Brandon Germer

These data science podcasts are fantastic, keep up the good work Bill Franks! In this episode my friend & TAG Data Governance Society Board Member Nathan Ghadirifard provides perspectives on healthcare analytics. #KSU📚 #GoOwls🦉#AI🧨 #VicianaData🔥

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This was SO fun! I loved brushing elbows with other practitioners, learning about awesome generative use cases, and seeing how Databricks is making it easy and governable all on one platform! #data #databricks #genAI #dataintelligence

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A year ago at CDOIQ Symposium in Boston, I gave a presentation on the impact of data centers on the carbon footprint. I outlined ways that organizations can simplify their data assets by reviewing their data lifecycle management activities. This topic came from a 2022 article on the analysis of the carbon footprint of the airline industry and data centers. By highlighting the fundamentals of data management, organizations can develop a plan to delete and reduce their duplicate data. Unfortunately with the increased technical infrastructure of AI, its not surprising that Google has released their 2024 environmental report which shows an increase in carbon emissions despite their goal to go carbon free by 2030. All technology companies should release their reports and share their plans for continuing their mission for saving the planet. It will be interesting to see the balance between AI development and ESG responsibility for tech companies. #data #ESG #datagovernance #AI #AIEthics #AIgovernance #ethics https://lnkd.in/eYdHbKZG

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🚫🐍 How do you hurt your own open-source focused company? Learn from Anaconda, Inc.! The TLDR is that they now demand $600/user/year from ALL ENTITIES with 200 employees; migrate ASAP to MAMBA which is a drop-in replacement, and remove default channels because they demand money for usage of those too. Non-profit, research, hospitals, universities are all in violation of Anaconda new license. Read more in the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/ggBJHzK2 😱 I have unfortunately direct knowledge of large research groups and organizations executing mass migrations OUT of conda & miniconda; some recommend MAMBA, some recommend MINIFORGE. 🔥 The TRUST IS SHATTERED: even if Anaconda were to do a complete 180 now, they proved already to be too erratic of a company to be even remotely considered for ANY current or future projects. Mamba and Micromamba are the new DEFAULT. 🤷‍♂️ This is particularly painful to see for me personally because: 1️⃣ We maintain PathML among other things, which is currently using miniconda <= PathML has almost 40,000 downloads today and we are now planning the largest release to-date, v3, entirely *without* miniconda. I am a supporter of open-source and this bait & switch rubbed us the wrong way for sure. 2️⃣ I have personally used anaconda and recommended it to so many people. Now receiving & sending these mass "Please uninstall and replace" emails makes me realize how precarious anaconda position has become. 3️⃣ I liked their products very much. As recently as 2 weeks ago I had recommended another Anaconda product to a colleague who was about to teach a class to hundreds of students. I told them already to pick something else because teaching anaconda means teaching a tool students will not have access to when they join the workforce. And we do not teach bad habits. 🫥 Heads-up to Hugging Face 🤗 and all other companies who do & support open-source: don't do the bait & switch. In exchange for a little revenue-bump that will last a year or two at most, you are annihilating the user community that made you relevant and by doing so you are effectively migrating yourself out of that community, burning all bridges on your way out, and turning many users into active detractors. ⌚ In a recent statement anaconda said they will take until the end of the year to decide how to clarify their license for researchers. The lack of urgency further reinforces everything above ☝️ FYI ⚖️ This is the part of the license that changed "2.1 Organizational Use." at 👉 https://lnkd.in/gp_V4BjS

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As a Snowflake Alum, I was initially nervous with Snowflake's seemingly late entry into the Generative AI race. But my initial doubts have turned into enthusiasm lately as Snowflake's strategy appears to be taking shape. From its very beginning, everything Snowflake has introduced has been geared toward efficiency and ease of use, and it's clearly no different with their efforts in the Generative AI space. The true promise of Gen AI is not whether or not it can do your child's homework, but how it can be integrated into everyday business activities that drive growth and efficiency. With the launch of Arctic, Snowflake's vision for the future of Generative AI is becoming much clearer. Get your popcorn ready!!! #ITconsulting #technologyconsulting #Snowflake #TheGreenLeafWay https://lnkd.in/ej-Gm3HG

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