Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 21, 2024

This week's blog post highlights Microsoft Build 2024, featuring updates to Microsoft Fabric and Real-Time Intelligence, along with insights on Deep Q-Networks and the Phi-3 vision-language model. Plus, learn about Confluent Cloud's Elastic CKUs for Kafka management and get a sneak peek at the SWAG for Data & AI Community Day Durban.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, May 26, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 18, 2024

Explore this week's top tech highlights, from GitHub's Copilot Workspace to Confluent Cloud's Freight Clusters. Discover the latest advancements in Generative AI and streaming, plus get a glimpse of the upcoming Season of AI event! Don't miss out on the future of technology.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, May 5, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 16, 2024

This week: Breakthroughs from Microsoft Fabric's Eventhouse in real-time analytics to advanced AI with 'Player Insights', and practical AI learning with 'Generative AI for Beginners'. Get ready for more from the upcoming Data and AI Community Day in Durban—full of expert insights and ocean views!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, April 21, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 14, 2024

Dive into this week's blog as we explore the forefront of Generative AI with RAG deep dives and Databricks' DBRX, alongside cutting-edge Streaming Analytics like Microsoft's Eventhouse. Plus, get a glimpse into the upcoming Data and AI Community Days.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, April 7, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 13, 2024

In this week's blog: we explore groundbreaking advancements in Generative AI and data streaming, featuring insights from LlamaFactory to DBRX and the transformative potential of agentic workflows. Plus, get a sneak peek into Durban's upcoming Data and AI Community Day.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, March 31, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 12, 2024

In this week's blog we explore the cutting-edge of tech: from the evolution of OLTP databases and AI-driven 'Self Learning GPTs' to Microsoft's AutoDev revolutionizing software development. Plus, get the highlights from Kafka Summit London 2024, where data streaming and Gen AI took center stage.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, March 24, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 10, 2024

This week we explore groundbreaking advancements in Generative AI and Streaming, from revolutionizing sales with SalesGPT to Uber's scalable chat solutions. Plus, don't miss out on the upcoming Data and AI Community Day Durban, a must-attend for tech enthusiasts!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, March 10, 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 07, 2024

In this week's blog: a whirlwind tour of Generative AI and Streaming Data Mesh innovations, from the depths of LLMs with llama.cpp to the pioneering Functionary model. Discover the transformative power of GraphRAG and SORA, and join me at the Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2024 for an exciting session on Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, February 18, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 06, 2024

This week: James Serra's guide to data architectures, Microsoft's AI Controller Interface for LLMs, and Neil Avery's insights on Data Mesh with Kafka.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, February 11, 2024

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