Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 07, 2024

In this week's blog: a whirlwind tour of Generative AI and Streaming Data Mesh innovations, from the depths of LLMs with llama.cpp to the pioneering Functionary model. Discover the transformative power of GraphRAG and SORA, and join me at the Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2024 for an exciting session on Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, February 18, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 06, 2024

This week: James Serra's guide to data architectures, Microsoft's AI Controller Interface for LLMs, and Neil Avery's insights on Data Mesh with Kafka.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, February 11, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 05, 2024

In this this week's blog I explore Azure Data Explorer and how it fared in the One Billion Row Challenge, the innovative integration of AutoGen with OpenAI, and a groundbreaking GenAI demo that's transforming sales strategies. From vector databases to smart load balancing, discover the latest tech breakthroughs before I jet off to London for the iGaming ICE conference!

Posted by nielsb on Saturday, February 3, 2024

One Billion Row Challenge & Azure Data Explorer

Gunnar Morling initiated the One Billion Row Challenge on his blog, aiming to load and aggregate one billion rows of temperature data using Java. In this blog post, I show how I did the challenge using Azure Data Explorer. It was not without challenges (pun intended), but I got there in the end.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 28, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 04, 2024

Dive into this week's blog for a tech-packed journey, exploring everything from innovative text-to-speech integrations to the collaborative genius of AI with CrewAI, and the architectural marvels of Azure OpenAI for chat applications. Plus, discover how Confluent's self-use of its platform is revolutionizing real-time alerting.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 28, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 03, 2024

Dive into this week's blog for groundbreaking tech insights! Discover Dean Martin's CodeInterpreterThoughts for Python-C# integration. Explore the revolutionary AI framework CrewAI, and get a glimpse of AlphaCodium's innovative approach to code generation. Finally, learn about Pinecone Serverless, a vector database architecture that's transforming GenAI applications.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 21, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 02, 2024

Dive into this week's blog for exploration of advancements in Generative AI and Streaming Technologies. Discover how Ray Autoscaling's integration with Databricks revolutionizes AI workload scalability, and how Confluent Cloud's Kora engine is redefining streaming speeds, outperforming Apache Kafka.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 14, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Xmas, New Year 2023, Week 1 2024

Dive into this week's tech insights, exploring the art of perfect tutorials, database innovations, and generative AI's potential. Discover transformative collaborations in real-time ML solutions.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 7, 2024

Unlocking Azure AI Studio: My Journey to Overcoming Subscription Snags

Dive into my journey with Azure AI Studio, where a baffling subscription issue meets its match. Discover the simple yet pivotal twist that unlocked my AI project potential in Azure's intricate ecosystem.

Posted by nielsb on Saturday, December 30, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 51, 2023

This week: dive into advanced RAG techniques, explore Microsoft's GPT-RAG, and discover the power of Kafka in Two-Phase Commit protocols. As we gear up for the festive season, join me in exploring cutting-edge AI applications and stream processing wonders.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, December 24, 2023

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Technology musings about coding and data. Some topics: .NET, SQL Server, AI/ML, Big Data, Streaming, Kafka, Azure Data Explorer, and a lot more.