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Dell Technologies Storage Advancements Accelerate AI and Generative AI Strategies

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Dell PowerScale OneFS software updates improve AI modeling capabilities for data preparation, training, fine-tuning and inferencing

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  • Dell PowerScale OneFS software updates improve AI modeling capabilities for data preparation, training, fine-tuning and inferencing
    Dell PowerScale is expected to be the first ethernet storage solution validated on NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, which will give customers increased flexibility, speed and ease for AI storage
    Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is helping customers achieve faster AI and generative AI (GenAI) performance with new enterprise data storage advancements and validation with the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD AI infrastructure.
  • "Storage performance is a critical factor for successful AI and generative AI outcomes," said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies.
  • New advancements from Dell PowerScale, the world's most flexible,1 secure2 and efficient3 scale-out file storage system, address increasing customer demands for higher AI and GenAI performance.
  • "Thanks to Dell PowerScale, we're equipped to leverage cutting-edge AI applications, combining high-performance storage with computing capabilities to create a winning formula for success."

Starburst Expands Support for Building Interactive Applications on the Data Lake

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today at AWS re:Invent 2023 announced new capabilities that enable organizations to build and scale game-changing data applications without compromising on performance or cost. With the increasing interest in building artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data applications, customers need to establish a solid data platform. New features in Starburst Galaxy help customers simplify development on the data lake by unifying data ingestion, data governance, and data sharing on a single platform.

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  • With the increasing interest in building artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data applications, customers need to establish a solid data platform.
  • New features in Starburst Galaxy help customers simplify development on the data lake by unifying data ingestion, data governance, and data sharing on a single platform.
  • Interactive applications oftentimes require the scalability and cost-efficiency of a data lake, but building and maintaining that data lake is complex and time-consuming for data teams.
  • Automated data maintenance: New automations make it easy for customers to optimize their data lake by abstracting away common management tasks like data compaction and data vacuuming.

Starburst Expands Support for Building Interactive Applications on the Data Lake

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today at AWS re:Invent 2023 announced new capabilities that enable organizations to build and scale game-changing data applications without compromising on performance or cost. With the increasing interest in building artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data applications, customers need to establish a solid data platform. New features in Starburst Galaxy help customers simplify development on the data lake by unifying data ingestion, data governance, and data sharing on a single platform.

Key Points: 
  • With the increasing interest in building artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data applications, customers need to establish a solid data platform.
  • New features in Starburst Galaxy help customers simplify development on the data lake by unifying data ingestion, data governance, and data sharing on a single platform.
  • Interactive applications oftentimes require the scalability and cost-efficiency of a data lake, but building and maintaining that data lake is complex and time-consuming for data teams.
  • Automated data maintenance: New automations make it easy for customers to optimize their data lake by abstracting away common management tasks like data compaction and data vacuuming.

Immuta Enhances Integration with Starburst to Meet Growing Data Mesh Demands

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

LONDON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immuta, a data security leader, today announced its latest enhancements to its integration with Starburst, the analytics anywhere company, offering more seamless operability between the two platforms to help joint customers meet increasing data mesh security and access demands. This update comes as Immuta continues to see strong customer adoption with Starburst users, including leading organizations like ADP and Thomson Reuters.

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  • However, the decentralized nature of a data mesh presents challenges in maintaining consistent data access control and policy enforcement, especially as organizations scale up.
  • "From the onset of our partnership with Starburst, our focus has been addressing the growing data access control and security demands for modern data architectures, particularly as more organizations adopt data mesh architectures," said Matthew Carroll, CEO, Immuta.
  • "With these enhancements, we're empowering our customers to maximize the power and flexibility of data mesh  with fast, secure data access, while continuing to enhance our integration to seamlessly meet evolving customer demands."
  • With Immuta's powerful data security capabilities, Starburst users can now access data from across their respective domains while still upholding tight data security controls.

Immuta Enhances Integration with Starburst to Meet Growing Data Mesh Demands

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

BOSTON, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immuta, a data security leader, today announced its latest enhancements to its integration with Starburst, the analytics anywhere company, offering more seamless operability between the two platforms to help joint customers meet increasing data mesh security and access demands. This update comes as Immuta continues to see strong customer adoption with Starburst users, including leading organizations like ADP and Thomson Reuters.

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  • However, the decentralized nature of a data mesh presents challenges in maintaining consistent data access control and policy enforcement, especially as organizations scale up.
  • "From the onset of our partnership with Starburst, our focus has been addressing the growing data access control and security demands for modern data architectures, particularly as more organizations adopt data mesh architectures," said Matthew Carroll, CEO, Immuta.
  • "With these enhancements, we're empowering our customers to maximize the power and flexibility of data mesh with fast, secure data access, while continuing to enhance our integration to seamlessly meet evolving customer demands."
  • With Immuta's powerful data security capabilities, Starburst users can now access data from across their respective domains while still upholding tight data security controls.

