AtScale Launches Public Leaderboard for Evaluating Text-to-SQL Solutions

As the demand for natural language data queries continues to grow, so does the need for a standardized way to evaluate Text-to-SQL (T2SQL) solutions. Despite rapid advancements in T2SQL technologies, the industry has struggled with inconsistent benchmarks. This lack of uniform standards has made it challenging for stakeholders to accurately assess and compare solution performance….

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Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of November 8; Updates from Databricks, Impetus, MicroStrategy & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of November 8, 2024. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant analytics and data science news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines…

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Serverless computing’s second act

Serverless computing has had a tumultuous journey characterized by early excitement, skepticism, and challenges that some—including yours truly—believed might spell its end. However, this technology is now experiencing somewhat of a resurgence, or perhaps it is more of a forced renaissance. In other words, change or die. Perhaps it can accomplish both. Let’s back up…

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Java app security would get a boost through quantum resistance

Java application security would be enhanced through a couple of proposals to resist quantum computing attacks, one plan involving digital signatures and the other key encapsulation. The two proposals reside in the OpenJDK JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal) index. One proposal, titled “Quantum-Resistant Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Algorithm,” calls for enhancing the security of Java applications by…

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IBM: APIs getting AI boost

IBM sees a confluence of artificial intelligence and APIs, with AI powering APIs in a way that improves the productivity of API teams. AI is augmenting skills that API teams may just be starting to learn, said Rashmi Kaushik, director of product management for the integration portfolio at IBM, during a presentation at the API…

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.NET vector data abstractions library now available in preview

Microsoft has introduced its Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData.Abstractions library, now in preview. The library provides abstractions to help integrate vector stores into .NET applications and libraries. The vector data abstractions library, introduced October 29, provides library authors and developers with the ability to perform create-read-update-delete (CRUD) operations and use vector and text search on vector stores. Vector databases…

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‘Package confusion’ attack against NPM used to trick developers into downloading malware

Application testing company Checkmarx has warned developers to be on the lookout for malicious NPM packages, after discovering a new attack that employs typosquatting to impersonate two popular packages. Part of a much larger campaign against NPM, in a new twist, the malicious package eschews traditional command & control (C2) by using the Ethereum blockchain…

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12 Java Enhancement Proposals changing Java

Java’s internal systems and syntax are constantly evolving, and these changes happen primarily through the Java Community Process (JCP) and Java Enhancement Proposals (JEPs). Together, the JCP and JEPs define the path by which new features can be described, designed, and—hopefully—introduced into the JVM. They keep the Java language and platform dynamic and the community…

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