Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 35, 2023

This week: From transforming banking with Dapr to building a Neo4j Knowledge Graph with Chat-GPT. Streaming updates from Hubert and cool stream-processing using Kafka & Flink. Stay updated on the latest in AI and streaming tech.

Interesting Stuff - Week 34, 2023

This week: we delve into the cutting-edge realms of AI, GenerativeAI, and real-time data streaming. Uncover the magic of Reinforcement Learning and its role in mastering complex tasks, while demystifying AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Neural Networks. Read all about the revolutionary potential of the Streaming Plane in bridging real-time analytics and historical insights.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Interesting Stuff - Week 23, 2023

This week, I share some of the latest data and AI technologies from Azure and OpenAI. I also invite you to submit presetations for Data Saturday Durban 2023, a free online event for data enthusiasts.