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Numerically Speaking
Welcome to The Anaconda Newsletter, your monthly source for Python, data science, and AI updates that actually matter for your work.
NEW: 50+ Vetted AI Models, Ready to Deploy
No more sifting through public repositories. No dependency nightmares or performance surprises, either.
Meet AI Catalyst—our new curated catalog of enterprise-ready models accessible through desktop, CLI, or web. You can:
- Choose from 50+ benchmarked models from Meta, Google, Mistral, and more—all pre-validated and ready to use
- Deploy in your AWS environment with full control over your infrastructure
- Run efficiently with quantization optimized for CPUs or GPUs
Are There Good and Bad AI Models?
Written by Steve Croce (Field CTO),
Anaconda Team
The answer is more nuanced than you think. When you can’t inspect what’s inside a model, and traditional scans miss what’s hiding in the weights, how do you know what you’re really deploying?
Field CTO Steve Croce explains why most models aren’t malicious—they’re just unknowing accomplices in bad behavior. Learn why model safety depends on more than the model itself.
Enterprise Support Built For Production
Moving to production demands support that scales with you.Â
That’s why we’ve upgraded our support structure with some serious new benefits, including unlimited tickets, extended hours, and faster response times for priority requests.
Recent Recognition
This year, Anaconda earned recognition for growth and AI innovation:
- #14 Fastest-Growing Company — Austin Business Journal
- AI Standout Winner — A-List Awards
- AI Implementer of the Year Finalist — AIconics
We’re proud to be trusted by over 50 million users and 95% of Fortune 500 companies for secure, scalable AI development.
Anaconda in the News
Check out recent coverage featuring our team’s insights on AI development, deployment, governance, and more.
InfoWorld: What is Vibe Coding? — Field CTO Steve Croce weighs in on AI-assisted development and what it means for the future of software engineering.
Forbes: The Real Friction Slowing Enterprise AI Adoption — Learn how AI Catalyst solves the deployment bottleneck when moving from prototype to production.
The New Stack: Shadow AI — Chief AI Officer Peter Wang discusses the governance challenges organizations face as AI adoption accelerates.
Fast Company: How to Get Out of AI Pilot Purgatory — Insights on moving AI initiatives from experimentation to production deployment.
New Course: Anaconda Platform Cloud Admin Onboarding
Learn how to configure, manage, and secure your organization’s Anaconda Platform Cloud. Our new self-paced course helps you balance developer productivity with enterprise security requirements.Â
The Real Difference Between Conda and Everything Else
Ever had code that works great on your laptop, but breaks on your colleague’s? What about environments that mysteriously fail in production?
Conda solves this by managing complete runtime environments—Python packages, compilers, system libraries, and dependencies across languages.
This three-part series covers everything you need to know about what makes conda different:
​​Webinar: Driving Innovation with Python in Financial Services
Join us Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. ET to learn how CIBC’s John Wengler transformed financial workflows using Python and Anaconda in a highly regulated environment.
Events Worth Your Time
Gartner CDAO Executive Summit NYC
DECEMBER 2 | NEW YORK, NY
Join our Field CTO, Steve Croce, for a roundtable discussion on turning data and AI into business impact.
PyLadies Con 2025
DECEMBER 5-7 | VIRTUAL
Celebrating diversity and inclusion in the Python community.Â
PyData Boston 2025
DECEMBER 8-10 | BOSTON, MA
Connect with Python data science practitioners and share knowledge.
Webinar: Driving Innovation with Python in Financial Services
DECEMBER 10 | 1 PM ET
Learn how CIBC’s John Wengler used Python and Anaconda to automate workflows in a risk-averse corporate environment.
Missed Us at the DB x World Tour? Catch up here.
We had a fantastic time at the DB x World Tour events in LA, Toronto, London, and NYC! It was great connecting with so many data and AI professionals.
If you missed us there, we’d be happy to demo our new integration and show you how it enhances your Databricks experience.
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