Everybody needs a Thijs in their life.

That’s your chance to get a slice of him if you’re going to Re:Invent.

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How do you create data-driven tools, end to end, in a bank in just six months—from idea to production?

How do you change the engine of your organization while you’re running it?

How do you ensure the technical teams are aligned with the business team and are zinging along to create kick-ass data products?

Come hear the answer from Rabobank, Pon Automotive, and Booking.com at the next Analytics Translator in Practice meetup.

Details below (or should I put them in the comments? Damned recommendation algorithm, I never remember how to fool you!)

I would love for Apple to re-introduce removable batteries

https://hypercritical.co/2023/10/29/apples-blue-ocean

Next week, GoDataFest will take place.

With tons of sessions, it is the place to be to know the latest developments in data & AI. The talks will share our experience in creating and running applications in production and how we got there!

Each session is hosted by seasoned experts who will share their insights and knowledge.

Expect to dive deep into the latest and greatest data technology innovations. Topics will cover modern data platforms, analytics engineering, data democratization, AI, MLOps, pipeline orchestration, and more.

But it doesn’t stop there! GoDataFest also offers hands-on workshops where you can develop your skills and become an even better data professional.

Save the date and register using the link below!

https://godatafest.com

#GoDataFest #DataTechnology #AI #DataDriven #xebiadata #data

We’re thrilled to launch GoDataFest again this year.

We have so many speakers and incredible workshops, but let’s see some highlights

• We have Royal FloraHolland 🌼 sharing how they built a simulator that mimics their workforce, buildings, and IT systems. It’s better than digital twins, thanks to Dirk Guijt and Daniël Tom
• We have Transactie Monitoring Nederland (TMNL) 💸 sharing how MLOps accelerates their teams, thanks to Axel Goblet and Joost Bosman
• Dexter Energy ☀️ will share their challenges in renewable energy forecasting at scale with their CTO Mehmet Sencer KARADAYI
• Mollie, one of our favorite 🦄, will share their journey from MLOps to LLMOps, with Wessel Huising on stage!
• Rabobank will details how they leverage Databricks. Courtesy of the Stef D. and Alexander Bij

You’ll notice that we are asking for a small entrance fee this year.

We don’t do it for the money—but to avoid wasting food, which is always painful at this time when many around us can’t make ends meet.

If, however, the few euros we’re asking are too much for you—just drop me a message, and I’ll give you a code to get in free of charge!

Spread the word and don’t forget to hit the like button!

Don’t be like Haggis.

A brilliant explanation of technical debt to non-techies.

Unsurprisingly, it has been found LLMs cannot generalize.

Humans are safe—still.

https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/elegant-and-powerful-new-result-that

I’m really bullish on the future of DuckDB.

Friends who managed data analytics solution offerings told me that most of their customers (95%+) didn’t have more than 100GB in their analytics engine.

However, that little data they had was analyzed over and over. Getting results quickly was key!

So, why am I bullish on DuckDB?

The reason is simple. DuckDB is a serverless, in-process OLAP database management system that’s really fast.

With many machines offering more than 100GB of RAM, the majority of analytics use cases can be tackled on a single machine.

Think about that!

And the market seems to agree with me. MotherDuck, a company offering serverless data analytics with DuckDB, has just raised USD 100M in their Series B. While many startups struggle to get cash, investors opened up their purses big time for a company that is centered around DuckDB.

And, last but not least: Xebia’s very own Diederik Greveling and Cor Zuurmond are already out there sharing knowledge on how to leverage DuckDB and Motherduck to simplify the overall data landscape & decrease the cost of data processing while making data even more accessible (impression of their talk at the Big Data Expo in the video!)

Bonus: if you are starting or starting out with DuckDB, check out https://harlequin.sh/ the DuckDB IDE for your terminal!

These are the people in the know.

And you can be one too, if building ML systems is your thing!

How do you change the culture of your organization to become data-driven?

Back in February, Myra Gillon and I were on stage at the Banking Renaissance conference in Amsterdam to talk about it!

In the talk, we addressed:

• Going from IT to data & AI
• The impact of Data & AI in the banking sector
• The benefits of up- and re-skilling
• How ING facilitates its learning culture
• Attendees will understand the challenges and rewards of ING’s learning culture and how to get started in their organization.

Watch it on Vimeo!

https://vimeo.com/805668958

Xebia #data #dataliteracy #datademocratization #learninganddevelopment