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The recent announcement by Oracle to change its pricing plan for Java, from being based on the number of employees using the software to the total number of employees in a company, has caused a stir among customers. Some see it as a fair and transparent agreement while others see it as a revenue grab by a company that has a reputation for being an unfavorable software organization. On one hand, customers who support the new pricing plan argue that it is a fair and transparent agreement because it takes into account the size of the company. This means that larger companies will pay more for the software, which seems reasonable as they are likely to be using it more and generating more revenue as a result. Additionally, customers also see this as a way for Oracle to keep up with the changing business landscape, as many companies are now working remotely and relying on digital tools more than ever bef...

Synthetic data is data that is artificially generated rather than collected from real-world sources. It can be used to supplement or replace real-world data in a variety of data science tasks, such as training machine learning models, creating test sets, and simulating scenarios for experimentation. Because synthetic data can be generated in large quantities, it can help overcome data scarcity and bias problems that can arise when working with real-world data. Additionally, synthetic data can be generated to have specific characteristics, such as certain labels or features, which can be useful for training models on rare or hard-to-collect data. Overall, using synthetic data can help to improve the performance, generalization, and robustness of data science models, making it a competitive tool for advancing data science endeavors. When Real World Data Falls Short: How Synthetic Data Trains Better ML...

Who doesn't love a good bourbon? As your sipping your favorite concoction take a moment to review and respect the distilling process and the many variables that are involved in the overall process from a technology-infused business perspective.  Imagine trying to buy gifts for your children 10 years from now with no knowledge of what their passions are and where they get their energy from, that same dilemma is an average day for the life of a distillery. Distilleries face significant challenges when attempting to predict demand for a product that takes 10 years to age before it can be sold. These challenges stem from the long lead time, fluctuating consumer preferences, and uncertainty in the market. The first challenge is the long lead time between production and sale. A distillery must make predictions about consumer demand 10 years into the future, a difficult task given that consumer p...

Gartner, a leading research and advisory company, recently predicted that by 2025, 95% of workloads will be running in cloud-native platforms. This shift towards cloud computing is driven by the many benefits it claims to offer, including increased scalability, agility, and cost-effectiveness. However, it is important to note that there are also some less-than-desirable aspects of cloud computing for corporate enterprises that must be taken into consideration. These include a lack of visibility into telemetry and diagnostics, challenging billing transparency, the cost of performance, vendor lock-in, the skills gap, and the ever so mysterious data egress costs. As organizations move towards cloud-native platforms, it is essential that they are fully informed of the potential challenges and trade-offs involved, and that they make informed decisions based on their unique needs and requirements. The Telemetry and Diagn...