Sesame Software has been recognized by Oracle for bringing a “Ground-Breaking Solution” to Oracle Cloud Marketplace with the patented Sesame Software Data Management Suite. Sesame Software allows you to leverage Oracle Cloud without the imposed limitations found in other database management systems (DBMS) on schema creation, information migration, and record storage. Bypass the months-long labor-intensive build process associated with creating data pipelines, while also eliminating the need to hire a data migration company to build out the ETL and end tables. Key Benefits of Sesame Software Rapid deployment shortens your time to production Deploy on-premise, or in the cloud, to power Big Data and analytics projects Replicates data to a fully automated data warehouse of your choice for backup, compliance and business intelligence Support for many cloud and on-premise applications and databases Incremental, near real-time replication for maximum scalability Low total cost of ownership by maximizing engineering team’s productivity No data modeling is necessary Want to learn more now? You can find Sesame Software on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace or reach out to our Sesame Team to request a demo. Still Trying To Figure Out Where To Start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases. Learn more about Sesame Software for Oracle.

Sesame Software brings all of your company data into one place to provide data consistency, enhance data quality, and make it easier to develop consolidated reports. Organizations looking to replicate and integrate data from QuickBooks and many other data sources into a fully automated data warehouse have a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution. With patented scalability and multithreaded technology, Sesame Software speeds up time to production, making your data warehouse actionable within minutes. Additionally, Sesame Software provides secure and efficient data integration between cloud and on-premise applications for robust reporting and analytics. By integrating data from external and internal sources, organizations have a database with constant access to their data. This aligns data teams for day-to-day decision-making and long-term strategic planning. Work Smarter, Not Harder In today’s fast-paced business environment, having access to accurate, up-to-date financial data is indispensable. With Sesame Software, you can unlock the full potential of your QuickBooks data and drive your business forward. So, if you’re looking for a hassle-free, efficient, and secure way to prepare an instant data warehouse for QuickBooks, Sesame Software is undoubtedly a solution worth exploring. It’s a powerful tool that empowers your organization to make smarter, more informed decisions, ultimately leading to greater success and growth. Sesame Software can keep data moving without downtime – seamlessly flowing data from multiple data sources to your NetSuite data warehouse. Combine data from your other sources, including but not limited to NetSuite, Oracle applications, Salesforce, and more. Also, data warehouses can be built on Oracle, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, Snowflake, SQL Server, Azure, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and DB2 databases. Sesame Software streamlines the process of creating a data warehouse, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual data extraction and transformation. This means you can start analyzing your QuickBooks data almost immediately, leading to faster and more informed decision-making. Not sure where to start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your Quickbooks data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases.

Sesame Software is Powered by Oracle Cloud and Now Available in Oracle Cloud Marketplace Oracle’s Generation 2 Cloud Infrastructure Customers Currently Benefiting from Sesame Software Replication and Integration Tools Santa Clara, CA, August 06, 2019 — Sesame Software, a leading provider of data replication, data integration and data management solutions and a Gold level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, announced today that its Sesame Software suite has achieved “Powered by Oracle Cloud” status and is now available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, offering added value to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers. Sesame Software enables organizations to securely move data to and from a cloud-based database or a local database server for robust reporting and analytics. Sesame Software gives organizations even more ways to leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, without the imposed limitations found in other database management systems (DBMS) data model flexibility and record storage. The Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a one-stop-shop for customers seeking trusted business applications and service providers offering unique business solutions, including ones that extend Oracle Cloud Applications. Oracle Cloud is the industry’s broadest and most complete public cloud, delivering