation of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) applications built with LangChain.
  • RAGStack reduces the complexity and overwhelming choices that developers face when implementing RAG for their generative AI applications with a streamlined, tested, and efficient set of tools and techniques for building with LLMs.
  • This removes the hassle of having to assemble a bespoke solution and provides developers with a simplified, comprehensive generative AI stack.
  • “Every company building with generative AI right now is looking for answers about the most effective way to implement RAG within their applications,” said Harrison Chase, CEO, LangChain.

Aragon Research Announces Special Report: Hot Vendors for 2023 Part III

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Annually, Aragon Research carefully selects Hot Vendors from various sectors who stand out as notable, visionary, and innovative. These vendors may introduce groundbreaking technologies, pioneer novel strategies that open up new market opportunities, or transform conventional business models, rendering them a compelling option for assessment.

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  • In its third Hot Vendors report of the year, Aragon Research spotlights emerging vendors in two distinct sectors: Generative AI and Strategic Response Management
    PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Annually, Aragon Research carefully selects Hot Vendors from various sectors who stand out as notable, visionary, and innovative.
  • These Hot Vendors are catalysts for transformation – reforming industries and expanding horizons."
  • In this report, Aragon Research identifies four Hot Vendors in Generative AI that stand out for 2023: Anthropic, DataStax, Typeface, and Writer.
  • In this report, Aragon Research identifies two Hot Vendors in Strategic Response Management that stand out for 2023: Responsive and Vendict.

DataStax Launches New Integration with LangChain, Enables Developers to Easily Build Production-ready Generative AI Applications

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

DataStax , the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data, today announced a new integration with LangChain, the most popular orchestration framework for developing applications with large language models (LLMs).

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  • DataStax , the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data, today announced a new integration with LangChain, the most popular orchestration framework for developing applications with large language models (LLMs).
  • The integration makes it easy to add Astra DB – the real-time database for developers building production Gen AI applications – or Apache Cassandra ®, as a new vector source in the LangChain framework.
  • Generative AI applications built with RAG stacks require a vector-enabled database and an orchestration framework like LangChain, to provide memory or context to LLMs for accurate and relevant answers.
  • The new integration lets developers leverage the power of the Astra DB vector database for their LLM, AI assistant, and real-time generative AI projects through the LangChain plugin architecture for vector stores .

Imply Welcomes Pranav Parekh as Chief Customer Officer for Customer-Centric Transformation

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Imply , the company founded by the original creators of Apache Druid, today announced that Pranav Parekh has been named its new Chief Customer Officer, a strategic move aimed at enhancing customer experience and elevating Imply's commitment to delivering exceptional value to its customers.

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  • Imply , the company founded by the original creators of Apache Druid, today announced that Pranav Parekh has been named its new Chief Customer Officer, a strategic move aimed at enhancing customer experience and elevating Imply's commitment to delivering exceptional value to its customers.
  • In this pivotal role as Chief Customer Officer, Parekh will be responsible for reshaping the customer journey, optimizing product and service offerings, and nurturing lasting relationships with Imply’s valued customers.
  • His dedication to enhancing customer experiences aligns perfectly with Imply's commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions and unparalleled customer service.
  • "I am absolutely thrilled and truly honored to join Imply as the Chief Customer Officer,” said Parekh.

DataStax Delivers New JSON API: Enabling the World’s Largest Community of Developers to Easily Build Generative AI Applications with the Astra DB Vector Database

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Available via the open source data API gateway, Stargate , the new JSON API lets JavaScript developers easily leverage Astra DB as a vector database for their large language model (LLM), AI assistant, and real-time generative AI projects.

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  • Available via the open source data API gateway, Stargate , the new JSON API lets JavaScript developers easily leverage Astra DB as a vector database for their large language model (LLM), AI assistant, and real-time generative AI projects.
  • This makes it simple for JavaScript developers – the largest community of developers in the world – to build generative AI applications with vector search, using the library they know and love.
  • The Astra DB vector database is designed for building real-world, production-level AI applications with real-time data.
  • The flexibility of Cassandra lends itself to such enhancements, and this new JSON API for Astra DB is right in line with the emerging needs of DataStax developers.”
    For more information on the JSON API for Astra DB and how to build generative AI applications with DataStax, read the blog here .

Telmai Redefines Data Reliability, New Release Simplifies and Accelerates Enterprise Adoption of Data Observability

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

LONDON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Data London - Telmai, the AI-driven data observability platform built for open architecture, today unveiled its latest release featuring seven category-defining features designed to simplify and accelerate data observability adoption for the enterprise.

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  • "We are excited to bring Telmai's most significant release to the market to date," said Mona Rakibe, co-founder and CEO of Telmai.
  • "We've drawn inspiration from our enterprise customers to build a product that redefines the future of data reliability."
  • Telmai is launching and demonstrating its new release at the Big Data London conference at Stand #760.
  • Mona Rakibe will also take the stage to present " Data Observability Use Cases: A Look Beyond Data Quality and Incidence Response " at noon at the Modern Data Stack Theater.

Graph Database Market worth $7.3 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Based on the offering, the Graph Database Market is segmented into solutions and services.

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  • Based on the offering, the Graph Database Market is segmented into solutions and services.
  • Graph database services encompass a range of offerings designed to support the implementation, management, and optimization of graph databases for various applications.
  • Opportunities for smaller graph database vendors to introduce graph database solutions for numerous sectors have also increased.
  • To analyze the impact of recession across all the regions across the Graph Database Market.