New environment management capabilities in public beta on Package Security Manager

We are excited to introduce the environment management feature on Package Security Manager (PSM) on Cloud! This new environment management functionality enables data scientists to automatically back up their conda environments and get valuable security information whenever an environment changes. For the IT administrator, the environment management feature provides observability into all of your organization’s […]
The 5 Best Data Science Platforms in 2024

Introduction Today, there are a number of data science platforms to choose from with new options emerging every year as the field continues to evolve. This can make it difficult for organizations to choose the right solution for their specific use cases. In fact, many organizations select a data science platform only to face onboarding […]
Best Data Science Tools in 2024

Introduction Data science has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, driven by the emergence of sophisticated tools — particularly machine learning, artificial intelligence, and open-source software. What was once an extremely specialized domain requiring access to powerful, expensive computing resources has become more accessible to a broad spectrum of users. Additionally, practitioners no longer require extensive […]
Python 3.8 Reaches End-Of-Life

As part of our commitment to maintaining up-to-date and secure Python environments, Anaconda is announcing the end of support for Python 3.8 in our main channel of the Anaconda Distribution. This decision aligns with the upstream CPython support cycle for Python minor versions. Key Dates End of Support Date: October 31, 2024 Last Security Fix: […]
The Ultimate Guide to Open-Source Security with Python and R

Open-source software (OSS) has emerged as a powerful force, revolutionizing the way organizations approach data science and machine learning development, collaboration, and innovation. With a wealth of benefits including transparency, cost-effectiveness, and a vast community of contributors, open-source software has garnered widespread adoption across industries. However, open-source security brings challenges and threats every day that […]
NVIDIA NIM and Outerbounds Integration: A Deep Dive

Learn how Outerbounds integrates with NVIDIA NIM to provide private, hosted LLM endpoints in your cloud environment.
New: Scale ML/AI Smoothly with @checkpoint, @model, and Flexible Compute Infrastructure

Today’s launches focus on scalable ML and AI: Thanks to new decorators, you can finetune foundation models, train ML models, leverage distributed training, and use Slurm without headaches
Develop Faster with Guided Journeys and Fast Bakery

Today, as part of our release week, we’re launching two major features to help you develop ML/AI faster: Guided Journeys and Fast Image Building.
Outerbounds for the Next Decade – and This Week!

Get a look at our vision for the next decade of ML/AI and the major feature launches happening this week.
350M Tokens Don’t Lie: Love And Hate In Hacker News

We analyzed topics covered by 100k Hacker News posts and the sentiments they evoke using Metaflow.