by Alex Wiss | Mar 26, 2026 | AI, Blog, Databricks
Over the last couple years, we’ve seen a lot of enterprises focus their AI implementations solely on “generative” tasks: summarizing long documents, drafting emails, or acting as a more intuitive search interface. These can be solid productivity wins, but...
by Alex Wiss | Jan 21, 2025 | AI, Blog, Data Strategy, GenAI
Navigating a Transformative Era for the Retail Industry Last week I was lucky enough to be able to attend NRF’s Big Show, the premier event for retail leaders focused on the latest technologies shaping the industry. Here are some of the biggest trends from the...
by Alex Wiss | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog, Data Analytics, Databricks
Snowflake has recently rebranded (or at least repackaged) their managed Polaris offering as Snowflake Open Catalog. Let’s dig in and see exactly what this means for people looking to utilize the solution and for the Iceberg community at large. Overview Although...
by Alex Wiss | Oct 14, 2024 | Blog, Data Analytics, Databricks
Using an open lakehouse architecture – one that stores data in a user’s own cloud storage accounts using an open source storage format (like Apache Iceberg) and data catalog – can help to combat the velocity of change in an ever-evolving analytics ecosystem. Iceberg...
