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Year: 2023 (Page 4 of 23)

Ontotext GraphDB 10.4 enables users to chat with their knowledge graphs

October 24, 2023 /

Ontotext released 10.4 of GraphDB, their knowledge graph database engine. GraphDB 10.4 is now available on AWS Marketplace, adding to the flexibility of how enterprises can scale and maintain knowledge graph applications. The new AWS operational guide and improvements to backup support on AWS S3 storage increases the efficiency of deployment of GraphDB. 

Other new 10.4 features include user-defined Access Control Lists (ACLs) for more granular control over the security of your data. Connectors to external services now include one for ChatGPT that lets you customize the answers returned by the OpenAI API with data from your own knowledge graphs. Building on this, the Talk to Your Graph LLM-backed chatbot lets you ask natural language questions about your own data.

Several new features make maintenance of running servers easier and more efficient. The improved Cluster Management View shows a wider range of information about the status of each running cluster, and upgrades to the Backup and Snapshot Compression tools reduce backup time and necessary disk space. GraphDB 10.4’s ability to control the transaction log size minimizes the chance of running out of disk space, and greater control over transaction IDs makes it easier to analyze transaction behavior and identify potential issues.

https://www.ontotext.com/products/graphdb/

Language Weaver extends neural machine translation capabilities with LLMs

October 19, 2023 /

Language Weaver, a business unit within RWS’s Language Services and Technology division, is accelerating the development and deployment of generative AI technologies to enhance the capabilities of its secure, AI-powered machine translation platform. 

Language Weaver is using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) machine learning and AI services, including Amazon SageMaker, to build new features and scale its Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities in a private, secure and protected environment.

The Language Weaver platform is a neural machine translation platform that combines cutting-edge machine learning, advanced artificial intelligence capabilities and linguistic expertise. The platform provides highly accurate, real-time translation across almost 3,500 language combinations.

RWS has now also joined the AWS Partner Network (APN). The APN is a global community of partners that leverages programs, expertise and resources to build, market and sell customer offerings. This network features 100,000 partners from more than 150 countries.

https://www.rws.com/language-weaver/

Netlify announces Composable Web Platform

October 19, 2023 /

Netlify announced the Netlify Composable Web Platform, a new platform for enterprises to build and implement modern, composable web architecture. Netlify’s Composable Web Platform offers enterprises a simplified path towards composable web architecture and a foundation for architects, developers, and marketers.

The Composable Web Platform unifies content, data sources, code and infrastructure, and allows developers to select components to integrate into a single workflow. The platform offers a single user interface for customers to access:

  • Netlify Core provides teams with the platform and workflow to focus on building websites and apps without labor-intensive operations. Core primitive advancements added to Netlify Core ensure that updating or rebuilding assets only happens where required, and make sure that customer applications are consistent, up to date, and performant.
  • Netlify Connect brings all content sources and CMS applications together in a single location, giving web teams the power to orchestrate and manage how and where content is served to all frontend digital experiences. A new private SDK allows any company to create a connection between their purchased or custom content source and Netlify Connect.
  • Netlify Create integrates with your chosen content systems, frameworks, and architectures, providing an intuitive visual editing experience.

https://www.netlify.com/platform/

Gilbane Advisor 10-18-23 — UI models, GenAI use cases

October 18, 2023 /

This week we feature articles from Michael Andrews, and Barr Moses.

Additional reading comes from Daniel Tunkelang, Matthias Pfefferle, Jonny Protheroe & Sian Davies, and Michael Parekh.

News comes from Adobe, Optimizely, Ontotext, and MadCap Software.

All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index

Opinion / Analysis

Bridging the divide between structured content and user interface design

Michael Andrews explains why implementing decoupled design with headless decoupled content management systems is difficult, and makes the case for UI models as the eventual solution. (15 min).

https://storyneedle.com/bridging-the-divide-between-structured-content-and-user-interface-design/

5 Generative AI use cases companies can implement today

“… where do most companies actually start when it comes to incorporating generative AI? What generative AI use cases are realistic, achievable, and actually worth the ROI?”

