Niels Berglund

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 39, 2024

Dive into this week's tech roundup, featuring insights on RAG AI agents, Hamza Farooq's hands-on approach to building custom AI agents, and Microsoft's transformative RD-Agent. We also explore the latest features in RisingWave v2.0 and the integration of streaming platforms with lakehouse architectures.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, September 29, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 34, 2024

This week’s blog dives into the why behind a hedge fund’s custom database, explores Microsoft’s latest AI models, and celebrates 5 years of Confluent Cloud connectors. Plus, a recap of my Generative AI talk at the Season of AI event in Cape Town, with Johannesburg up next!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 25, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 33, 2024

This week we explore key advancements in AI and data streaming, including the MindSearch framework, SQL Generator 2.0, and Multi-Agent-as-a-Service. Plus, don’t miss the highlights of the upcoming Current 2024 event and a preview of my Season of AI presentations in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 18, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 32, 2024

This week's blog dives into the cutting-edge developments in Generative AI, OpenAI's structured outputs, and practical AI applications in daily workflows. Plus, an update on my upcoming Season of AI presentations!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 11, 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 29, 2024

Explore the synergies of AI's Generative, Analytical, Causal, and Autonomous branches, discover CAMEL-AI's revolutionary framework for autonomous cooperation, and delve into LangChain's insights on planning for AI agents. Plus, a recap of the successful Data & AI Community Day Durban.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 21, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 28, 2024

Discover the latest in Generative AI and Streaming tech, including graph construction with Neo4j and LangChain, synthetic data for LLMs, and in-memory analytics with DuckDB and Kafka. Plus, insights on building robust applications and notification systems, and updates on the upcoming Data & AI Community Day Durban!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 14, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 27, 2024

This week's tech roundup explores the evolution of data processing, the role of agents in AI workflows, and innovative time series forecasting techniques. Plus, discover Microsoft's EventHouse for real-time searches and exciting updates on Data & AI Community Day Durban: Season of AI!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 7, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 26, 2024

This week's blog post covers Microsoft's groundbreaking 'Instruction Pre-Training' for AI, the potential of AutoGen and Multi-Agent frameworks, and insights into large language models. Plus, exciting updates about the Data & AI Community Day Durban: Season of AI on July 20.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, June 30, 2024

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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.