enterprise-grade services at every level of the cloud technology stack, including platform as a service (PaaS) Software as a Service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). “Organizations can get great replication and integration in a secure database using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a Virtual Machine (VM) for the application Sesame Software application server and an Oracle Database container,” says Rick Banister, Sesame Software founder, and CEO. OCI has solved the problems that other Cloud infrastructure providers have not, without resorting to governors on performance or throughput. “The cloud represents a huge opportunity for our partner community,” said David Hicks, vice-president, Worldwide ISV Cloud Business Development, Oracle. “Sesame Software’s commitment to innovation with the Oracle Cloud and quality execution helps our mutual customers receive cloud-enabled database management solutions ready to meet critical business needs.” “Powered by Oracle Cloud” status recognizes OPN member solutions that have been tested or verified on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This achievement offers customers confidence that the partner’s application is supported by the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SLA , enabling full access and control over their cloud infrastructure services as well as consistent performance. “We’re already helping Sesame Software clients migrate to Oracle’s Generation 2 Cloud infrastructure,” says Banister. “Unlike many cloud database vendors, which actively drop connections without warning, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure can easily do bulk loading and updating of data, while also providing data encryption at rest.” The Oracle Cloud Marketplace allows customers to browse and search for available applications and services, as well as user ratings and reviews to help customers determine the best business solutions for their organization. With its new automated application installation features, customers can easily deploy provider business applications from a centralized cloud interface. About Oracle PartnerNetwork Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is Oracle’s partner program that provides partners with a differentiated advantage to develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle’s products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle’s growing product portfolio, partner base, and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to be recognized and rewarded for their investment in Oracle Cloud. Partners engaging with Oracle will be able to differentiate their Oracle Cloud expertise and success with customers through the OPN Cloud program – an innovative program that complements existing OPN program levels with tiers of recognition and progressive benefits for partners working with Oracle Cloud. To find out more visit Oracle Partners. About Sesame Software Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Sesame Software is an Enterprise Application Integration/Data company whose patented Sesame Software suite of products offer superior solutions for data warehousing, data integration, and data recovery. Media Contact: Sesame Software Tel: 408-838-8972 marketinge@SesameSoftware.com

16 July 2019 | Press Release Sesame Software’s Automated Connectors and Seamless Integration Accelerates Data Loading Into Snowflake and Reduces Time to Insight. Santa Clara, CA, July 16, 2019 — Sesame Software today announces a partnership with Snowflake to provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to securely move structured data between CRM platforms and Snowflake’s cloud-built data warehouse for robust reporting and analytics. “We are pleased to be working with Snowflake to enable Salesforce users to seamlessly move their data to the leader in cloud data warehousing,” says Rick Banister, founder and CEO of Sesame Software. “Near real-time replication of data for robust integration and analytics is a growing need for organizations and Sesame Software is the patented solution that provides automated data connectors for replication from any source into Snowflake.” The partnership is another win for Sesame Software as it looks to showcase all that Sesame Software can do to help companies more cost-effectively replicate, integrate and analyze huge volumes of data in near real-time. Sesame Software enables organizations to design a data warehouse in minutes that has all data in its original structure, while also providing tools to seamlessly move data between CRM platforms and Snowflake’s secure data warehouse. Sesame’s customers are able to bypass the months-long labor-intensive build process associated with creating data pipelines, while also eliminating the need to hire a data migration company to build out the ETL and end tables. “Sesame Software is emerging as the best solution for warehousing data without the use of standard CSV backups that limit your copy of your Salesforce org to only once a day,” says Banister. “Our suite of tools works with both cloud and on-premise data warehouses and is supported by a world-class customer service team with decades of experience in database management.” About Sesame Software Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Sesame Software is an Enterprise Application Integration/Data company whose patented Sesame Software suite of products offer superior solutions for data integration, complete data recovery and data warehousing. Media Contact: Sesame Software Tel: 408-838-8972 marketing@SesameSoftware.com

