Agentic RAG goes beyond traditional RAG by adding the ability to reason, plan, and act. Instead of merely fetching and producing information, it autonomously determines what to retrieve, how to apply it, and when to adjust the context, enabling adaptive, goal-oriented systems that improve through continuous learning.
We live in a world that’s more connected than we often realize. Roads, flight paths, shipping routes — these invisible networks shape how we travel, trade, and share ideas across the globe. Peter Atwood created a series of satellite maps that strip away everything but those connections. The result is a striking view of how humanity has built, expanded, and reshaped its presence on Earth over the past 150 years. ...
A core idea behind shifting Data Left is simple but often overlooked: data is code. Or more accurately—data is produced by code. It’s not just some downstream artifact that lives in tables and gets piped into dashboards and spreadsheets. Every record, event, or log starts somewhere—created, updated, or deleted by a line of code. And just like DevOps demonstrated, if you want to manage something well, you start at the point of creation. ...
Digital industries are booming. Data storage business alone are projected to grow by nearly 18% anually, reaching $778 billion by 2030.