Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 50, 2024

We explore this week breakthroughs in AI and tech, from Netflix's Distributed Counter Abstraction to OpenAI's Sora, a revolutionary text-to-video tool. It also highlights frameworks like Splunk's MAG-V for synthetic data and Amazon SageMaker's AI-driven marketing innovations. Dive in to discover how these advancements balance innovation with real-world application!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, December 15, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 45, 2024

This week's blog explores cutting-edge advances in Generative AI, from multi-agent frameworks to real-time LLM improvements, alongside Databricks' latest tools for faster data analytics. In the WIND section, I share exciting updates on the upcoming Data & AI Community Day and my talks at .NET Conf 2024 South Africa. It's a thrilling time to be in tech!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, November 10, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 41, 2024

This week's cutting-edge tech: Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse with Apache Kafka and Flink, Netflix's global caching system, and OpenAI's ChatGPT Canvas for coding. Plus, exciting news about our upcoming Data & AI Community Day Durban sponsored by UNISA!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, October 13, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 40, 2024

This week's blog covers Microsoft's Drasi for real-time event detection, AI-powered data visualization with Data Formulator, and cutting-edge AI tools like MotleyCrew and OpenAI's Realtime API for voice assistants. Plus, insights into AutoGen 0.4 and Promptriever's innovative retrieval model.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, October 6, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 38, 2024

We explore this week cutting-edge advancements in AI and data streaming. From optimizing RAG systems and LLM-driven software engineering to CodeMaker AI's breakthrough in code generation and Confluent's new VS Code integration for real-time data streams, it's a must-read for tech enthusiasts.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, September 22, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 30, 2024

Dive into Netflix's Maestro, self-adapting AI from Microsoft, and building streaming AI apps! Also, explore TaskGen and the latest in real-time data streaming from Microsoft and Confluent. Catch my upcoming Generative AI talk in Johannesburg!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 28, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 11, 2024

This week: featuring breakthroughs from causal graphs to LDB frameworks, RAGs, and the innovative RAT method. Plus, get excited for the upcoming Data and AI Community Day in Durban!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, March 17, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 09, 2024

Dive into this week's blog for a tech-packed journey, from cutting-edge scalable systems and LLM data indexing to the latest in Apache Kafka and real-time sentiment analysis. Plus, get highlights from my Generative AI presentation at the Global Power Platform Bootcamp.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, March 3, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 49, 2023

Explore the frontiers of AI in my latest blog post! Dive into Simon Headley's insights on Kubernetes with Dapr, unravel the mysteries of AGI with Youssef Hosni, and discover the innovative uses of Retrieval Augmented Generation. Plus, get Andrej Karpathy's unique perspective on LLMs' 'hallucination problem'.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, December 10, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 47, 2023

This week: Patterns for Effective Distributed Systems, Real-Time Generative AI Gameplay, Sam Altman Returns as CEO of OpenAI, Confluent and Ably: A Game-Changer for Kafka Integration, Streaming with Style: Unleashing the Power of Kafka for .NET Developers.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, November 26, 2023

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