For organizations considering or actively planning a move to SAP S/4HANA Finance, the opportunity to streamline processes, unlock real-time insights, and improve decision-making is massive. But getting there takes more than just technology. Success lies in the planning, the people, and the practical lessons learned by those who’ve already made the leap. We explored this […]
AI Makes Workers More Productive, PwC Finds
(fandijki/Shutterstock) If you’re wondering whether or not to invest in AI at your company, here’s a new data point to consider: The more money a company invests in AI, the higher the revenue growth per worker. That’s according to a new report from PwC, which analyzed close to a billion job ads and financial reports […]
Simplifying Healthcare Data and Claims Management: Introducing Databricks X12 EDI Ember
EDI and its role in the Healthcare Ecosystem Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a semi-structured data exchange method allowing healthcare organizations like Payers, Providers, etc., to seamlessly share vital transactional information electronically. Its standardized approach ensures accuracy and consistency across healthcare operations. EDI transactions used for various healthcare operations include: Claims submissions, Remittance, and Benefit […]
Amazon OpenSearch Service and Firehose: Rolling over indices automatically
Optimizing OpenSearch clusters with time-series data means optimizing the shard size and count. When ingesting data using AWS Data Firehose, this can be achieved using Rollover Indices. Read on for a guide on how to set this up. When deciding how to organize data into indices in OpenSearch, the first consideration is what kind of […]
Benefits of Using a Development Platform in the Cloud for Businesses
Cloud-based development platforms have transformed the way businesses create and deploy software applications, offering unparalleled advantages in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. Companies across sectors are shifting away from traditional local server setups to embrace the efficiency and flexibility of cloud environments. Accelerated development cycles Modern businesses face intense pressure to deliver software solutions quickly while […]
Building serverless event streaming applications with Amazon MSK and AWS Lambda
As organizations build modern applications with event-driven architectures (EDA), they often seek solutions that minimize infrastructure management overhead while maximizing developer productivity. Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) and AWS Lambda together provide a serverless, scalable, and cost-efficient platform for real-time event-driven processing. In this post, we describe how you can simplify your […]
HPE Unveils AI Factory Solutions with Blackwell Infrastructure
At HPE’s big Discover event here in Las Vegas today, the company rolled out a series of news, including a high-end AI factory solution built with NVIDIA GPUs and networking targeting the exploding AI-at-scale market. The announcements are an expansion of its NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio, a core component of which is HPE […]
I found a high-quality pocket multitool for less than $30 that isn’t a joke
ZDNET’s key takeaways A premium quality pocket tool with a good selection of tools for under $30. All the tools are nice and sharp when new, and retain their sharpness even after extended use. Because this is a pocket tool, don’t expect pliers or a lifetime warranty. more buying choices I’ve been a big fan […]
Pacific Phoenixes 2025: A Journey of Transformation and Community
Pacific Phoenixes 2025: A Journey of Transformation and Community On May 16th 2025, we celebrated the conclusion of the Pacific Phoenixes 2025 returnship program—a 10-week journey that transformed 25 professionals re-entering or pivoting into the data field into a thriving community of future data leaders. Program Impact by the Numbers 805,793 XP points accumulated on […]
What the Rise of AI Web Scrapers Means for Data Teams
Since we took over Smart Data Collective, we’ve made it a priority to focus on how artificial intelligence influences the practical side of data mining. You often hear about machine learning in broad strokes, but we aim to look at how these tools handle the messy reality of raw data. You can’t overstate the damage […]