Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 33, 2023

This week: AI/ML marvels and streaming sensations! Python Vector Databases, Real-Time ML, Apache Flink, Confluent Platform, and more. Relive the record-breaking Data Saturday Durban event!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 20, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 32, 2023

This week: Explore Big Data's layers with James Serra's post. GPT-5's potential reshapes AI. Stay updated on streaming trends. Join Niels at Data Saturday Durban for Azure OpenAI insights & top speakers.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 13, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 31, 2023

This week: Master the art of prompt engineering. OpenAI's evolution from GPT-1 to GPT-4, with a teaser of GPT-5 Explore RAG-based chatbots. Dive into event-driven serverless apps. Join Niels on data adventures.

Posted by nielsb on Monday, August 7, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 30, 2023

In this week's blog post: managing and analyzing game data at scale using Azure PlayFab and Databricks. Ambassador Pattern for distributed systems. OpenAI Whisper on Azure OpenAI Service. Function calling in Azure OpenAI. Using Azure 'Prompt Flow'. Apache Kafka as a mission-critical data fabric for GenAI.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 30, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 29, 2023

This week read all about: Building a self-serve analytics platform with Azure Data Explorer and OpenAI, estimating customer lifetime value with Lakehouse architecture, Databricks + MosaicML, the best of Kafka Summit London 2023, and real-time order notifications with Confluent. Plus, don't miss the impressive lineup of industry experts and sessions at Data Saturday Durban!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 23, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 28, 2023

This week: become a detective in Kusto Detective Agency. Never write a README again, instead use GPT4Readability. Machine learning streaming with Kafka, Debezium, and BentoML. Stream processing performance report: Apache Flink and RisingWave. Data Saturday Durban 2023.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 27, 2023

This week I cover: Explore vector databases, Azure OpenAI updates, generative AI insights, streaming trends, Data Saturday in Durban, and more!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 9, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 26, 2023

This week I cover Hoptimator for data pipelines, using Confluent Kafka to reduce churn, materialized views and streaming tables for Databricks SQL, and Data Saturday Durban.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 2, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 25, 2023

The roundup this week covers Microsoft Fabric, some cool AI/ML and LLM (Large Language Model) things, and a very interesting article on the real-time streaming ecosystem.

Posted by nielsb on Monday, June 26, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 24, 2023

This week I share how generative AI can help with analytics, content creation, and natural language queries, and how to train a machine learning model on a Kafka stream. Furthermore, I look at how to debug Jupyter notebooks in VSCode.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, June 18, 2023

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Technology musings about coding and data. Some topics: .NET, SQL Server, AI/ML, Big Data, Streaming, Kafka, Azure Data Explorer, and a lot more.