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Andrew Brust

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Data, analytics, and AI industry analyst. Founder/CEO, Blue Badge Insights. Lead analyst, data/analytics at GigaOm. Data/analytics reporter for The New Stack. Co-chair Visual Studio Live! Microsoft MVP. Microsoft Regional Director program member.

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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 24/11/2025
New in @thenewstack! It was a pleasure to speak with @darrylktaft on Microsoft’s new Azure HorizonDB for PostgreSQL: bit.ly/3M47LWi #MSIgnite #PostgreSQL #Azure #MVP
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Microsoft's Azure HorizonDB Takes on Aurora, AlloyDB
New PostgreSQL service targets Amazon Aurora and Google AlloyDB with disaggregated architecture, AI-powered vector indexing and deep VS Code integration.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 18/09/2025
New in @thenewstack! 'How InfluxDB 3 Brings Processing Directly Into the Database' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/46Jg0yT @thenewstack.io @InfluxDB #InfluxDB
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How InfluxDB 3 Brings Processing Directly Into the Database
InfluxDB puts intelligence at the core with real-time, Python-based processing and a diskless storage architecture for better performance.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 18/09/2025
New in @thenewstack! 'How InfluxDB 3 Brings Processing Directly Into the Database' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/46Jg0yT @thenewstack.io @InfluxDB #InfluxDB
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How InfluxDB 3 Brings Processing Directly Into the Database
InfluxDB puts intelligence at the core with real-time, Python-based processing and a diskless storage architecture for better performance.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 08/09/2025
You’ve probably read about this, but here’s my own pic of the mob scene at the US Open *after* I waded through the mob for an hour to get in. The @USTA really screwed up. This is only half of the crowd.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 02/09/2025
Where does AI actually work in the data stack? Join me and @ascend_io CEO Sean Knapp in a no-fluff webinar on what helps, what hinders, and how to tell the difference: bit.ly/4mCjUz5 @gigaom #B2BTech #AI
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Webinar | Practical AI for Data Teams: Unlocking Team Productivity
Ascend.io is the leader in Data Automation, empowering data teams to deliver production-ready data pipelines 10x faster by deploying automation and AI.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 02/09/2025
It was a great pleasure to judge the AI and Data Platform categories in the 2025 TechForward Awards. Congratulations to everyone who was recognized! 🏆 Thank you to @SiliconANGLE & theCUBE for organizing this program. Winners and finalists here: siliconangle.com/awards/
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Awards - SiliconANGLE
Awards - SiliconANGLE
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 28/08/2025
Join me and Cloudera's David Dichmann in the webinar, 'The Power of Streaming in Real-Time AI and Analytics'! We discuss the current landscape of streaming architectures and share the critical requirements for maintaining agility to address changing business needs: bit.ly/4mXIiv0
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The Power of Streaming in Real-Time AI and Analytics
During this webinar, experts from GigaOm and Cloudera will outline the current landscape of streaming architectures and share the critical requirements for maintaining agility to address changing…
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 28/08/2025
Where does AI actually work in the data stack? Join me and @ascend_io CEO Sean Knapp in a no-fluff webinar on what helps, what hinders, and how to tell the difference: bit.ly/4mCjUz5 @gigaom #B2BTech #AI
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Webinar | Practical AI for Data Teams: Unlocking Team Productivity
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 28/08/2025
It was a great pleasure to judge the AI and Data Platform categories in the 2025 TechForward Awards. Congratulations to everyone who was recognized! 🏆 Thank you to @SiliconANGLE & theCUBE for organizing this program. Winners and finalists here: siliconangle.com/awards/
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Awards - SiliconANGLE
Awards - SiliconANGLE
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 20/08/2025
Today in @thenewstack! 'Confluent’s Real-Time Agents Build on Kafka Streaming Data' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/45VhyWd @thenewstack.io @confluentinc @apachekafka
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Confluent’s Real-Time Agents Build on Kafka Streaming Data
The new agent building and deployment resource features MCP tool invocation, secure endpoint connections, and replayability.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 12/08/2025
Where does AI actually work in the data stack? Join me and @ascend_io CEO Sean Knapp for a no-fluff webinar on what helps, what hinders, and how to tell the difference. • Real workflows • Common pitfalls • Smart frameworks Sign up: ow.ly/CnO050WyOvh @gigaom #B2BTech #AI View
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 11/08/2025
