Tensorflow 1.5.0 is now generally available. Previously, Tensorflow 1.5 RC was announced on 4th January, 2018. With Tensorflow 1.5, a lot of new features and changes have been added. The breaking changes revolve around prebuilt binaries. They are now built against CUDA 9 and cuDNN 7. Also, starting from 1.6 release, prebuilt binaries will use AVX instructions. Other major features and improvements include:
For details on bug fixes and other changes, see the full release notes here.
DataNucleus AccessPlatform is Apache 2 licensed and provides retrieval of Java objects to a range of datastores using JDO/JPA/REST APIs, with a range of query languages. Now they have released the version 5.1.6 which includes a lot of new enhancements and bug fixes.
The entire changelog can be found in their release notes.
Until now, services of Databricks were available as a single cloud offering based on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Starting 27th January 2018, a new flavor of Apache Spark service is announced. Called Azure Databricks (ADB), it is based on and is tightly integrated with Microsoft Azure. The Apache Spark-based analytics platform is optimized for the Microsoft Azure cloud services platform. It provides one-click setup, streamlined workflows, and an interactive workspace allowing data scientists, data engineers, and business analysts to collaborate. This new service is a first-party offering from Microsoft. It consists of three major parts, a notebook-based collaborative workspace, the Databricks Runtime, and a serverless compute model. ADB has direct support for Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Store. It also integrates with Cosmos DB and Azure Active Directory. More information is available here.
Citus have announced the version 7.2 of their distributed database. With Citus database version 7.2, distributed SQL support is added to queries that run on data spread across a cluster of machines. A quick overview of the changes in Citus database version 7.2 for distributed queries include:
Citus 7.2 is compatible with PostgreSQL 9.6 and 10. It can be downloaded by following the instructions here. It can also be deployed in single-click through the Citus Cloud console. To learn more about the new features, visit the official blog.
CapLinked has launched their new blockchain framework TransitNet to protect and record enterprise transactions. TransitNet is a decentralized protocol that protects digital assets and permanently records data access. The protocol is accessible via an API and is used to apply protections and activity tracking for information exchanging during business deals. TransitNet adds security to transfer of funds, as opposed to Ripple and other decentralized technologies that are addressing payments. TransitNet’s decentralized application will allow users to apply protections and track their digital assets when they’re transferred to third parties. They’ll be able to encrypt, watermark, and set access parameters for digital assets being moved and track their movement on an immutable decentralized ledger.
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