Charles Garry

With Compliance, Knowing Is Better Than Guessing

I was walking around the vendor showcase floor at a recent conference and was amazed at the number of vendors pushing compliance-related themes. Thats not all that surprising I...

Beware of Analysts Bearing Surveys

We all love a good survey. I especially like those little survey factoids they have in USA Today that provide useful information like how many gallons of water got...

ILM Initiatives Shouldnt Repeat Sins of the Past

I have never been a big fan of ILM (information lifecycle management)—the term, not the concept. This is mostly because the concept is so broad but the term itself...

Oracle Cant Stifle Open-Source Databases

Oracle is out to stop the open-source movement. Specifically Oracle, is out to kill MySQL. This seems to be the mindset of the unseen, Slashdot-posting, no doubt Birkenstock-wearing group...

IBM Needs to Act Boldly in Database Field

So IBM finally showed some signs of life in the distributed space when it offered DB2 Express-C as a free download. As I noted in a previous column, IBM desperately...

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What Is a Large Language Model?

A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence model that has been trained through deep learning algorithms to recognize, generate, translate,...

SoftBank and NVIDIA to Bring Generative AI to Telcos

NVIDIA and Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank have partnered to create a platform for generative artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G/6G applications based on NVIDIA’s GH200...

ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair on Generative AI and Data Analytics

I spoke with Sudheesh Nair, CEO of ThoughtSpot, about how generative AI is changing the data analytics market. Among the topics we discussed:  We’ve seen...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finance

Artificial intelligence, in its many forms, could greatly benefit the finance industry. However, there are some hurdles financial institutions will need to jump first.

Generative AI: Enterprise Use Cases

Generative AI, a type of AI that is trained to generate original content, is growing in both its consumer and business use cases. Particularly...