13 Jun 2019 | Press Release Sesame Software, makers of a suite of data warehouse and data integration tools, today announces an agreement with Metazoa that gives customers a more streamlined way to backup and recover Salesforce metadata by using Metazoa’s Snapshot tool. “This agreement with Metazoa not only lets Sesame customers quickly backup Salesforce metadata, but also clone configurations between different Salesforce Orgs,” says Rick Banister, founder/CEO of Sesame Software. “There is no other efficient way to copy metadata from one Salesforce Org to another without time-consuming and tedious manipulation of backup files. Sesame Software is now the only vendor providing comprehensive tools to backup and recover the full set of data and all metadata, using an intuitive drop and drag interface.” The agreement also gives Sesame’s professional services team the ability to use Metazoa’s Snapshot tool to cost-effectively clone, split, or merge Salesforce Orgs in cases of corporate acquisitions, divestitures, or reorganization of business units. “With the current inability of customers to request that Salesforce.com clone their Orgs, Sesame and Snapshot combined provide an efficient way to accomplish this,” says Banister. “Sesame’s current customers can benefit from this for backup and recovery scenarios. Other companies can benefit from this for transfer of data and metadata.” Metazoa CEO/Co-Founder Jennifer Mercer also touts the benefits of the agreement, noting, “There is a tremendous demand for an integrated metadata and data tool. With this partnership, we now provide the only complete solution to the Salesforce marketplace.” The partnership is another win for Sesame Software as the company expands its offering to meet the growing needs of database management professionals looking to move, organize, backup, and manipulate CRM data for better reporting and analytics. Sesame Software’s suite of tools also allow for robust data recovery, with all records and records relationships intact. And all of Sesame Software products are supported by a professional services team with decades of experience in database management. About Metazoa Located in Los Gatos, California, Metazoa is dedicated to building, marketing, supporting, and selling Metazoa Snapshot, the world’s finest change-and release-management application for Salesforce administrators. Metazoa Snapshot is the ultimate tool for Salesforce Org cleanup, reporting, auditing, comparison, and lifecycle management. Features include metadata migration from sandbox to production, reporting on compliance and security, and Salesforce DX compatibility. Salesforce is among the trademarks of Salesforce.com, Inc About Sesame Software Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Sesame Software is an Enterprise Application Integration/Data company whose patented suite of products offer superior solutions for data integration, complete data recovery and data warehousing. Media Contact: Sesame Software Tel: 408-838-8972 marketing@SesameSoftware.com

Savvy data-dependent organizations know that converting cloud-based CRM data into true business intelligence doesn’t just happen without the right analytic tools – and the right integration and replication solution that can cost-effectively merge cloud-based data with other proprietary information. New York-headquartered BetterCloud, the first SaaS Operations Management platform that empowers IT & security to define, remediate, and enforce management and security policies, found their integration and replication answer with Silicon Valley-based Sesame Software’s product suite. “We use Sesame Software to move all the raw CRM data into our data warehouse, where we join it with other data so we can drive insights to every part of the business,” says Joe Iantosca, BetterCloud Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis. Iantosca adds the SQL warehouse also contains marketing automation, proprietary product data, and newsletter-related data that gets integrated with CRM content so that BetterCloud can provide hundreds of employees with the reports and business intelligence they need for day-to-day decision-making. BetterCloud’s IT department found Sesame Software easy to install and operate, and Iantosca says the Sesame Software support team has been excellent in quickly resolving any issues that do arise. To learn more about how Sesame Software clients was able to cost-effectively convert raw CRM data into actionable business insights and other endlessly valuable use cases, read the case study. Not sure where to start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases.

