The Analytics Engineering Podcast The 2024 Machine Learning, AI & Data Landscape (w/ Matt Turck)
Apr 7, 2024
Matt Turck, the publisher of the MAD Landscape map, discusses the 2024 ecosystem with 2,011 logos. Topics include generative AI impact, modern AI vs data stack, Databricks vs Snowflake, and Microsoft's entry into the data landscape.
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Two Waves Shape Huge Ecosystem
- The industry landscape now hosts over 2,000 companies, reflecting two major waves: data infrastructure and machine learning/AI.
- These waves coexist symbiotically, resulting in an ever-expanding ecosystem without much consolidation yet.
Data Continuum Connects Layers
- Data forms a continuum from ingestion, storage, and analytics to AI and applications.
- Combining these layers into a single landscape reveals their symbiotic relationships more clearly than separate maps.
AI Still Deep Tech Challenge
- AI remains a deep tech area requiring specialized skills to build meaningful differentiation.
- This challenges the notion that all AI models are commodities and simple to implement.