Pure Storage Accelerates Enterprise AI Adoption to Meet Growing Demands with NVIDIA AI 

Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers advanced data storage technology and services, today announced new validated reference architectures for running generative AI use cases, including a new NVIDIA OVX-ready validated reference architecture. As a leader in AI, Pure Storage, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is arming global customers with a proven framework to manage the high-performance data and compute requirements they need to drive successful AI deployments. 

Video Highlights: NumPy, SciPy and the Economics of Open-Source — with Dr. Travis Oliphant

In this video presentation, our good friend Jon Krohn, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at the machine learning company Nebula, explores the origins of NumPy and SciPy with their creator, Dr. Travis Oliphant. Dr. Oliphant shares his journey from personal need to global impact, the challenges overcome, and the future of these essential Python libraries in scientific computing and data science.

Quantum-Enhanced Generative AI Generates Viable Cancer Drug Candidates

Zapata Computing, Inc., the Industrial Generative AI company, announced that its scientists, in collaboration with Insilico Medicine, the University of Toronto, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have demonstrated the first instance of a generative model running on quantum hardware outperforming state-of-the-art classical models in generating viable cancer drug candidates. The research points to a promising future of hybrid quantum generative AI for drug discovery using today’s quantum devices.

Video Highlights: The 3 Steps of LLM Training with Lisa Cohen

In this video presentation, our good friend Jon Krohn, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at the machine learning company Nebula, is joined by Lisa Cohen, Google’s Director of Data Science and Engineering, to discuss the capabilities of the cutting-edge Gemini Ultra LLM and how it stands toe-to-toe with GPT-4.

NVIDIA and HP Supercharge Data Science and Generative AI on Workstations

HP Amplify — NVIDIA and HP Inc. today announced that NVIDIA CUDA-X™ data processing libraries will be integrated with HP AI workstation solutions to turbocharge the data preparation and processing work that forms the foundation of generative AI development.

Hammerspace Unveils the Fastest File System in the World for Training Enterprise AI Models at Scale

Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, unveiled the high-performance NAS architecture needed to address the requirements of broad-based enterprise AI, machine learning and deep learning (AI/ML/DL) initiatives and the widespread rise of GPU computing both on-premises and in the cloud. This new category of storage architecture – Hyperscale NAS – is built on the tenants required for large language model (LLM) training and provides the speed to efficiently power GPU clusters of any size for GenAI, rendering and enterprise high-performance computing.

Video Highlights: A Code-Specialized LLM Will Realize AGI — with Jason Warner

In this video presentation, our good friend Jon Krohn, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at the machine learning company Nebula, is joined by poolside co-founder and CEO Jason Warner who sheds light on how code-specialized LLMs could vastly outperform generalized counterparts like GPT-4.

Securing GenAI in the Enterprise

Opaque Systems released a new whitepaper titled “Securing GenAI in the Enterprise.” Enterprises are chomping at the bit to use GenAI to their benefit but they are stuck. Data privacy is the number one factor that stalls GenAI initiatives. Concerns about data leaks, malicious use, and ever-changing regulations loom over the exciting world of Generative AI (GenAI), specifically large language models (LLMs).

Microsoft Expands AI Reach with Partnership with French Start-up Mistral

Microsoft has taken another notable step forward in the realm of artificial intelligence by announcing a strategic partnership with Mistral, a French AI start-up based in Paris. This move further exemplifies Microsoft’s commitment to broaden its presence in the rapidly evolving AI industry beyond its existing alliance with OpenAI and at a global scale.

NEW RESEARCH: Growing Database Complexity Will Fuel Significant Skills Gaps in 2024

Increasing complexity, the rapid adoption of emerging technologies and a growing skills gap are the biggest concerns facing IT leaders in 2024, according to The State of the Database Landscape, a major new survey from end-to-end Database DevOps provider Redgate.