Sesame Software Breaks Speed and Reliability Limits with Innovative Architecture SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Sesame Software has been issued United States Patent 10,003,634 today in its quest to improve throughput and reliability of its Data Warehouse Builder. Customers are now able to load hundreds of millions of records from Cloud applications to their data warehouses using a three-tiered multi-threaded technique. Sesame Software stores the record identifiers that meet a specified time range in multiple files, fires up hundreds of parallel readers to read the content into memory using the identifiers in the files, and writes the records in memory into a database in parallel. The scalability and performance of this technique allows massive amounts of data to be loaded 100 times faster than the original single-threaded architecture. The load is also fully restartable in the event of a failure without having to reprocess any records, and ensures that no records are skipped. The speed and efficiency of downloading records is increased through use of multi-core computing systems. In one customer’s testing, 260 million records were loaded from a major Cloud CRM in 22 hours — 3200 records per second. Sesame Software’s smallest and largest customers benefit from the same blazing performance. Sesame Software’s patent portfolio continues to increase, with six issued patents and four more slated for approval this summer. Sesame Software has continuously evolved the performance, reliability, and automation of its Data Warehouse Builder product since the original release in 2004. For a look at how Sesame Software is helping IT teams get the most of their data warehouse reporting, while also ensuring that every version of that data is recoverable in the event of a system failure or other disaster, please visit www.sesamesoftware.com. About Sesame Software Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Sesame Software is an Enterprise Application Integration/Data company whose products offer superior solutions for data warehousing, data recovery and integration. Media Contact: Sesame Software Tel: 408-838-8972 marketing@SesameSoftware.com

Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), and Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) are powerful technologies used by organizations across all industries to manage business data and gain critical insights for forward-thinking business decisions. However, connecting these applications can be challenging for non-developers. Building a reporting data warehouse and integrating Oracle Fusion Application data with various other sources requires technical skills that may not be available to software users without an extensive technical background. Oracle Fusion Applications Suite Oracle Fusion is a suite of Oracle applications built for comprehensive business tasks such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), customer experience (CX), and human capital management (HCM). Fusion Applications have many different modules catering to various aspects of business functionality. Modules include applications for financials, procurement, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), and supply chain management (SCM). By centralizing all Oracle Fusion Applications data to a data warehouse or database, users gain a comprehensive view across their entire organization, enabling them to make better business-critical decisions. Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is a market-leading Oracle Database software optimized to deliver unbeatable performance for data warehouse workloads. Built-in adaptive machine learning eliminates manual labor for administrative management. Oracle Analytics Cloud empowers business analysts and consumers with modern, AI-powered, self-service analytics capabilities for data preparation, visualization, enterprise reporting, augmented analysis, and natural language processing/generation. Why Sesame Software is the Preferred Solution for Data Management with Oracle Fusion mixed with other sources to ADW? Sesame Software’s data management platform, Sesame Software, provides data movement for Oracle Fusion Applications and a wide variety of other data sources, cloud applications, and databases. All data from connected sources can be moved to any data warehouse or analytical database, such as ADW and Autonomous Database (ADB). From there, easily connect OAC or any business intelligence tool for instant analysis of your business data. After setup, Sesame Software replicates all data to the destination of choice. The data transfer is seamless, with fault-tolerant architecture that replicates data with zero data loss. As new data becomes available, Sesame Software updates your data warehouse so your data is always fresh. Ease of Use Oracle Fusion and the other sources of choice can be extracted directly into ADW by configuring credentials for Oracle Fusion Applications, other sources, and the ADW database. There is no data modeling required. Custom fields will automatically be created in the database, and the entirety of the data can be extracted with just one job request. Sesame Software’s powerful solution allows users to leverage ADW as a single source of truth for their data. Vetted by OAC and ADW teams, Sesame Software is touted as the top data ingestion solution within the Oracle Partner Ecosystem. Sesame Software is ADW certified and you can learn more about how to create a connection to Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse using Sesame Software. Call to Action Watch the Oracle-sponsored demo video that shows how simple it is to move data from NetSuite to ADW using Sesame Software, and how you can instantly access OAC for advanced analytics. Watch the Oracle-sponsored demo video that shows how simple it is to move data from NetSuite to ADW using Sesame Software, and how you can instantly access OAC for advanced analytics. Get Started You can request a demo with one of Sesame Software’s data experts or launch directly from the Oracle Cloud Marketplace today! Original Source: Oracle Cloud Marketplace Blog Author: This blog is co-written with with Paul Hertzfeldt, OCI Strategic Partnership Development & Marketplace

