JRuby 10 brings faster startup times
With support for Java 21, the most recent long-term support version of Java, JRuby moves past Java 8 support and begins integration of Java 21 features. The JRuby team plans to bring 10 years of JVM enhancements to Ruby users. Addressing slow startup times, which has been called the number one complaint from JRuby users, […]
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More and faster: New proposals changing Python from within
Serdar Yegulalp is a senior writer at InfoWorld. A veteran technology journalist, Serdar has been writing about computers, operating systems, databases, programming, and other information technology topics for 30 years. Before joining InfoWorld in 2013, Serdar wrote for Windows Magazine, InformationWeek, Byte, and a slew of other publications. At InfoWorld, Serdar has covered software development, […]
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7 reasons low-code and no-code tools fail to deliver
“For example, when we came up with the idea for [AI tool] Prompt Genie, we went from idea to launch to first paying customer in just four days, using a no-code approach,” Aggarwal says. “But once we got the product to a market fit, we ran into major challenges in scaling.” The low-code, no-code platform […]
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Google Cloud introduces cloud app design center
Google Cloud has introduced Application Design Center, a service that helps platform administrators and developers design, deploy, and manage applications on the Google Cloud Platform. Application Design Center is in public preview. Application Design Center provides a visual, canvas-style approach to designing and modifying application templates, Google Cloud said. Platform administrators and platform engineers can […]
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What is the data link layer in the OSI model?
The data link layer is the protocol layer in a program that handles how data moves in and out of a physical link in a network. It is Layer 2 in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) architecture model, and its main purposes are to facilitate data transfers between network entities and to ensure reliable error-free […]
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Adding smarts to Azure data lakes with Fabric Data Agents
Fabric data agents work with existing OneLake implementations, giving them a base set of data to use as context for your queries. Along with your data, they can be fine-tuned using examples or be given specific instructions to help build queries. There are some prerequisites before you can build a data agent. The key requirement […]
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What is data fabric? How it offers a unified view of your data
Data fabric vs. a data fabric People generally use data fabric (without “a” or “the”) when talking about the general concept we’re discussing here, sort of the way that people talk about big data: “We’re looking into data fabric to break down organizational silos,” for instance. But if you’re talking about a specific implementation, you’re […]
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What is port address translation (PAT)?
Port address translation (PAT) is a type of network address translation (NAT) that maps a network’s private internal IPv4 addresses to a single public Internet Protocol address by using network ports. NAT is a process that routers use to translate internal, nonregistered IP addresses to external, registered IP addresses. PAT differs from other forms of […]
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Google’s BigQuery and Looker get agents to simplify analytics tasks
Multimodal tables, currently in preview, will allow enterprises to bring complex data types to BigQuery and store them alongside structured data in unified storage for querying. “To effectively manage this comprehensive data estate, our enhanced BigQuery governance provides a single, unified view for data stewards and professionals to handle discovery, classification, curation, quality, usage, and […]
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Five things to consider before you deploy an LLM
If the screwdriver were invented by the tech industry today, then it would be widely deployed for a variety of tasks, including hammering nails. Since the debut of ChatGPT, there has been growing fervor and backlash against large language models (LLMs). Indeed, many adaptations of the technology seem misappropriated, and its capabilities are overhyped, given […]
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