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RAG Explained: What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation?

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they know nothing beyond 2021 data in their training). ChromaDB is an open-source in-memory vector DB thats easy to get started with for smaller scale. It can be used for RAG by orchestrating calls to Azure Cognitive Search (a vector search service) and an LLM (like Azure OpenAI Service).

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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.) This press coverage, titled “Adobe Shares ProProfs’ Success in Designing Delightful Products at Scale,” suggests that Adobe’s design team partnered with ProProfs to ensure a great UX. connects your knowledge base with your identity system.

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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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They typically give them just enough to see if it will work, and the startup grows and scales to the next stage. 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. That’s how it works.

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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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Gartner: Software Spend Will Grow 13.8% in 2024, to Over $1 Trillion For The First Time

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Growth in public cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake, etc.) Growth in public cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake, etc.) As compared to late 2020 and 2021, when change was the name of the game. But it’s not that simple. So breaking out is harder than it was, even with this epic growth.