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[Databricks in PR Newswire] Hydrolix Spark Connector unleashes full power of Databricks by enabling split-second queries of full-fidelity event data

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hydrolix, the company transforming the economics of log data with its streaming data lake platform, has shipped a new Apache Spark connector. This connector enables Databricks users to apply the analytical power of Databricks to the entire scope of their event data rather than data sets limited by sampling, aggregation and shorter retention windows, tactics typically used to control data storage costs. Now, Databricks users can economically store full-fidelity event data, such as logs, in Hydrolix and rapidly extract information from both real-time and historical data, thereby gaining valuable new business insights. Read...

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[Databricks in PR Newswire] Databricks acquires BladeBridge Technology and talent to accelerate data warehouse migrations

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced that it has welcomed the team behind BladeBridge, a leading provider of AI-powered enterprise data warehouse migration solutions, to Databricks. Together, Databricks and BladeBridge will help organizations streamline the code assessment and conversion process vital to data warehouse migrations to Databricks SQL from Snowflake, Teradata and other sources with a proven, LLM-driven approach. Ultimately, this enhanced migration process will help customers quickly and seamlessly transition to the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Read...

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[BioLumic in CropLife] How BioLumic’s UV light technology unlocks seed traits and boosts yields

Seeds, like just about every other aspect of the ag industry, have been undergoing technological advances designed to deliver greater yields and better return on investment. And while much of the focus for ag technology has focused on addressing issues outside of the plant, BioLumic, a New Zealand-based company, is working to flip that focus to the inside of the plant. Read more...

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[Stellar Cyber in BusinessWire] Stellar Cyber’s Jim O’Hara and Andrew Homer named to 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs List

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stellar Cyber Chief Revenue Officer Jim O’Hara and VP of Strategic Alliances Andrew Homer both have been named to the prestigious 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs list. CRN produces the Channel Chiefs list to showcase the top leaders throughout the IT channel ecosystem who work tirelessly with their partners and customers to ensure mutual success. The list recognizes IT vendor and distribution executives who drive strategy and set the channel agenda for their companies and the industry. Read more...

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