Barr Moses investigated and does a nice job describing what some early adopters have implemented, with a bit of how and who included. (10 min).

https://towardsdatascience.com/5-generative-ai-use-cases-companies-can-implement-today-f458707bfbbe

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Adobe releases new Experience Manager for Enterprises

Adobe Experience Manager Sites enable businesses to build websites, and easily create and edit web content using popular word processing tools.
https://business.adobe.com/products/experience-manager/sites/aem-sites.html

Optimizely debuts marketing operating system

Optimizely One provides a single workflow making it simpler for marketers to create, manage, deliver, and optimize content all in one place.
https://www.optimizely.com

Ontotext GraphDB now available in AWS Marketplace

GraphDB listing on AWS Marketplace enables global customers to apply semantic technology to connect the dots of their enterprise data easily. https://www.ontotext.com/products/graphdb/

MadCap Software brings ChatGPT to MadCap Central

The content management platform provides integrated ChatGPT functionality optimized for authors and editors of technical content.
https://www.madcapsoftware.com

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dbt Labs announces the next generation of dbt Semantic Layer

October 17, 2023 /

dbt Labs has announced the next generation of the dbt Semantic Layer following its acquisition of Transform in February 2023. The dbt Semantic Layer enables organizations to centrally define business metrics in dbt Cloud and then query them from any integrated analytics tool. This allows organizations to ensure that critical definitions such as “revenue,” “customer count,” or “churn rate” are consistent in every data application.

dbt Labs is also shipping a new integration with Tableau for the dbt Semantic Layer. With this integration organizations that rely on Tableau’s analytics platform can benefit from business-critical metrics that are consistent, reliable, and reading from a single, verified source of truth. The Semantic Layer also integrates with Google Sheets, Hex, Klipfolio, Lightdash, Mode, and Push.ai. New features:

  • Dynamic join support: Join any number of tables together to produce metrics on top of an existing database.
  • Optimized query plans and SQL generation: Generates joins, filters and aggregations as an analyst would, with legible and performant SQL.
  • Complex metric types: Enables new aggregations and more flexible metric definitions, empowering users to define more metrics critical to measuring their business.
  • Expanded data platform support: Supports BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift, and Snowflake, including performance optimizations for each.

https://www.getdbt.com/

OpenLink Software introduces the OpenLink Personal Assistant

October 16, 2023 /

From the OpenLink blog…

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the OpenLink Personal Assistant, a practical application of Knowledge Graph-driven Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) showcasing the power of knowledge discovery and exploration enabled by a modern conversational user interface. This modern approach revitalizes the enduring pursuit of high-performance, secure data access, integration, and management by harnessing the combined capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), Knowledge Graphs, and RAG, all propelled by declarative query languages such as SPARQL, SQL, and SPASQL (SPARQL inside SQL).

GPT 4.0 and 3.5-turbo foundation models form the backbone of the OpenLink Assistant, offering a sophisticated level of conversational interaction. These models can interpret context, thereby providing a user experience that intuitively emulates aspects of human intelligence.

What truly sets OpenLink Assistant apart is state-of-the-art RAG technology, integrated seamlessly with SPARQL, SQL, and SPASQL (SPARQL inside SQL). This fusion, coupled with our existing text indexing and search functionality, allows for real-time, contextually relevant data retrieval from domain-specific knowledge bases deployed as knowledge graphs.

