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We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.8.0. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent features. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 3.8.0 from any version 0.8.x through 3.7.x section in the documentation for the list of notable changes and detailed upgrade steps. In a previous release, 3.6, Tiered Storage was released as early access feature.

Modern data platforms enable enterprises to extract valuable business insights from data, sourced from various origins. Data engineers, data scientists, and other data practitioners utilize both data streaming and batch processing frameworks as a means to provide these insights. While batch processes work on historical data, stream processing extracts insights in real time, enabling businesses to react faster with respect to changing events.

Cloudera’s data-in-motion architecture is a comprehensive set of scalable, modular, re-composable capabilities that help organizations deliver smart automation and real-time data products with maximum efficiency while remaining agile to meet changing business needs. In this blog, we will examine the “why” behind streaming data and review some high-level guidelines for how organizations should build their data-in-motion architecture of the future.

With BigQuery and data utilization including AI/ML, Japanese cosmetics brand Shiseido cut processing times 90% and saw 80% cost savings.

Ensuring data integrity is crucial for accurate decision-making and regulatory compliance. Poor data quality costs businesses an average of $15 million annually. This highlights the need for robust analytics testing. This article explores the importance of analytics testing. It discusses key use cases and common challenges. Strategies to improve analytics testing processes will be provided. These will help maintain data integrity without expanding the in-house QA team.

Offering remote working options to employees allows them to work globally and achieve a better work-life balance. For companies, this means tapping into the global talent pool and finding top candidates. Thus, hybrid workplaces, which combine office and remote work, are becoming increasingly popular. However, managing such environments comes with unique challenges. Leaders must use innovative approaches to maintain team cohesion, support well-being, and leverage technology for optimal productivity.

Snowflake Cortex Search, a fully managed search service for documents and other unstructured data, is now in public preview. With Cortex Search, organizations can effortlessly deploy retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications with Snowflake, powering use cases like customer service, financial research and sales chatbots.