There isn t any documentation available about the Batch API for Gemini in Java. There are a few code samples, but not much explanation. Additionally, some of the API s advanced features lack examples as well. Due to the lack of documentation, it took significantly longer to create this example. In this post, I ll share the code [ ] The post Gemini Batch API for Java first appeared on Jesse…
I n this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Shane Murray, Field CTO at Monte Carlo Data. Shane shares his compelling journey from studying math and finance in Sydney, Australia, to leading AI strategy at a major data observability company in New York. We explore his early work in choice modeling and pioneering online multivariate experimentation long before A/B testing became…
In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Jacopo Tagliabue, the founder of Bauplan. Jacopo, with a rich background spanning cognitive science, basketball data analysis, and NLP innovation, shares his fascinating journey from academia to entrepreneurship. We trace his path from Italy to New York and beyond, delving into his early forays into data science long before it was a…
In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Adrian Woodhead, a distinguished software engineer at Human and a true trailblazer in the European Hadoop ecosystem. Adrian, who even authored a chapter in the seminal work Hadoop: The Definitive Guide, shares his remarkable journey through the tech world, from his roots in South Africa to his current role pushing the boundaries of data…
In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Semih Salihoglu, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo and co-founder and CEO of Kuzu. Semih is a researcher and entrepreneur with a background in distributed systems and databases. He shares his journey from a small city in Turkey to the hallowed halls of Yale University, where he studied computer science and economics. This…
In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview David Jayatillake, the Head of AI at Cube. David is an AI manager who spent many years delivering analytics and AI solutions. He discusses his time at Worldpay, where he progressed from an analyst to a pricing manager, and how he leveraged data engineering to optimize processes and drive profitability. He also talks about his leadership…
We re down to the last month of the year, but we re never leaving without a new episode of the Unapologetically Technical! In this episode, I interview Frances Perry, the Head of Engineering at MotherDuck. Frances Perry is an engineering manager who spent many years as a heads-down coder creating various distributed systems used in Google and Google Cloud. Frances shares her insights from 16 years…
https://youtu.be/Riy8860hHSo Unapologetically Technical s newest episode is now live! In this episode of Unapologetically Technical, I interview Cliff Crosland, the co-founder and CEO of Scanner.dev. Cliff Crosland is a data engineer passionate about helping people wrangle massive log volumes. He sees logs as a treasure trove of insights and believes effective log analysis is critical in [ ] The…
Survey Changes Over Time Between 2020 and 2024 (see 2020, 2023, and 2024 for each year’s information), I’ve been conducting a data teams survey. I wanted to dedicate an entire post to examining the change in data teams over time. Total Value Creation The most important question I ask each year concerns data team value creation. I break the question into two parts: “How successful would the…
In the spring of 2024, I ran a new survey to gather more data for my Data Teams book and update my 2023 and 2020 surveys. In total, we had 81 respondents. This survey was designed to get information about how management uses data teams, the value they’re creating, and how they’re creating it. The survey asked about the best and worst practices that teams are using or experiencing. We rounded out…