MLRun v1.8 Now Available: Smarter Model Monitoring, Alerts and Tracking

We’re proud to announce that the next version of MLRun has been released to community users. On the heels of MLRun v1.7’s focus on monitoring, MLRun v1.8 adds features to make LLM and ML evaluation and monitoring more accessible, practical and resource-efficient. New Highlights: MLRun is an open-source AI orchestration tool that provides AI practitioners with capabilities to accelerate and streamline the development, deployment and management of gen AI and ML applications.

What Are Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and How Does Astera AI Agent Builder Use MCPs

Everyone is talking about MCPs. But what are they really? In Episode 2 of Round Table Series, we explore Model Context Protocols (MCPs) - the core framework that powers real-time tool interaction within Astera’s AI Agent Builder. Join our experts Maha Hanfi (AI Evangelist and Director of Marketing), Furqan Saeed (Senior Software Engineer) and Humza Khatri (Software Architect).

Meet Rising Data Challenges With Storage Modernization

Though storage systems and cloud storage services are well known, organizations should consider enhancing a handful of key areas in their storage infrastructure to prepare for the future. While some consider storage systems, management software and services to be commodities, differentiation between offerings can determine the scalability, flexibility, efficiency and resiliency of the data storage infrastructure.

The Future of AI Monitoring: How to Address a Non-Negotiable, Yet Still Developing, Requirement

Generative AI models are not just tools for producing text, audio or video—they're systems that learn patterns, improvise, and generate unexpected outcomes. When we look at LLMs, we're struck by their capacity to generate surprisingly creative and context-aware results. They can weave coherent narratives, propose novel solutions, mimic human conversation, and even offer nuanced insights across a wide range of topics. While this creativity is their strength, it also introduces variability and risk.

Unlocking Real-Time Analytics With Confluent Tableflow, Apache Iceberg, and Snowflake

Users of Snowflake and other data lakes and data warehouses need real-time data for artificial intelligence (AI) and analytical workloads—but they struggle to get that data into their lakes and warehouses. In response to this ubiquitous challenge, Confluent developed Tableflow.

Snowflake Summit 2025 Opening Keynote With Sridhar Ramaswamy, Sam Altman & Sarah Guo

Snowflake Summit is off to an incredible start with an opening keynote featuring a keynote conversation between Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, moderated by Sarah Guo, founder and managing partner of Conviction. Along with product announcements, we also heard from Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE, who joined Sridhar Ramaswamy in a compelling keynote conversation. Rounding out the exciting news, Snowflake was also named the official data collaboration partner of the Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Games.