  1. Self-Describing, Self-Supporting Products: OpenLink Assistant adds a self-describing element to our Virtuoso, ODBC & JDBC Drivers products by simply installing the Assistant’s VAD (Virtuoso Application Distro) package.
  2. OpenAPI-Compliance: With YAML and JSON description documents, OpenLink Assistant offers hassle-free integration into existing systems. Any OpenAPI compliant service can be integrated into its conversation processing pipeline while also exposing core functionality to other service consumer apps.
  3. Device Compatibility: Whether you’re on a desktop or a mobile device, OpenLink Assistant delivers a seamless interaction experience.
  4. UI Customization: The Assistant can be skinned to align with your application’s UI, ensuring a cohesive user experience.
  5. Versatile Query Support: With support for SQL, SPARQL, and SPASQL, OpenLink Assistant can interact with a multitude of data, information, and knowledge sources.

https://medium.com/openlink-software-blog/introducing-the-openlink-personal-assistant-e74a76eb2bed

Optimizely debuts marketing operating system  

October 11, 2023 /

Optimizely, a digital experience platform provider, announced a new operating system for marketing practitioners built on its digital experience platform: Optimizely One. Optimizely One is enriched through a single, unified workflow accelerated by AI, making it simpler for marketers to create, manage, deliver, and optimize content all in one place with a:

Composable and decoupled stack:

  • CMS SaaS Core: Design entire web experiences with a low/no-code interface, and benefit from automatic upgrades, SLAs, and managed services
  • Graph: Aggregate content from any source, manage it from a single hub, and deliver it to any channel, app or device
  • Visual Experience Builder: Apply pre-built templates and customer data to create and preview engaging experiences via a new editor.

Unified Workflow:

  • Experiment Collaboration: Manage every aspect of your experimentation program with a purpose-built tool
  • Omnichannel Authoring: Create content once and pull it into multiple content types and formats, to deliver to any channel

Embedded AI capabilities:

  • Opal, a new identity for AI: Engage with Optimizely’s AI to surface insights, review recommendations, create new content.
  • Partnership with Writer: Utilize business-focused language learning models (LLMs) to create enhanced AI-generated content that includes specific industry knowledge.

https://www.optimizely.com

Gilbane Advisor 10-11-23 — Future data stacks, GRAGs, knowledge graphs

October 11, 2023 /

This week we feature articles from Dave Vellante, George Gilbert, & Bob Muglia, and Kurt Cagle.

Additional reading comes from Jessica Dai, Lily Hay Newman, and Wes Davis.

News comes from WordLift, Brightspot, Sitecore, and Contentful.

All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index

Opinion / Analysis

Uber for everyone: Bob Muglia on how the future of data apps will evolve

This comprehensive discussion between Dave Vellante, George Gilbert, & Bob Muglia on the future of data stacks and platforms is a must read for anyone involved in data management. (36 min)

https://siliconangle.com/2023/09/23/uber-everyone-bob-muglia-future-data-apps-will-evolve/

Augmenting LLMs with Knowledge Graphs and GRAGs

“I believe that the discussions about ontologies and large language models are just starting. Knowledge graphs provide a means to specify and manually manipulate local ontologies, which factor heavily in data modeling and often determine the shape of data. At the same time, no single ontology is ideal for every potential contingency. GRAGs balance the two, mixing manual and automated conceptual manipulation that strengthens both sides of the equation.”

Kurt Cagle provides a clear and accessible explanation of how this can work. (4 min)

https://metaphoricalweb.substack.com/p/augmenting-llms-with-knowledge-graphs

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WordLift introduces Content Generation Tool

WordLift ensures LLM generated content is accurate, efficient, and scalable using graphs, ontologies, AI, and semantic web technologies.
https://wordlift.io

Brightspot launches its next generation CMS solution

Brightspot CMS 4.7 integrates OpenAI, upgrades to CMS search experience, new development tools, an enhanced alert system, custom help guides.
https://www.brightspot.com/brightspot-cms/brightspot-4-7

Sitecore unveils XM Cloud Plus and Sitecore Accelerate

The cloud CMS solution brings together content management, AI-powered search, personalization, customer data management and analytics.
https://www.sitecore.com

Contentful announces new products and capabilities

Multi-experience orchestration, Experience Builder, AI-driven advancements enable greater collaboration in the Contentful Platform and Studio.
https://contentful.com/whats-new

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