AI Apache @Cassandra Enthusiast at @DataStax. Committer at @TheASF. AFL @Richmond_FC Tigers member. Aussie dad. Official @FIBA scorer. Opinionated.

Joined February 2010
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Introducing Bob ๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ, the AI builder from @IBM. He can talk to your database ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ to manage collections, perform CRUD operations on a @Cassandra instance, plus more without writing a single line of code. Connect Bob to @AstraDB with #MCP. Let's go! ๐Ÿš€ linkedin.com/pulse/talk-yourโ€ฆ
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What if I told you you could talk to your DB with no code, just #Claude? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ I'll show you how to connect Claude to @AstraDB's #MCP server โžก๏ธ manage collections, perform CRUD operations plus more without writing a single line of code. Let's go! ๐Ÿš€ linkedin.com/pulse/talk-yourโ€ฆ
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You type a question, the AI responds. Ever wonder how it knows what you mean? ๐Ÿค” Here's a beginner's guide to: - #NLP and #LLM ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ - how text, images, videos become numbers ๐Ÿ”ข - semantic search ๐Ÿ” - regular vs #vectordatabase ๐Ÿš€ linkedin.com/pulse/from-wordโ€ฆ @Cassandra @AstraDB
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AI app proofs-of-concept is one thing. Deploying to production is another. Don't make the mistake of finding out your app won't scale. Apache @Cassandra. Built for internet scale. ๐Ÿš€ linkedin.com/pulse/you-pickeโ€ฆ
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Two labs, one day. Just coding, no fluff. ๐Ÿ‘Œ Build an agentic RAG app, &/or spec-code a full-stack on @Cassandra, #Presto, #Iceberg your choice of #Claude, @GeminiApp, @OpenCode, etc. ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป For devs ready to build ๐Ÿ“@IBM TechXchange NYC ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 20 โžก๏ธ ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/โ€ฆ
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What if you could operate @Cassandra with just #Claude? James Colvin will show you live! ๐Ÿš€ Plus @PatrickMcFadin on why C* 6.0 is not just another release, @WaltRibeiro on deploying a real-time data pipeline. ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 20 May ๐Ÿ“ NetApp NYC โžก๏ธ luma.com/g4hq0uis
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You might be one of the 4 out of 5 who support it, but are you ONE out of 3 registered organ donor? ๐Ÿ’• Do it like your life depends on it because it does for hundreds of Aussies. It only takes a few minutes for you, but lasts a lifetime for them. Register & @DonateLifeToday! โœ๏ธ
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In his keynote at #Computex2025 CEO Jensen Huang talked about how "incredible ecosystem partners" like @DataStax are helping @NVIDIA bring AI to the world's enterprises! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Enterprise-ready AI platforms accelerate trillion-dollar global IT investment. Be part of the revolution!๐Ÿš€
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"Talk" to your data using natural language with SAI & vector search! It's @Cassandra data modelling like you've never seen before! ๐Ÿ’ช Join the APAC livestream on 24 April 10:30 IST, 13:00 SG, 15:00 AU, 17:00 NZ. Deets free registration โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3RZXLx1
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Accuracy matters! Make your Gen AI app more accurate with @Langflow_AI @AstraDB! ๐Ÿš€ Presented by @AShiragann64573 & @SonicDMG from @DataStax ๐Ÿ”ฅ Free registration & details โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4jHfRzA
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If you're new to data modelling or thought it was hard, let me show you how SAI in @Cassandra 5.0 revolutionises the way developers build apps! Join me tomorrow 17 April 10:30 IST, 13:00 SG, 15:00 AU, 17:00 NZ ๐Ÿ‘ Hosted by @DataStax ๐Ÿš€
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Skipped #PiDay because you didn't know how to bake a pie? ๐Ÿฅง Don't worry because @APloetz has you covered with a recipe for a Raspberry Pi weather app ๐ŸŒค๏ธ with @Langflow_AI & @AstraDB from @DataStax as ingredients! ๐Ÿš€ Check it out โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4bSbq2B
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Imagine an automated data extraction app that works on any website integrates with #GenAI and RAG workflows! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Join @RachelNabors, @colriot & @TejasKumar_ to learn how to use @AgentQL to interact with any website like humans. ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Deets rego โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4iy3GVr
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We're at @NVIDIA #GTC25! ๐Ÿ”ฅ We'd love to chat with you at @DataStax booth #1333. ๐Ÿ“ We'll show you how to build AI agents that solve problems, not just answer questions. โšก Book a 1:1 with our experts dtsx.io/4hs7vdM ๐Ÿ“… Donโ€™t miss our sessions dtsx.io/3DJnpCQ
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REMINDER โฐ #CassandraForward is on tomorrow! There are 2 sessions so just pick whichever suits you. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 09:00 PDT - ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 13:00 BR - ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 16:00 GMT - ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 21:30 IST ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 10:00 IST - ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ 12:30 SG - ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 15:30 AU - ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ 17:30 NZ FREE rego โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3Dlefwc
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Thinking of shifting your @Cassandra cluster to the cloud โ˜๏ธ? Luckily there's no heavy lifting required ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ! Checkout @APloetz's post on how to move your data to @AstraDB ๐Ÿš€ with the right tools and no muscle ๐Ÿ’ช sprou.tt/12aBrAiD0Mk
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Hey, here's something fun to do on your coffee break! โ˜•๏ธ @SonicDMG built an app that generates a CodeBeast ๐ŸฆŠ based on your @GitHub activity using @Langflow_AI. It's a nice intro to Agentic AI! ๐Ÿ™‚ sprou.tt/1qvCpBADoq2
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Jump in the front seat as @PatrickMcFadin takes you on a ride through the next wave of @Cassandra innovations at #CassandraForward! ๐Ÿ„ Featuring Accord, TCM, SAI, Doc API talks from @CJRolo, @AaronMorton, Maxim Muzafarov, @APloetz & more! ๐Ÿ”ฅ FREE rego โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3Dlefwc
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Mate, what exciting thing are you building with Gen AI? How about RAG? Don't worry, @PhilNash will show you how to build one from scratch. He'll tell you all about vectors, semantic search, embedding models, vector DBs & more! ๐Ÿค– Save your spot now! dtsx.io/4iD4xnZ
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Vector search is powerful for finding semantic similarity but you can boost results by capturing relationships (links, hierarchy, shared terms) in a graph using @UnstructuredIO @AstraDB! ๐Ÿš€ @NinaLopatina & Ryan Michael explains how โฌ‡๏ธ sprou.tt/1Wa6cKzWgQW
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