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🎃 Join Us for a Spooktacular Data Thursday: Unmasking the Myths of AI! This Halloween, on Thursday, October 31st, we're brewing up a special edition of Data Thursday titled "Silver Bullet Inc." 🏹🐺 🎃 👻 Is Generative AI the Treat We Hoped For, or a Trick in Disguise? The hype around Generative AI #GAI and Large Language Models #LLM's has been monstrous! But as the fog lifts, many corporations are haunted by disappointment. Let's delve into why GAI isn't the silver bullet some believed it to be and how solid data management is still key—because "Garbage In, Garbage Out" remains a frightening reality. 🕸️ What We'll Unearth: 🌒 Overestimated Capabilities: Why GAI often fails to solve complex business problems and generates shallow content lacking depth. 🌓 GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out): How flawed or biased data leads to eerie outputs like inaccuracies and hallucinations. 🌔 Cost and Integration Nightmares: The chilling expenses and challenges of deploying large-scale AI models. 🌕 The Hype Cycle's Trough of Disillusionment: Navigating through inflated expectations to find practical AI solutions. 🌖Security and Ethical Risks: Facing the specters of misinformation and digital manipulation within AI-generated content. 🌗 Energy Consumption of GAI: Unveiling the hidden costs behind those powerful AI models. 🌘 GAI or Google?: When is it more sustainable (and efficient) to use traditional search methods over energy-intensive AI solutions? 🎙️ Introducing Our Guest Speaker: Nelson Sousa We're thrilled to have Nelson Sousa back and share his insights from the shadows! Background: Physics and Maths wizard from Portugal 🇵🇹. Experience: Over 15 years haunting the realms of data engineering across Europe. Expertise: ETL, Data Warehousing, Hadoop, Graph Databases, and a special enchantment with MDX (prepare your queries!). Fun Facts: Competed in the International Mathematical Olympiad alongside three future Fields Medalists! 🏅 Pet Peeve: Time zones and daylight savings—truly the stuff of nightmares! 🕯️ Event Details Date: Thursday, October 31st Time: 18:00 Location: Amsterdam, Johan Huizingalaan 763a, B1, The BRIGHT lab. 🍬 Trick or Treat Yourself to Knowledge! Don't miss this eerie opportunity to debunk the myths of AI and learn how to avoid the common pitfalls that have left many businesses spooked. 👉 Reserve Your Spot—If You Dare: https://lnkd.in/e8JwhNdr Let's exorcise the myths together and set a realistic, sustainable path for the future of AI and data science in our organisations. Remember, sometimes the old ways are the best—ask yourself, should you use GAI for this, or just Google it? 🌱 Costumes optional but encouraged! 🧙♀️🧛♂️🦇 See you there! Note: This event is made possible by our sponsor, B. Amsterdam.

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🌍 Teambuilding, ESG and the Power of Action! 🌍 At Data Tribes and EcoVerum, we’re not just crunching numbers—we’re smashing it! We’re leading a movement where action meets data, driving positive impact in a world navigating the complexities of ESG and CSRD. While many are still figuring out how to integrate sustainability into their daily operations, we’re out there doing it—turning data into powerful, planet-positive outcomes. 🌱 Last week, our team brought that same spirit to Amsterdam for an epic team-building adventure—the perfect blend of problem-solving, impact, and fun! 🔒 Escape World Challenge: We kicked things off at Escape World with “Curse of the Cabin in the Woods,” where two teams went head-to-head. Olivier, Thomas and Chelsea pulled off a win, solving puzzles like seasoned pros. But in the end, we all walked away with fresh insights on teamwork and thinking outside the box! 🧠💡 🚤 Canal Cleanup: Next, we hit the canals—not just for sightseeing, but to fish for plastic. Because let’s face it, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword for us; it’s what we do. Keeping Amsterdam’s waters clean? That’s how we put our principles into practice—data-driven solutions meet real-world impact. 🌊♻️ 🍽️ Cultural Connection: We wrapped up the day at Riaz, an iconic Surinamese restaurant that’s more than just a great meal—it’s part of our shared heritage. With two of our colleagues rooted in Suriname, it was a powerful reminder of how our diverse backgrounds fuel the work we do. 🌍✨ This wasn’t just about fun (though there was plenty!). It was about living our values—taking action, driving sustainability, and leveraging data for good. Every step we take today builds toward a better tomorrow. And the momentum keeps building! 🎃👻 Data Thursday: Halloween Edition is coming on October 31st. Ready to learn why GAI, LLM, and tech solutions aren't a silver bullet for all your challenges? Stay tuned, stay connected. Stop Talking. Let’s Start Doing. #TeamBuilding #DataTribes #SDG #ESG #CSRD #EcoVerum #DataDrivenImpact #CSR #SustainabilityIntelligence #Innovation #ThrowBackThursday

