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With Snowflake’s help, fitness wearable Whoop keeps its data in peak condition
If you are looking to stay fit, Whoop Inc. might have an answer in the form of a fitness tracker supported by artificial intelligence. Whoop is a wearable that collects biometric data, with a focus on cardiometabolic health. The screenless device uses personalized algorithms to derive insights from user data. Now, in partnership with Snowflake ...
The NFL tackles data infrastructure and AI deployment with NetApp
The National Football League, better known as the NFL, kicked off the summer by expanding its partnership with NetApp Inc. As a massive and increasingly global organization, the NFL has to manage large amounts of data, and that’s where NetApp’s intelligent data organization comes in clutch. “We throw big, massive events,” said Gary Brantley (pictured, ...
Index Engines leverages its roots in data to combat AI ransomware
When it comes to cyber resiliency, artificial intelligence can be both friend and foe. Index Engines Inc., a cyber resiliency firm that detects ransomware inside customer data, has adapted in response to the increasing number of AI cyber attacks. The danger to organizations’ data is more immediate than ever, according to George Biry (pictured), strategic ...
USA Today makes proprietary content available through Snowflake Marketplace
Artificial intelligence is accelerating change across newsrooms, and journalism is adapting. Publications such as USA Today have embraced new strategies for maintaining a profitable business. Gannett Co. Inc., USA Today’s parent company, recently joined Snowflake Marketplace, making its information accessible through the AI feature, Cortex Knowledge Extension. “The enterprises out there, they want relevant, factual ...
Affirm uses Snowflake Open Catalog to enhance FinTech services
The margin for error in financial technology is razor thin, a fact of which Affirm Inc. is well aware. That’s why the company has relied on Snowflake Inc.’s Open Catalog offering, alongside Apache Iceberg. The Iceberg format has already allowed Affirm to shorten its audit windows from months or weeks to minutes. “Iceberg is our backbone ...
Research shows open source fuels economic growth, AI innovation
Open source is shown to contribute $9 trillion in global value, according to new research from The Linux Foundation. That number combined an estimate of time saved by not having to develop software covered by open source and the profits reaped by companies using open source in production, according to Frank Nagle (pictured), advising chief ...
Why private cloud is AI’s next battleground, and Broadcom’s big advantage
Companies first coined the term “cloud computing” in 2006. Fast-forward nearly 20 years, and the private cloud is a hot commodity. Diane Bryant, currently an independent director at Broadcom, Celestial AI, Haemonetics and mmTron, has seen the evolution of a ground-breaking technology multiple times over the course of her long career, which included a 32-year ...
Tech Mahindra and Boomi take a holistic approach to system integration
Partnerships can make or break a tech company, but Boomi LP feels it’s struck gold — or rather, platinum — with Tech Mahindra Ltd. The consulting and system integration company entered Boomi World as a platinum partner, ready to highlight their joint efforts to layer agentic artificial intelligence on top of Boomi’s integration platform. “We, ...
Boomi releases new tools for automating the creation of data pipelines
Boomi LP’s 2024 acquisition of Rivery Technologies Ltd. has resulted in a suite of new offerings aimed at streamlining data integration and pipeline management. At Boomi World 2025, the company announced the launch of Boomi Data Integration — built on Rivery’s technology — and previewed its upcoming Data Connector Agent, set to debut next month. ...
Investors see potential for young founders to dominate AI
The startup scene around artificial intelligence is feeling the heat, and it’s investors who have to determine which companies are going to stand out from the pack. The winners of the AI race could be those who deeply understand the industry, but there is also the opportunity for young founders to bring a fresh approach, ...