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blogger, investor, advisor to startups; author Forbes

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Building a Data and AI Platform with PostgreSQL

In a world where data sovereignty, scalability, and AI innovation are at the forefront of enterprise strategy, PostgreSQL is emerging as the key to unlocking transformative business value. This new guide serves as your beacon for navigating the convergence of AI, open source technologies, and intelligent data platforms. Authors Tom Taulli, Benjamin Anderson, and Jozef de Vries offer a strategic and practical approach to building AI and data platforms that balance innovation with governance, empowering organizations to take control of their data future. Whether you're designing frameworks for advanced AI applications, modernizing legacy infrastructures, or solving data challenges at scale, you can use this guide to bridge the gap between technical complexity and actionable strategy. Written for IT executives, data leaders, and practitioners alike, it will equip you with the tools and insights to harness Postgre's unique capabilities—extensibility, unstructured data management, and hybrid workloads—for long-term success in an AI-driven world. Learn how to build an AI and data platform using PostgreSQL Overcome data challenges like modernization, integration, and governance Optimize AI performance with model fine-tuning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) best practices Discover use cases that align data strategy with business goals Take charge of your data and AI future with this comprehensive and accessible roadmap

AI-Assisted Programming

Get practical advice on how to leverage AI development tools for all stages of code creation, including requirements, planning, design, coding, debugging, testing, and documentation. With this book, beginners and experienced developers alike will learn how to use a wide range of tools, from general-purpose LLMs (ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude) to code-specific systems (GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, Cursor, and Amazon CodeWhisperer). You'll also learn about more specialized generative AI tools for tasks such as text-to-image creation. Author Tom Taulli provides a methodology for modular programming that aligns effectively with the way prompts create AI-generated code. This guide also describes the best ways of using general purpose LLMs to learn a programming language, explain code, or convert code from one language to another. This book examines: The core capabilities of AI-based development tools Pros, cons, and use cases of popular systems such as GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer Ways to use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other generic LLMs for coding Using AI development tools for the software development lifecycle, including requirements, planning, coding, debugging, and testing Prompt engineering for development Using AI-assisted programming for tedious tasks like creating regular expressions, starter code, object-oriented programming classes, and GitHub Actions How to use AI-based low-code and no-code tools, such as to create professional UIs

Send us a text  This week, host Al Martin chats with Tom Taulli. Tom is a blogger, investor, and an advisor to startups. He frequently writes about AI for Forbes. He is also an author of several books, including How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO and The Complete M&A Handbook.

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Show notes:  00:05 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:10 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:15 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn. 00:20 - Connect with Producer Lana Cosic on linkedIn. 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:30 - Connect with Tom Taulli on LinkedIn and Twitter. 45:00 - Visit Tom's Website 46:00 - Preorder Book: Artificial Intelligence Basics Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.