Google Cloud is adding capabilities driven by its proprietary large language model, Gemini to its database offerings, which include Bigtable, Spanner, Memorystore for Redis, Firestore, CloudSQL for MySQL, and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, the company announced at its annual Next conference.The Gemini-driven capabilities, which are currently in public preview, include SQL generation, and AI assistance in … [Read more...]
Build or buy: Is it really even a choice?
Charlie, a senior architect at a medium-sized software development organization, sat at his desk going over the specifications for the latest development project at his company. As he was taking a high-level look at how to break down the work for the first phase of the project, Janice, a hard-charging, early-career developer walked into his office.Janice doesn’t hesitate. “Hey—I see that our new … [Read more...]
Choosing the right GPU for AI, machine learning, and more
Chip manufacturers are producing a steady stream of new GPUs. While they bring new benefits to many different use cases, the number of GPU models available from each manufacturer can overwhelm developers working with machine learning workloads. To decide which GPU is right for your organization, a business and its developers must consider the costs of buying or renting the GPU to support the type … [Read more...]
ESG tools for cloud computing can be a distraction
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have gained significant traction recently. Giving yourself a ranking to prove your worth as a good citizen of the planet seems like a great idea.These tools are worth looking at, but the reality is they may be reporting a false positive. They don’t look at the total inefficiencies of the overall cloud architecture, only at specific tactical … [Read more...]
Parasoft unveils safety testing tool for C and C++ apps
Parasoft has launched a tool to enhance safety testing for C and C++ applications. The tool comes at a time when the two venerable programming languages have come under fire over safety concerns.Announced April 8, the C/C++test CT (Continous Testing) tool is intended to empower large developer teams to build reliable and dependable embedded systems. It provides a comprehensive solution for large … [Read more...]
PHP sinks in Tiobe language popularity index
PHP, long a popular server-side scripting language for web development, has dropped to its lowest position ever in the monthly Tiobe index of programming language popularity, ranking 17th in the April 2024 edition of the index.When the Tiobe index started in 2001, PHP was about to become the standard language for building websites, said Paul Jansen, CEO of software quality services vendor Tiobe. … [Read more...]
How to test large language models
There’s significant buzz and excitement around using AI copilots to reduce manual work, improving software developer productivity with code generators, and innovating with generative AI. The business opportunities are driving many development teams to build knowledge bases with vector databases and embed large language models (LLMs) into their applications.Some general use cases for building … [Read more...]
How to talk to machines: 10 secrets of prompt engineering
Just a few years ago, a prompt was something English teachers used for homework assignments, which filled up weekends and kept students inside on sunny days. Now it seems we’re all teachers, tasked with distributing perfect prompts that direct large language models to do our bidding. These prompts are also endowed with the power to ruin weekends, but it’s not the machines that are suffering.The … [Read more...]
Progress in AI requires thinking beyond LLMs
We need to have a frank conversation about large language models (LLMs). At their core, LLMs are nothing more than sophisticated memorization machines, capable of reasonable-sounding statements, but unable to understand fundamental truth. Importantly and despite the fervent hopes of many, they are far from delivering or even prefiguring artificial general intelligence (AGI). The hype surrounding … [Read more...]
Rapid B2B integrations with Ballerina and Choreo
Many business processes involve communicating with external parties such as suppliers, logistics providers, insurance providers, and government institutions. Unlike internal communications, these inter-organizational communications usually have to follow various regulations and standards, and could introduce delays if one party doesn’t comply. Therefore, effective business-to-business (B2B) … [Read more...]
Eclipse joins with industry groups to secure open source
The Eclipse Foundation announced that it is partnering with the Apache Software Foundation and other open source foundations to establish common specifications for secure software development based on existing open source best practices.In an April 2 blog post, Eclipse said that the goal of the initiative was to meet the challenges of cybersecurity in the open source ecosystem and demonstrate … [Read more...]
Microsoft’s Azure AI Search updated with increased storage, vector index size
Microsoft has updated its Azure AI Search service to increase storage capacity and vector index size at no additional cost, a move it said will make it more economical for enterprises to run generative AI-based applications.Formerly known as Azure Cognitive Search, the Azure AI Search service connects external data stores containing un-indexed data with an application that sends queries or … [Read more...]
Cohere launches new Command R+ LLM on Azure first
Cohere has unveiled its latest large language model (LLM), Command R+, which is engineered to enhance enterprise workflows and applications. The company said the new model is its most advanced and scalable LLM yet. Building on the foundations of the earlier Command R model, Command R+ boosts performance for various enterprise tasks, including data categorization and workflow automation, the … [Read more...]
Speed up searches using SearchValues in .NET
With the release of .NET 8, Microsoft introduced a plethora of new features and enhancements in the .NET Core and ASP.NET Core frameworks. One such feature is the SearchValues class, which marks a significant step forward in efficiently fetching data from data sets.SearchValues is a new type introduced in .NET 8 designed to improve application performance. By using optimization techniques like … [Read more...]
AI advancements are fueling cloud infrastructure spending
The latest data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker paints a compelling picture of growth in cloud infrastructure sales on demand. The fourth quarter of 2023 saw an 18.5% year-over-year increase in spending on compute and storage infrastructure for cloud deployments. It is a significant shift in the technological landscape, where AI is now front and center in the … [Read more...]
Visual Studio Code finalizes test coverage API
Microsoft has unveiled Visual Studio Code 1.88, also known as the March 2024 release of the company’s popular code editor. The update brings capabilities such as a test coverage API, custom editor labels, and locked scrolling.Introduced on April 4, Visual Studio Code 1.88 can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or Mac from the project website.In this release, Microsoft has finalized its Test … [Read more...]
JetBrains IDEs add AI-powered code autocompletion
JetBrains is add full-line code autocompletion to its family of IDEs (integrated development environments), powered by locally run AI models. Full line code complеtion is available for Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, PHP, Go, and Ruby with the 2024.1 versions of the respective IDEs.The April 4 launch provides the company’s IDEs with a seamless, full-line code completion … [Read more...]
DataStax acquires Langflow creator Logspace to aid gen AI app development
Database and related services provider DataStax is acquiring Logspace, creator of the open source package Langflow, for an undisclosed sum, in order to help developers build generative AI applications faster, it said Thursday.Langflow is an open-source, web-based no-code graphical user interface (GUI) that allows developers to visually prototype LangChain flows and iterate them to develop … [Read more...]
How to build a developer-first company
At my company, Descope, we are building a customer authentication and identity management product, meaning the end user and the developer are two sides of the same coin. Providing a great developer experience—by enabling our customers to easily add auth flows and user management to their apps—leads to a great end-user experience as the customer’s customers seamlessly and securely log in.This kind … [Read more...]
Using Neo4J’s graph database for AI in Azure
Once you get past the chatbot hype, it’s clear that generative AI is a useful tool, providing a way of navigating applications and services using natural language. By tying our large language models (LLMs) to specific data sources, we can avoid the risks that come with using nothing but training data.While it is possible to fine-tune an LLM on specific data, that can be expensive and … [Read more...]
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