How Data Blending Provides Clarity to Make and Save Money Every business has a myriad of data and data sources, even if just a folder of Excel spreadsheets and a CRM. These platforms and sources, such as your spreadsheets, web analytics, cloud apps, and more, all produce facts and figures that are pieces of your organization’s puzzle. Without seeing more than one piece at a time, it is nearly impossible to put that puzzle together correctly. So, how do business analysts see where to start? They have to have all the pieces at once. What is Data Blending? Data blending is the process of combining data from multiple sources into a single, actionable dataset. With additional information from a secondary data source combined with data from the primary source, you see everything in one view. The process allows organizations to gather insights from various sources and analyze them more deeply. While data work can be technical and tedious, many of these insights are most actionable in the hands of non-technical teams, such as finance and sales, to help build on successes and identify missteps of a business. According to Forbes, data preparation accounts for 80% of the work of data scientists, and 76% of those view data preparation as the least enjoyable part of their work. Blending of data – a mashup of your sales data spreadsheets, web analytics, cloud apps, etc. – can improve the efficiency of this process, therefore speeding up the time it takes to get data into the hands of those that can best utilize it. How is it Unique? As the quest to improve a business’ efficiency and increase revenue is not new, neither is the need for connecting and combining data. The process is similar to ETL in many ways, as it takes data from various sources to combine them. Data blending does differ in that it joins data for a specific use case at a specific time, where ETL merges and structures data into something like a data warehouse. Data blending can also be associated with data integration. Blending data is different due to the requirement of data analysts to merge sources very quickly, too fast for data scientists to intervene effectively. Data blending may also be confused with data joining. While they are similar, data joining only works to combine from a single source, such as two SQL databases. Data blending makes it possible to bring data together from multiple tools. Simply put, blended data is helpful for: Data analysis at various levels of granularity and detail Working with different databases (i.e. Oracle, SQL, Excel, etc.) with differing dimensions or metrics Interpreting massive amounts of data How to Blend Your Data Data can be combined in several ways, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. First, an organization must identify the sources to be used, and ensure the data is a clean, usable dataset. Next, the data is compiled and loaded into a destination for storage, such as a data warehouse. Third, data should be cleaned by correcting and deleting incorrect or unnecessary elements, and redesigning the dataset into a better format. As data blending is executed, it is difficult to track the sources of various data elements. In order to ensure the credibility of the information produced. It is important to keep a record of how the data set was blended. How Blended Data Can Help The results of data blending provides easy to consume data to an entire organization, including non-technical areas. For example, sales and marketing teams can see data from a CRM and a spreadsheet to gain insights on product profitability. This clarity directly impacts the bottom line of the business, as efforts can be focused on what buyers’ interests, and what makes the most money. Seeing all the pieces together could provide a comparison of your advertising spend across platforms, and show your organic performance on search engines against your paid results. Knowing these could significantly reduce spending in these areas. As a whole, data blending provides your organization with: Rapid analysis Fewer data silos Efficiency Saved time and resources for technical staff More revenue Conclusion These days, companies are gathering as much data in a week as they might have previously collected in an entire year, but a recent report found companies utilize less than 20% of it. As technology and business changes, so does the way your organization consumes data will evolve as well, especially so non-technical teams can easily access and utilize it. Without being able to put this data to work, your team is wasting valuable time and resources. Data blending can eliminate data silos, speed up decision making, and provide clarity of focus. Not sure where to start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases.

