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Data & AI Strategy
A single AI product launch erased $285 billion from software market caps. The IGV ETF is down 30%. But Thoma B…

Data & AI Strategy
I have now done this three times. Each time, the specifics were different but the pattern was the same. Here i…

Data Engineering
The Databricks docs show you how to enable Unity Catalog. They do not show you what breaks when you roll it ou…

Data & AI Strategy
Most PE firms rigorously assess financials and markets but barely scratch the surface on data. The result: pos…

Mar 2026
A comprehensive recap of FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Atlanta, covering 120+ feature announcements across OneLake…

AI & Machine Learning
Private equity has run on the same operating model for 40 years. AI is about to break it — not in the way the…
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