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🌟🚀 Scaling Tech Solutions at the Speed of Innovation 🌟🚀 We’re gearing up for an epic Meetup at Miro HQ tonight, right near het Leidse (Leidseplein for those not in the know 😉) As dedicated partner, Data Tribes is excited to join forces with Miro and Aerospike for a night of insights, networking and real-world solutions on how to tackle today’s toughest tech challenges 🤓 🔗 Miro Meets Aerospike – Where Ideas Scale as Fast as Data 🔗 ❌ ❌ ❌ Mokum’s buzzing tech scene is alive tonight, and we’re thrilled to be at the crossroads of digital collaboration and real-time performance. This isn’t just a Meetup it’s the place where data magic happens, where ideas turn into the next big innovations. 🎙️ The Lineup: Talk 1: Building a Cloud Native Data Infrastructure Platform at Miro by Riccardo M. Cefala, Engineering Manager at Miro. Learn how Miro scaled its platform during hyper-growth, relying on Kubernetes, Open Source tools like #ArgoCD #Backstage, #Airflow and #Flink and Cloud services like #AWS, Databricks and Snowflake. Talk 2: Achieving Cache-Level Performance Without Storing Data in RAM by Behrad Babaee, Principal Solutions Architect at Aerospike. Unlock new strategies for balancing high throughput and low latency, optimizing your data architecture while cutting costs. 🍕 😋 Plus, delicious food and drinks will be provided to keep those conversations flowing. 🔐 RSVP is officially closed. The room is set to be packed with 150 data enthusiasts, so #FOMO? You betcha! ⏰ First talk starts at 7:00pm sharp, and you won’t want to miss it! Get ready for an evening of innovation and insight that will push the boundaries of what’s possible with real-time data solutions. #MiroMeetsMokum ##Aerospike #NoSQL #Multimodel #Realtime #Dataplatform #GraphDB #VectorDB #BigData #Amsterdam #CloudNativeRevolution #AmsterdamTechCommunity #DataTribes

We are at the #SnowflakeWorldTour in Amsterdam today! Carsten Schweiger, Luc Vanbecelaere -凡吕克, Ron van Braam and Alex Ritter will be here the whole day to show you how the combination of Snowflake and Datavault Builder unlocks Data Warehouse Automation and DataOps. Zie je daar.

🌟 Tomorrow is the big day! Data Tribes is fired up to join forces with our software partner, 2150 Datavault Builder AG—Snowflake's Blue Square Partner—at the #SnowflakeWorldTour Amsterdam! 🚀❄️ 📅 October 3rd is your chance to explore the cutting-edge world of AI, open-source table formats, and real-time data streaming—all with a focus on collaboration, governance, and so much more. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 + 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 = 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Like Snowflake, Datavault Builder is a true cloud-native solution, built to harness the full power of #cloudcomputing. While Snowflake provides lightning-fast data queries, Datavault Builder simplifies model-driven #datawarehouse development with: ✅ No code data integration - no code consumption interface ✅ Datavault Builder runs on Snowpark Container Services At the Snowflake World Tour Amsterdam, you’ll have the chance to: ✨ Learn from industry leaders about the latest data-driven innovations ✨ Join insightful sessions tailored to your specific data needs ✨ Unlock new possibilities with Snowflake’s groundbreaking tech 🔥 What to expect: • Insightful sessions on the future of data management • Networking with industry trailblazers • Hands-on experience with Snowflake’s innovative tech, from #AI to #MachineLearning (Snowpark ML) 🎯 Whether you're an AI visionary, a data scientist, or passionate about digital transformation, this event is a must-attend! 💡 Why join us? This is where the future of data innovation unfolds. At the #SnowflakeWorldTour, you will: • Be inspired by top industry leaders • Solve your toughest data challenges with groundbreaking tools • Dive deep into Snowflake’s game-changing tech—from AI to streaming and seamless collaboration Don’t just follow the trends—be part of the revolution. Let’s reshape data together and turn insights into action! 🔗 Register now https://lnkd.in/eq_atCfQ #AI #DataRevolution #CloudNative #Snowflake #DatavaultBuilder #Automation #DataTribes

🎶 It's Wonderful, It's Wonderful, Good Luck My Baby 🎶 That’s exactly how we felt last week at #DataThursday! A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us at B. Amsterdam in The Freddy—what an incredible night full of insights, great conversations and some seriously awesome data magic! 🪄 Special shoutout to our guest speakers Ron van Braam and Jur Haartman for their inspiring talks on Information & Data Modeling, Datavault & Automation Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure. 🚀 You both knocked it out of the park! And, of course, a massive thank you to our sponsors—B. Amsterdam and 2150 Datavault Builder AG. 💥 Your support made it all possible and we couldn’t have done it without you! 💚🙏 But we’re not stopping here! Mark your calendars for the next one: 📅 Thursday, October 31, the Halloween edition 🎃 🕕 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM CEST 📍 Location: B. Amsterdam, with an option to join via Zoom Webinar from anywhere in the world! 🌍 Let’s keep the momentum going and make the next #DataThursday even bigger and better! 🎉 Stay tuned for more details—see you next month! Sign up here 👉 https://lnkd.in/et5SFDnG #DataCommunity #Amsterdam #Meetup #ETL #ELT #DataVault #DWA #DVB #DataModeling #Snowflake #TechEvent #DataInnovation #SustainableEvents #DataTribes

Avoid getting forked! #Redis recently changed its licensing, leading to a #Valkey fork. Now users are exploring alternatives like #Aerospike. Is it time to rethink your options?: https://lnkd.in/gpU2UX93 #RedisReplaced #MakeTheSwitch