Integrate YugabyteDB with BigQuery using CDC and why you would want to.

Keboola, a self-service data operations platform, has raised USD $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by the private equity business of Viking Global Investors. Keboola’s mission is to connect and integrate all company data in one end-to-end Data Stack as a Service. This new approach to the Data Stack puts customers in full control of their data with a single platform. The significant funding builds on a USD $5 million Seed round closed in 2022.

Welcome back to Loadero’s monthly updates! As we didn’t have as much to share last month, this time we are coming to you with updates from the past two months. Before we get into product updates, we are very excited to announce that Loadero is now ISO certified and we have acquired ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security), and ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) certifications!

GenAI depends on data maturity, in which an organization demonstrates mastery over both integrating data – moving and transforming it – and governing its use.

Built with BigQuery, Live Ramp Safe Haven enables cross-channel marketing analytics to help customers execute media campaigns.

In recent years, governments across the globe have recognized the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and have embarked on initiatives to harness this technology to drive innovation and serve their citizens more effectively. These government-led efforts have had a profound impact on the development and adoption of AI solutions in the public sector, paving the way for a future where data-driven decision-making and automation are the norm.

Commercializing an AI-based product requires turning technology into a marketable product, navigating challenges from development to market entry. Appealing to enterprise buyers is crucial for sustainable, continuous growth, as their interest not only validates your product’s value but also lays the foundation for long-term success and scalability. More specifically, the larger the businesses of your potential customers are, the more of a monopoly your product likely has in the market.

As software testers, we are not just cogs in a machine, executing tests, writing reports, and meeting deadlines. We are professionals who can make a difference in the world. We can find purpose in our testing and use it as a guiding light through the challenges we face. Kristel Kruustük, the founder of Testlio, is living proof that finding a bigger sense of meaning and purpose can transform not only our work but also our lives.

Like peanut butter and jelly, ETL and data modeling are a winning combo. Data modeling can't exist without ETL, and ETL can't exist with data modeling. Not if you want to model data properly. Combining the two defines the rules for data transformations and preps data for big data analytics. In the age of big data, businesses can learn more than ever about their customers, identify new product opportunities, and so on.