Snowpark is the set of libraries and runtimes that enables data engineers, data scientists and developers to build data engineering pipelines, ML workflows, and data applications in Python, Java, and Scala. Functions or procedures written by users in these languages are executed inside of Snowpark’s secure sandbox environment, which runs on the warehouse.

Is Windows your favorite development environment? Do you want to run Apache Kafka® on Windows? Thanks to the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), now you can, and with fewer tears than in the past. Windows still isn’t the recommended platform for running Kafka with production workloads, but for trying out Kafka, it works just fine. Let’s take a look at how it’s done.

Product analytics traditionally hinged on examining user interactions to extract actionable insights. The integration of machine learning (ML) has elevated this process, enriching our understanding and our ability to predict future trends. Let's unfold how ML integrates into product analytics and the transformative advantages it introduces. ‍

With the emergence of new creative AI algorithms like large language models (LLM) fromOpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, Meta’s LLaMa, and Bloomberg’s BloombergGPT—awareness, interest and adoption of AI use cases across industries is at an all time high. But in highly regulated industries where these technologies may be prohibited, the focus is less on off the shelf generative AI, and more on the relationship between their data and how AI can transform their business.

Various factors can impede an organization's ability to leverage Confluent Cloud, ranging from data locality considerations to stringent internal prerequisites. For instance, specific mandates might dictate that data be confined within a customer's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), or necessitate operation within an air-gapped VPC. However, a silver lining exists even in such circumstances, as viable alternatives remain available to address these specific scenarios.

At Cloudera, we’re known for making innovative technological solutions that drive change and impact the world. Our mission is to make data and analytics easy and accessible to everyone. And that doesn’t end with our customer base. We also aim to provide equitable access to career opportunities within data and analytics to the workforce of tomorrow.

Learn the crucial role of data governance and security in database replication.