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RAG Explained: What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation?

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they know nothing beyond 2021 data in their training). It can be used for RAG by orchestrating calls to Azure Cognitive Search (a vector search service) and an LLM (like Azure OpenAI Service). Essentially, the AI is not just guessing; its citing evidence. Outdated Knowledge Cut-off Many LLMs (like GPT-3.5,

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Clouded Judgement 10.11.24 - Budget Flush

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We all know 2020 and 2021 was the year of excessive software buying fueled by ZIRP. The hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) are always some of the first companies to report earnings during earnings season (coming up in 2 weeks), and there’s always a read through for consumption names (meaning people believe there’s a correlation).

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The Bar Has Gone Up: The New Era of HyperFunctional SaaS with Jason Lemkin

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To set the stage, if you talk to any VC out there today, they will tell you that half of their investments which were growing at epic rates in 2021 are barely growing today. Google Cloud , Azure, and GitLab, all tied directly or indirectly to AI, are seeing massive acceleration. Crowdstrike is up and still grew 35%. Is there a bubble?

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ProProfs Knowledge Base Review: A Comprehensive Knowledge Management Solution

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Single Sign-On & Authentication Integrations : SSO integration (Okta, Azure AD, etc.) ProProfs Help Desk and Chat products have also won awards like High Performer on G2 (Winter 2021) , High User Satisfaction by Crozdesk (2024) , and Best Help Desk Software by Digital.com (2020).

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SaaS Rule of 40 Drivers Using KeyBanc’s 2021 SaaS Survey

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” Fortunately, the always excellent KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) 2021 SaaS Survey – which covers over 350 private SaaS companies across various stages and categories – provides a very rich data set to work from. You can’t pay your Azure bill or office lease in “Rule of 40” points.

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Pilot: 57% of Venture Startups Will Need to Raise More In 2024

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Folks that raised in the Go-Go Times of 2021 in many cases have been able to stretch their cash through 2023. Shopify , Datadog, Crowdstrike , Google Cloud-Azure-AWS, Snowflake , etc. jasonlk) November 13, 2023 But with so, so many startups funded in 2021 … we likely will also see a record number shut down in 2024. :(.

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We End the Year at All-Time Lows for SaaS Growth. A Buying Signal — Or The End of an Era?

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And broader Cloud players had great years too, from MongoDB to Cloudflare to Azure, if not quite as crazy as at the peak of 2021. Shopify, Canva, Monday and tons of other SaaS leaders less focused on tech and startups had big years.

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