The hottest Data Storage Substack posts right now

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Semantic Stream

davidj.substack • 23 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Querying Data Storage
  1. Consider how to use a semantic layer with streaming data to enhance efficiency and data processing.
  2. Streaming data warehouses handle storage differently than batch data warehouses, keeping fresh data in-memory and reducing compute cost.
  3. The semantic layer abstracts entities, attributes, and metrics, aiding in managing and optimizing queries on streaming data.

A Guide to Optimising your Spark Application Performance (Part 2)

SwirlAI Newsletter • 314 implied HN points • 06 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Programming Big Data Optimization Data Storage
  1. Choose the right file format for your data storage in Spark like Parquet or ORC for OLAP use cases.
  2. Understand and utilize encoding techniques like Run Length Encoding and Dictionary Encoding in Parquet for efficient data storage.
  3. Optimize Spark Executor Memory allocation and maximize the number of executors for improved application performance.

SAI Notes #07: What is a Vector Database?

SwirlAI Newsletter • 412 implied HN points • 18 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Data Engineering Machine Learning Big Data Database Management Data Storage
  1. Vector Databases are essential for working with Vector Embeddings in Machine Learning applications.
  2. Partitioning and Bucketing are important concepts in Spark for efficient data storage and processing.
  3. Vector Databases have various real-life applications, from natural language processing to recommendation systems.
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SAI #26: Partitioning and Bucketing in Spark (Part 1)

SwirlAI Newsletter • 373 implied HN points • 15 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Data Engineering Big Data Performance optimization Data Storage Data processing
  1. Partitioning and bucketing are two key data distribution techniques in Spark.
  2. Partitioning helps improve performance by allowing skipping reading the entire dataset when only a part is needed.
  3. Bucketing is beneficial for collocating data and avoiding shuffling in operations like joins and groupBys.

The CHAT Stack, GPT-4, And The Near-Term Future Of Software

jonstokes.com • 237 implied HN points • 15 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Software Development Machine Learning Data Storage API
  1. Developers will build apps on top of ChatGPT and similar models to create interactive and knowledgeable AI assistants
  2. The CHAT stack approach involves Context, History, API, and Token window, enabling how software applications will operate in the near future
  3. GPT-4 introduces an enlarged token window, improved control surfaces, and better ability to follow human instructions

Altcoin Report - April 2023

Crypto is Easy • 216 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🔮 Crypto Data Storage
  1. Distributed data storage platforms offer ownership of data and infrastructure without the usual trade-offs.
  2. These platforms allow users to monetize their unused storage capacity and services, creating opportunities for cost savings and potential profits.
  3. The emergence of tokenized solutions like Filecoin, Arweave, STORJ, and Sia showcases a shift towards decentralized data storage networks in Web 3.0.

Issue #84

Infra Weekly Newsletter • 4 implied HN points • 11 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Data Storage Cloud Security Programming Networking Development Tools
  1. EchoVault is a distributed data store using the RAFT consensus protocol and Go, providing various data structures.
  2. Microsoft's AI Team's exposure of 38TB data raises concerns on cloud security, emphasizing the need for stronger preventive measures.
  3. In the tech world, learning about RISC-V's importance to Java and tools like bpftop for optimizing eBPF performance can enhance your knowledge and skills.

Data Pipelines - Streams to Parquet

Bytewax • 19 implied HN points • 19 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Data Pipelines Stream Processing Data Storage Data processing
  1. One common use case for stream processing is transforming data into a format for different systems or needs.
  2. Bytewax is a Python stream processing framework that allows real-time data processing and customization.
  3. Bytewax enables creating custom connectors for data sources and sinks, making it versatile for various data processing tasks.

Why You’re Missing The Point Of Analytics

Three Data Point Thursday • 19 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Data Analytics Data Management Data products Data Storage
  1. Analytics and Business Intelligence are about turning data into actionable insights, not just analyzing historical data.
  2. Separating data into 'hot' and 'cold' categories can lead to cost savings and less complexity in data management.
  3. Be cautious of the term 'data product' as it can have different meanings to different people, and ensure clarity in hiring, marketing, and tool usage.

Data in Rust

Cybernetic Forests • 19 implied HN points • 11 Apr 21
🕹 Technology Data Storage Art Music Programming Computing
  1. Tape was the first data storage medium, made of iron oxide with data inscribed by magnets, and tape art and music have explored its possibilities.
  2. Music on tape has influenced data on tape, with notable examples like Brian Eno and Delia Darbyshire using tape as a creative tool.
  3. Art, like music experimentation, serves as a space for safe exploration and where things can break, contributing to science and knowledge without being driven solely by profit or power.

Meta Introduces New AI Features Across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp

pocoai • 0 implied HN points • 07 Dec 23
🕹 Technology AI Data Storage Startups Cloud Computing Language Models
  1. Meta introduced over 20 new AI features across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, enhancing user experiences.
  2. Google unveiled Gemini AI in three sizes - Nano, Pro, and Ultra, catering to various information types like text, code, audio, images, and video.
  3. Vast Data raised $118 million for its data storage platform tailored for AI workloads, aiming to expand its business reach globally.