Where does AI actually work in the data stack? Join me and @ascend_io CEO Sean Knapp for a no-fluff webinar on what helps, what hinders, and how to tell the difference. • Real workflows • Common pitfalls • Smart frameworks Sign up: ow.ly/CnO050WyOvh @gigaom #B2BTech #AI View
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 05/08/2025
Where does AI actually work in the data stack? Join me and @ascend_io CEO Sean Knapp for a no-fluff webinar on what helps, what hinders, and how to tell the difference. • Real workflows • Common pitfalls • Smart frameworks Sign up: ow.ly/CnO050WyOvh @gigaom #B2BTech #AI
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 01/08/2025
Where does AI actually work in the data stack? Join me and @ascend_io CEO Sean Knapp for a no-fluff webinar on what helps, what hinders, and how to tell the difference. • Real workflows • Common pitfalls • Smart frameworks Sign up here! ow.ly/CnO050WyOvh @gigaom #B2BTech #AI
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 30/07/2025
Join me and David Dichmann of @Cloudera for a deep dive into the streaming architectures powering modern data pipelines -- To register: bit.ly/459VHce #AI #Analytics
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The Power of Streaming in Real-Time AI and Analytics
During this webinar, experts from GigaOm and Cloudera will outline the current landscape of streaming architectures and share the critical requirements for maintaining agility to address changing…
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 28/07/2025
Honored to be one of the judges for the 2025 SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards: bit.ly/3Ixl6ox @SiliconANGLE & theCUBE #TechAwards #EnterpriseTech #B2BTech #AI #Security #Cloud #DataPlatform
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Awards - SiliconANGLE
Awards - SiliconANGLE
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 28/07/2025
Join me and David Dichmann of @Cloudera for a deep dive into the streaming architectures powering modern data pipelines -- To register: bit.ly/459VHce
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The Power of Streaming in Real-Time AI and Analytics
During this webinar, experts from GigaOm and Cloudera will outline the current landscape of streaming architectures and share the critical requirements for maintaining agility to address changing…
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 22/07/2025
Honored to be one of the judges for the 2025 SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards: bit.ly/3Ixl6ox www.linkedin.com/company/sili... #TechAwards #EnterpriseTech #B2BTech #AI #Security #Cloud #DataPlatform
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Awards - SiliconANGLE
Awards - SiliconANGLE
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 17/07/2025
Honored to be one of the judges for the 2025 SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards: bit.ly/3Ixl6ox #TechAwards #EnterpriseTech #B2BTech #AI #Security #Cloud #DataPlatform
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Awards - SiliconANGLE
Awards - SiliconANGLE
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 30/06/2025
Excited to be a part of this podcast! Speaking with @maryjofoley and Directions on Microsoft’s Andrew Snodgrass about the biggest AI and other features customers can expect in SQL Server 2025: t.co/RFeYwM2q2y #AI #MSTech #SQLServer #SQLServer2025
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 27/06/2025
Excited to be a part of this podcast! Speaking with @maryjofoley and Directions on Microsoft’s Andrew Snodgrass about the biggest AI and other features customers can expect in SQL Server 2025: t.co/RFeYwM2q2y #AI #MSTech #SQLServer #SQLServer2025
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 04/06/2025
Snowflake's Head of Applications and Developer Platform, Jeff Hollan, discussing agentic system development at #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 04/06/2025
I'm at Snowflake's "Builder" keynote, the last of four such general sessions. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Snowflake Intelligence is new native agent for data insights that uses A-list LLMs, once again show in a demo by Dev Advocate Dash Desai. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Data agents Cortex Analyst and Cortex Search allow customers to build agentic apps, and are being integrated into Microsoft Teams. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Cortex AISQL announced at #SnowflakeSummit. Built-in GenAI functions. Uses the abstraction of joins and filters to layer LLMs into queries.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Christian Kleinerman announces Snowflake Postgres, based on acquisition of Crunchy Data. Beyond UniStore, this adds true OLTP to the Snowflake platform. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Dev advocate Dash Desai just showed Snowflake Openflow, dbt projects, and Cortex AI (chunking docs from SharePoint), all in one demo, at #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Snowpipe Streaming being revamped and (sped up). Dbt projects in Snowflake being added. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Snowflake Openflow, built on Apache NiFi, becomes new ingest vehicle, and works on a change feed/CDC basis. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Snowflake’s support for Apache Iceberg and Polaris is becoming legitimately robust. We’re past the checkbox stage and into the details. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