Dell Technologies Growing Generative AI Portfolio Speeds Business Transformations

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 

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  • New on-premises solutions help drive generative AI efforts with more intelligent data collection, multicloud access and professional services
    Dell Professional Services streamline GenAI strategy development, data preparation, platform development and increase operational efficiencies
    Dell Technologies and Starburst offer an open, modern data lakehouse solution to tap multicloud data for AI efforts
    Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) expands its Dell Generative AI Solutions portfolio, helping businesses transform how they work along every step of their generative AI (GenAI) journeys.
  • The Dell Validated Design for Generative AI with NVIDIA for Model Customization offers pre-trained models that extract intelligence from data without building models from scratch.
  • Dell Validated Design for Generative AI: Model Customization is available globally through traditional channels and Dell APEX starting late October.
  • Dell Professional Services for Generative AI are available in select countries starting late October.

Hunter Fan Company Debuts Collection Designed with Jasmine Roth

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Hunter Fan Company , the leading manufacturer of ceiling fans, today launched its first collection designed in collaboration with HGTV host and interior designer Jasmine Roth.

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  • Hunter Fan Company , the leading manufacturer of ceiling fans, today launched its first collection designed in collaboration with HGTV host and interior designer Jasmine Roth.
  • Featuring the newest offerings from Hunter LightingTM, which now comprises around 1,000 SKUs, the Jasmine Roth + Hunter collection introduces seven beautiful lighting collections and one ceiling fan collection.
  • “Soon after Jasmine assumed the role of spokesperson for Hunter Lightning, we saw an opportunity to strengthen our partnership and design a collection that felt cohesive and distinctly Jasmine,” said Tom Blackwell, president of Hunter Fan Company.
  • The Hunter + Jasmine Roth collection is the fourth major product launch from Hunter Fan Company this year.

Tabular Secures $26M for Independent Data Platform based on Apache Iceberg

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Tabular , the provider of the only independent data platform based on Apache Iceberg, announced it has closed a $26M funding round, bringing total investment in the company to $37M.

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  • Tabular , the provider of the only independent data platform based on Apache Iceberg, announced it has closed a $26M funding round, bringing total investment in the company to $37M.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919876739/en/
    Tabular provides a universal storage engine based on Apache Iceberg.
  • Tabular customers will be able to add managed Iceberg to their Google stack, with support for Google Cloud Storage and Google BigQuery.
  • “Independent and open platforms such as Tabular offer a path to healthy competition and flexibility for enterprises.”
    Tabular is the only independent Iceberg vendor in the market.

Starburst Expands Data Lake Analytics Platform to Support Every Stage of the Cloud Journey

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today at Big Data London announced new additions to both Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise geared towards supporting customers at every stage of their cloud journeys – from those just starting migration to those working through a cloud-centric approach.

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  • Differentiated by on-premises connectivity in Starburst Galaxy, new additions give optionality as organizations balance cloud migration with regulatory requirements
    BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst , the data lake analytics platform, today at Big Data London announced new additions to both Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise geared towards supporting customers at every stage of their cloud journeys – from those just starting migration to those working through a cloud-centric approach.
  • Cloud migration is an important initiative for nearly all organizations, but many are at various stages of the cloud migration journey depending on maturity, customer needs and regulatory requirements.
  • As the data lake analytics platform built for optionality, Starburst is committed to meeting customers where they are and supporting those journeys regardless of the stage.
  • "Our new on-prem connectivity means that Galaxy users can now connect to their on-prem data stores and glean value from that data while continuing the cloud migration journey.

Starburst Expands Data Lake Analytics Platform to Support Every Stage of the Cloud Journey

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today at Big Data London announced new additions to both Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise geared towards supporting customers at every stage of their cloud journeys – from those just starting migration to those working through a cloud-centric approach.

Key Points: 
  • Differentiated by on-premises connectivity in Starburst Galaxy, new additions give optionality as organizations balance cloud migration with regulatory requirements
    BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst , the data lake analytics platform, today at Big Data London announced new additions to both Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise geared towards supporting customers at every stage of their cloud journeys – from those just starting migration to those working through a cloud-centric approach.
  • Cloud migration is an important initiative for nearly all organizations, but many are at various stages of the cloud migration journey depending on maturity, customer needs and regulatory requirements.
  • As the data lake analytics platform built for optionality, Starburst is committed to meeting customers where they are and supporting those journeys regardless of the stage.
  • "Our new on-prem connectivity means that Galaxy users can now connect to their on-prem data stores and glean value from that data while continuing the cloud migration journey.