Eric Avidon

12 hours ago | techtarget.com | Eric Avidon

SAN FRANCISCO -- Agentic AI is the future of work. In some instances, it's already the present. But agentic AI is still nascent. Agents, unlike generative AI-powered chatbots that are reactive, are AI-powered applications capable of reasoning and context awareness. Those attributes enable agents to act autonomously to take actions proactively, comprehending what needs to be done and executing any potential next steps. They even understand when they're wrong, so they can fix themselves.

1 day ago | techtarget.com | Eric Avidon

By Eric Avidon, Senior News Writer Published: 05 Jun 2025 SAN FRANCISCO -- After a slow reaction to surging interest in AI and a hurried attempt to play catch-up, Snowflake unveiled a slew of new capabilities this week that impressed customers.

2 days ago | techtarget.com | Eric Avidon

By Eric Avidon, Senior News Writer Published: 04 Jun 2025 SAN FRANCISCO -- As recently as two years ago, Snowflake's Cortex environment for AI development didn't exist, and the vendor's plans for generative AI were nascent.

3 days ago | techtarget.com | Eric Avidon

The vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features.

4 days ago | techtarget.com | Eric Avidon

The deal, which comes shortly after rival Databricks also purchased a PostgreSQL database vendor, adds open source capabilities aimed at better enabling AI development.