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Asynchronous Events | Microservices 101

Asynchronous events are a communication pattern that is used to build robust and scalable systems. These events are often pushed through a messaging platform such as Apache Kafka. Among their benefits are the ability to optimize resource usage, more flexibility for scaling, and new ways to recover from failure without losing data.

7 Top Google Ads ETL Tools for 2024

Regardless of what products or services your business brings to market, the modern shopper isn't likely to buy if your organization avoids online advertising that increases brand exposure. Google Ads is a popular digital advertising management tool that integrates seamlessly with the user experience customers already have on the internet while simultaneously giving business owners the agency to manage and measure the success of individual ads, advertising campaigns, different digital formats, and more.

27 Best Free Human Annotated Datasets for Machine Learning

Successfully training AI and ML models relies not only on large quantities of data, but also on the quality of their annotations. Data annotation accuracy directly impacts the accuracy of a model and the reliability of its predictions. This is where human-annotated datasets come into play. Human-annotated datasets offer a level of precision, nuance, and contextual understanding that automated methods struggle to match.

Snowflake's AWS re:Invent Highlights for Fast-Tracking ML, Gen AI and Application Innovations

We had a jam-packed week alongside more than 60,000 attendees at Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, one of the largest hands-on conferences in the cloud computing industry. Engaging with partners and customers — and showcasing what’s new on the Snowflake product front — made for a dynamic time in Las Vegas. Here are highlights from the collaborations, integrations and product enhancements that we were proud to dig in to throughout the week.

7 Big Data Security Changes You Need to Know in 2024

Data security will remain one of the biggest concerns for businesses this year. According to IBM, the average data breach in 2023 cost 4.45 million - and 82% of that involved data stored in the cloud. Damages from cybercrime, including the cost of data recovery, could total $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, causing more business owners to review their data security protocols. Which specific changes should you implement in the next 12 months?

Introducing Data Portal in Stream Governance

Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Data Portal on Confluent Cloud. Data Portal is built on top of Stream Governance, the industry’s only fully managed data governance suite for Apache Kafka® and data streaming. The developer-friendly, self-service UI provides an easy and curated way to find, understand, and enrich all of your data streams, enabling users across your organization to build and launch streaming applications faster.