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Helix Core Introduces S3 Storage Support

As organizations continue to migrate to the cloud and search for ways to reduce costs, Perforce has released Helix Core 2023.2 – giving users the ability to connect their archive depots to S3-backed (or S3-compatible) cloud object storage. S3 storage support offers users a durable and convenient solution that grows automatically and indefinitely. In the following article I explain S3 storage, diving into the benefits of using S3 storage, and how to get started using S3 Storage within Helix Core.

How to Use Confluent for Kubernetes to Manage Resources Outside of Kubernetes

Apache Kafka® cluster administrators often need to solve problems like how to onboard new teams, manage resources like topics or connectors, and maintain permission control over these resources. In this post, we will demonstrate how to use Confluent for Kubernetes (CfK) to enable GitOps with a CI/CD pipeline and delegate resource creation to groups of people without distributing admin permission passwords to other people in the organization.

How to Automate an Enterprise Process From Beginning to End

Automating a process can be complex, especially when it’s a long-running process with many steps and complex business rules, cross-cutting multiple departments and systems in an enterprise. To automate a process like this from end to end, you’ll need a process automation strategy and software. Assuming you’ve ticked both of those boxes, the next step is putting those things to work, which is the focus of this post.

CSV Formatting: Tips and Tricks for Data Accuracy

Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files are at the cornerstone of data management. They offer a simplistic yet versatile format to organize and exchange data. CSV files are predominantly used in data analysis, machine learning, and database migrations. Their ability to encapsulate large datasets in a plain-text format makes them instrumental for these use cases.

LLMOps vs. MLOps: Understanding the Differences

Data engineers, data scientists and other data professional leaders have been racing to implement gen AI into their engineering efforts. But a successful deployment of LLMs has to go beyond prototyping, which is where LLMOps comes into play. LLMOps is MLOps for LLMs. It’s about ensuring rapid, streamlined, automated and ethical deployment of LLMs to production. This blog post delves into the concepts of LLMOps and MLOps, explaining how and when to use each one.

6 Ways Marketers Are Using Generative AI: Is It Really Saving Time?

AI was the hot topic of 2023 and will continue to reign in 2024: ChatGPT first launched at the end of 2022 and became a massive hit in just a few months. Google released Bard shortly after, and then, new AI tools just kept popping up, prompting marketers to learn how to leverage them to become more efficient and productive.

Snowflake Improves Query Duration by 20% on Stable Workloads Since We Began Tracking the Snowflake Performance Index

Earlier this year at Snowflake Summit, we announced the public launch of the Snowflake Performance Index (SPI), an aggregate index for measuring real-world improvements in Snowflake performance experienced by customers over time. In this post, we provide our biannual update to showcase the latest improvements.