EVP of Product Christian Kleinerman discussing the Snowflake data and AI stack, and its ability to handle structured and unstructured data #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
#SnowflakeSummit Platform keynote begins with AI-generated symphony, performed by a symphony orchestra.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Snowflake official data provider for 2028 LA Olympics, and the US Olympic Team. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Ramaswamy says AI needs to be grounded in real data. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Altman says GenAI wasn't enterprise-ready a year ago, and now it is. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Altman says "just do it" when it comes to implementing AI. People who make early bets win. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
OpenAI's Sam Altman now on stage! #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
NYSE uses Snowflake AI to monitor its market for nefarious activities, says Lynn Martin, President of NYSE Group. #SnowflakeSummit
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
Snowflake has agreed to acquire Crunchy Data, a PostgreSQL provider. www.crunchydata.com/blog/crunchy... #SnowflakeSummit
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Crunchy Data Joins Snowflake | Crunchy Data Blog
We are excited to announce that Crunchy Data is joining Snowflake to bring Postgres to the AI Data Cloud.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy says this is the biggest #SnowflakeSummit yet.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
#SnowflakeSummit about to start
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 03/06/2025
I'm at the #SnowflakeSummit opening night keynote. It starts at the top of the hour.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 29/05/2025
New in @thenewstack! 'PostgreSQL 18 Delivers Significant Performance Gains for OLTP and Analytics' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/4khOayg @thenewstack.io @PostgreSQL #opensource #analytics
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PostgreSQL 18 Delivers Significant Performance Gains for OLTP and Analytics
With asynchronous inputs, query optimizations, and expanded indexing functionality, the database is more performant than ever.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 28/05/2025
Today in @thenewstack! 'PostgreSQL 18 Delivers Significant Performance Gains for OLTP and Analytics' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/4khOayg @thenewstack.io @PostgreSQL #opensource #analytics
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PostgreSQL 18 Delivers Significant Performance Gains for OLTP and Analytics
With asynchronous inputs, query optimizations, and expanded indexing functionality, the database is more performant than ever.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 27/05/2025
Tableau, Informatica and Mulesoft, all under one roof. www.salesforce.com/news/press-r...
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Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Informatica
SAN FRANCISCO/REDWOOD CITY, CA — May 27, 2025 — Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world’s #1 AI CRM, and Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in enterprise
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 21/05/2025
New in @thenewstack! 'Best of All Worlds: Confluent Synthesizes Streaming and Batch Processing' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/4kmDuxS @thenewstack.io @confluent.io #ApacheKafka #ApacheFlink #Cloud
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Best of All Worlds: Confluent Synthesizes Streaming and Batch Processing
Snapshot queries blend Kafka topic data with Iceberg or Delta tables; the vendor also announced security and private networking features.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 21/05/2025
New in @thenewstack! 'Starburst Adds AI to Its Federated Data Lakehouse Platforms' bit.ly/3S7vftA @thenewstack.io #dataandanalytics #trinodb #starburst #data #AI #lakehouse
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Starburst Adds AI to Its Federated Data Lakehouse Platforms
Starburst adds AI Workflow and Agent capabilities to its platforms, bringing generative AI to analytics-savvy enterprise users.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 21/05/2025
Today in @thenewstack! 'Best of All Worlds: Confluent Synthesizes Streaming and Batch Processing' by BBI's Jelani Harper: bit.ly/4kmDuxS @thenewstack.io @confluent.io #ApacheKafka #ApacheFlink #Cloud
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Best of All Worlds: Confluent Synthesizes Streaming and Batch Processing
Snapshot queries blend Kafka topic data with Iceberg or Delta tables; the vendor also announced security and private networking features.
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Andrew Brust @andrewbrust.info · 20/05/2025
New in @thenewstack! 'Starburst Adds AI to Its Federated Data Lakehouse Platforms' bit.ly/3S7vftA @thenewstack.io #dataandanalytics #trinodb #starburst #data #AI #lakehouse
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Starburst Adds AI to Its Federated Data Lakehouse Platforms
Starburst adds AI Workflow and Agent capabilities to its platforms, bringing generative AI to analytics-savvy enterprise users.
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