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Hitachi Vantara names Kelvin Wong as Country Managing Director for Singapore
Kelvin Wong
Hitachi Vantara has appointed of Kelvin Wong as the new Country Managing
Director for its Singapore operations . will also play a pivotal role in propelling growth and fostering collaboration for Hitachi Vantara in Singapore ,” said Joe Ong , Vice President and General Manager , Hitachi Vantara , ASEAN .
Wong brings over a decade of experience in sales leadership , with a strong focus on account management for both commercial and enterprise clients .
He was responsible for setting Go-To-Market ( GTM ) goals and objectives for a district of sales teams , providing strategic guidance and overseeing execution within their respective territories to effectively serve customers .
Wong is a Software Engineering graduate from the University of Queensland , Australia .
“ As Hitachi Vantara continues to expand its footprint in the Singapore market , my goal is to foster growth of the dedicated Singapore team , build a robust sales and pre-sales team , and establish a strong partnership ecosystem alongside our resellers and alliances ,” said Wong .
Marina Bay , Singapore
Wong will spearhead Hitachi Vantara ’ s sales strategy in Singapore and oversee a network of partnerships , alliances and resellers .
“ Kelvin ’ s expertise in cultivating strategic partnerships , alliances and reseller networks
Prior to joining Hitachi Vantara , Wong served at the analytics company SAS , where he spearheaded the sales of software-based solutions with a focus on analytics , and managed key accounts in the Singapore market .
DataStax and LlamaIndex partner to make building RAG applications easier for GenAI developers
Anew integration lets developers use
DataStax RAGStack with LlamaIndex to build GenAI applications .
DataStax has announced its out-of-the- box retrieval augmented generation ( RAG ) solution , RAGStack , is now generally available powered by LlamaIndex as an open-source framework , in addition to LangChain .
DataStax RAGStack for LlamaIndex is also the first partner to support an integration ( currently in public preview ) with LlamaIndex ’ s LlamaParse – which gives developers using Astra DB a simple API to efficiently parse and transform complex PDFs into vectors in minutes .
“ This collaboration embodies our commitment to simplicity , innovation and limitless possibilities ,” said Jerry Liu , Cofounder and CEO , LlamaIndex .
“ Together , we ’ re reshaping the RAG landscape by offering a simplified journey for not only enterprises but also developers looking to put GenAI applications into production with ease .”
Davor Bonaci , CTO and Executive Vice President , DataStax , said : “ Out-of-the-box
RAG solutions are in high demand , so this integration is a significant milestone for our enterprise developers seeking to implement generative AI applications .
“ By incorporating LlamaIndex into RAGStack , we are providing developers with a comprehensive GenAI stack that simplifies the complexities of RAG implementation – while offering long-term support and compatibility assurance .”
Jeff Schneider , CEO , Imprompt , said : “ We ’ re pioneering digital interaction with our Chat-to-Everything platform , seamlessly integrating with Astra DB from DataStax as our primary vector store .
“ With RAGStack powered by LlamaIndex , we enhance enterprise offerings while prioritizing privacy . Our integration with RAGStack enables secure data exchange , powering innovation for global enterprises .”
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