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DataStax launches new integration with LangChain the market via our simple plugin architecture . With integrations like DataStax ’ s LangChain connector , incorporating Astra DB or Apache Cassandra as a vector store becomes a seamless and intuitive process .”
DataStax has announced a new integration with LangChain making it easy to add Astra DB – the real-time database for developers building production Gen AI applications – or Apache Cassandra , as a new vector source in the LangChain framework .
The new integration lets developers leverage the power of the Astra DB vector database for their LLM , AI assistant , and real-time generative AI projects through the LangChain plugin architecture for vector stores .
Together , Astra DB and LangChain help developers to take advantage of framework features like , vector similarity search , semantic caching , term-based search , LLM-response caching and data injection from Astra DB ( or Cassandra ) into prompt templates .
Harrison Chase , CEO , LangChain , said : “ Building a generative AI app requires a robust , powerful database and we ensure our users have access to the best options on
“ Developers at startups and enterprises alike are using LangChain to build generative AI apps , so a deep native integration is a must-have ,” said Ed Anuff , CPO , DataStax .
“ The ability for developers to easily use Astra DB as their vector database of choice , directly from LangChain , streamlines the process of building the personalized AI applications that companies need .
“ We ’ re already seeing customers benefit from our joint technologies as healthcare AI company Skypoint is using Astra DB and LangChain to power its generative AI healthcare model .”
Lambda and VAST Data accelerate AI training across public and private cloud
VAST Data and Lambda have entered a strategic partnership that will enable the world ’ s first hybrid cloud experience dedicated to AI and Deep Learning workloads .
Together , Lambda and VAST are building an NVIDIA GPU-powered accelerated computing platform for Generative AI across public and private clouds .
Lambda has selected the VAST Data Platform , the data platform designed from the ground up for the AI era , to power Lambda ’ s On-Demand GPU Cloud .
Lambda customers will also have access to the VAST DataSpace to store , retrieve and process data with high performance across hybrid cloud deployments .
Mitesh Agrawal , Head of Cloud and COO , Lambda , said : “ Going forward , we plan to integrate all of the features of VAST ’ s Data
Platform to help our customers get the most value from their GPU cloud investments and from their data .”
Renen Hallak , Founder and CEO , VAST Data , said : “ We could not be happier to partner with a company like Lambda , who are at the forefront of AI public and private cloud architecture . Together , we look forward to providing organisations with cloud solutions and services that are engineered for AI workloads offering faster LLM training , more efficient data management and enabling global collaboration to help customers solve some of the world ’ s most pressing problems .”
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