Navigating Data Governance with Unity Catalog: Infinitive’s Comprehensive Guide for Modern Enterprises
Summary As enterprises grow more data-driven, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) play a critical role in ensuring that information is appropriately managed, secured, and leveraged for innovation. Today’s CIOs oversee increasingly complex data environments, balancing security, regulatory compliance, and the drive to harness advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for competitive advantage. Below, we explore the […]
Addressing CIO’s Top Data Challenges with Infinitive and Databricks
Summary As enterprises grow more data-driven, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) play a critical role in ensuring that information is appropriately managed, secured, and leveraged for innovation. Today’s CIOs oversee increasingly complex data environments, balancing security, regulatory compliance, and the drive to harness advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for competitive advantage. Below, we explore the […]
3 Use Cases for Databricks with Commercial Real Estate
AI’s Looming Threat to American Jobs Productivity up, employment down? Artificial intelligence is often praised for boosting productivity, but many business leaders and analysts warn it could significantly reduce employment in the coming years. In the United States, early signs already show AI-driven automation replacing workers or slowing hiring. While AI will create some new […]
The Looming Impact of AI on U.S. Jobs
AI’s Looming Threat to American Jobs Productivity up, employment down? Artificial intelligence is often praised for boosting productivity, but many business leaders and analysts warn it could significantly reduce employment in the coming years. In the United States, early signs already show AI-driven automation replacing workers or slowing hiring. While AI will create some new […]
Building and Deploying a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Application
Summary AI is taking the business world by storm, and companies of all sizes are finding themselves in a sink-or-swim position amidst the flood of automation. Business owners are asking themselves a whirlwind of questions such as: “What is AI?” “How do we use it?” and, most importantly “How do we build AI-driven solutions?” Infinitive, […]
Secure Data Sharing in a Privacy-First World
Introduction In today’s data-driven economy, companies often need to share information with partners or collaborators to unlock insights. But this must be balanced with strict data privacy regulations – from GDPR and CCPA for consumer data to HIPAA for health information – that impose safeguards on personal data. The challenge is how organizations can collaborate […]
AI vs SaaS: The Battle is On
Introduction Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, recently described his bold vision for the future of business applications in a world dominated by AI. Rather than relying on separate SaaS applications for each business function, Nadella sees integrated platforms driven by AI that handle everything from user interactions and data integration to reporting and analytics. The result, […]
The Failed Promise of Large Language Models
Once upon a time Major trends in technology rarely have a clear date of birth. The internet is a classic example. From the “Intergalactic Computer Network” imagined in the early 1960s to packet switching to ARPANET in 1969 to email in 1971 to the worldwide web and the Mosaic browser – the modern internet developed […]
The Infinitive Metadata-driven Framework for Generating Data Pipelines in Databricks
Introduction As a Databricks partner, Infinitive empowers clients to unlock value from data dispersed across various systems. Implementation of these strategies typically involves building data pipelines. Data pipelines automate the collection and processing of data, reduce manual errors and ensure high quality data, so that business decisions can be made with confidence. Infinitive has streamlined […]
Databricks vs. Snowflake vs. Microsoft Fabric: Choosing the Best Platform for Modern Data and AI Workflows
Introduction With the rapid evolution of data management and AI technologies, choosing the right platform is more critical than ever. At Infinitive, we hear from our customers often about their challenges related to data and confusion over which data platform will meet their needs. They often face a choice between powerful tools like Databricks, Snowflake, […]
