Decimals type for pandas
Introduction Some time ago I had a go at implementing a “decimals” extension type for pandas. This was following stumbling upon parquet data of that type, which pandas could not read: pyarrow would error and fastparquet would convert to floats. The decimal type, with known, fixed precision, is very important in real-world applications such as […]
Why Open-Source Software Security Should Be Your Top Priority
Open-source software (OSS) is at the heart of innovative technologies and some of the most impressive AI successes being implemented today. It’s also the target of threat actors who seek to leverage the inherent risk of open source. The White House and the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) have issued guidance for organizations […]
A New and Simple Way to Publish Your Data Applications
We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking solution for publishing your data applications: Anaconda cloud notebooks with Panel app deployment. Panel, an open-source Python tool, now seamlessly integrates with Anaconda’s cloud notebook service, providing users an effortless way to share notebook results and make them readily accessible to others. Please watch this video to see […]
Amazing Open-Source AI Successes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way we live and work. From helping us automate mundane tasks to helping organizations realize previously unheard-of value and more, AI is becoming an integral part of our lives. But the real power of AI lives in its potential to evolve by utilizing open-source projects that enable developers […]
New! Free Assisted Migration to Anaconda’s Data Science Platform
Adopting Anaconda’s data science platform is easier than ever with free assisted migration. Introducing Free Assisted Migration to Anaconda’s Data Science Platform We are excited to announce free migration assistance for any Enterprise plan customer transitioning from another data science platform to Anaconda. Free assisted migration to Anaconda’s data science platform makes it easier than […]
How Tech and Data Science Can Support Green Energy Initiatives
Green energy technology development has gained a lot of traction in recent years due to its effectiveness in reducing carbon footprints while also meeting energy consumption needs. Studies have shown that diversity of thought leads to optimal solutions; taking this analogy to the energy space, we seek to attain a balance that both satisfies demand […]
The Best Open-Source Tools for Machine Learning
Are you interested in machine learning (ML) but don’t know where to start? If so, you’re in luck—there are plenty of open-source tools available that can help you begin. Open-source tools not only give users access to a wealth of resources and knowledge from the community, but they also allow for collaboration with other developers […]
6 Considerations for Developing AI for Manufacturing
AI techniques like machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) offer new ways to optimize processes, automate workflows, detect anomalies, and reduce costs in manufacturing industries, with a potential value estimated at $2 trillion. However, these techniques can be tricky to implement and apply, with many potential pitfalls for the unwary. Let’s explore some use […]
Benchmarking a dask-parquet-s3 workflow
Foreword Benchmarking is hard and usually biased by the author’s experience and viewpoint, which strongly affects what they choose to benchmark and how many “tricks” they know to optimize performance. This article is an extension of benchmarking on the Coiled blog, which showed that using PyArrow string rather than python string objects is beneficial for […]
3 Open-Source Tools That Make an AI Platform
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming the go-to technology for digital transformation, enhancing customer experience and reducing operational costs across industries. And while most developers of AI will never have to build an AI platform, there are advantages to curating an integrated stack of tools and repositories for building, deploying, and securing your applications of […]