Sesame Software as a Building Block for the Future Data compliance is of utmost importance in today’s digital landscape. It ensures the responsible handling and protection of personal and sensitive information, fostering trust between organizations and customers. Prioritizing data compliance builds a secure digital ecosystem that respects privacy and upholds data integrity. Regulatory Compliance Data management is an essential aspect of modern businesses operating in a data-driven landscape. It involves adhering to rules, standards, and guidelines established by regulatory bodies to ensure the proper handling, protection, and privacy of sensitive data. Data Management Compliance Data management compliance encompasses various aspects, including data storage, access control, data sharing, and data retention, all aimed at mitigating risks and maintaining the integrity of information. Location-Based Compliance Furthermore, location-based compliance refers to the specific regulations and requirements associated with the geographic location or jurisdiction in which data is stored or processed. It entails understanding and complying with the unique legal and regulatory frameworks that govern data management practices in different regions, ensuring that businesses operate within the boundaries of local laws and safeguard the privacy rights of individuals. French E-Invoicing Mandates France is implementing mandatory continuous transaction controls (CTCs) in 2024, which include e-invoicing and e-reporting. This move is part of a global effort to fight fraud, reduce costs, monitor economic activity, and increase efficiency. The new French framework involves a public platform and central directory to handle e-invoices and track their lifecycle. The rollout of these requirements will take place from July 2024 to January 2026. The government hopes that this extended timeline will give businesses enough time to prepare for the reform. However, companies should start preparing now. Key Dates: July 1st, 2024: All companies in France must accept e-invoices through the CTC system from their suppliers. The largest enterprises must issue e-invoices according to the CTC regime. January 1st, 2025: 8,000 mid-sized companies will be required to comply with the e-invoicing and e-reporting obligation. January 1st, 2026: All remaining medium and small companies will come under the mandate. These businesses face challenges in preparing for the mandate, as their current IT and manual processes may not be suitable. A unified view of data is crucial for any organization, but these mandates mean there is much more to consider when looking at data management systems. Using Sesame Software can be helpful when considering these new mandates for several reasons: Seamless integration with existing systems. Sesame Software can integrate with existing IT systems and processes, making the transition to the new requirements smoother. It can connect with ERP systems, billing software, and other relevant applications, reducing manual effort and errors. Data management and reporting. Here, business intelligence platforms and products should be considered. Sesame Software’s data management capabilities allow businesses to handle large volumes of data. This includes data generated by e-invoicing and e-reporting. It can securely store and organize invoices and related data, ensuring compliance with data retention requirements. Additionally, using Sesame Software can aggregate information for reports required for tax compliance and auditing purposes. Scalability and adaptability. Sesame Software is designed to be scalable, accommodating the needs of businesses of all sizes. As the mandate expands to include different categories of companies over time, our solution can easily adapt without disrupting business operations. Monitoring and analytics. Sesame Software can provide near real-time monitoring and data analytics capabilities, enabling businesses to track the status of their e-invoices. It can generate insights into invoice processing times, payment statuses, and overall compliance metrics. These metrics empower businesses to optimize their processes and identify potential areas for improvement. As mentioned, the upcoming mandates in France are following the global trend that businesses should prepare for. Sesame Software is a valuable tool for businesses navigating the new e-invoicing and e-reporting mandates regardless of location. It offers a way to streamline compliance, integrate with existing systems, and attain insights for improved decision-making and efficiency. Conclusion These days, companies are gathering as much data in a week as they might have previously collected in an entire year, but a recent report found companies utilize less than 20% of it. As technology and business change, so does the way your organization consumes data will evolve as well, especially so non-technical teams can easily access and utilize it. Without being able to put this data to work, your team is wasting valuable time and resources. Data blending can eliminate data silos, speed up decision-making, and provide clarity of focus. Not sure where to start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases.

Microsoft Unleashes AI-Powered Search Microsoft has transformed its Bing search engine and Edge browser by introducing an AI-powered experience featuring ChatGPT capabilities. The aim is to provide users with better search results, more complete answers, a new chat experience, and the ability to generate content. Microsoft acknowledges that out of the 10 billion daily search queries, approximately half remain unanswered as people use search beyond its original intent. Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, highlights the significant impact of AI on search and software, and the launch of Bing and Edge powered by AI copilot and chat to enhance user experiences. AI-Powered Search Microsoft has incorporated AI technology into the new Bing search engine to enhance its capabilities for users. This includes: OpenAI model: Bing now runs on a more powerful next-generation OpenAI large language model, specifically customized for search capabilities. It builds upon the strengths and learnings from ChatGPT and GPT-3.5, offering greater speed, accuracy, and capability. Microsoft Prometheus model: The Prometheus model is a proprietary approach developed to effectively leverage the power of the OpenAI model. This combination aims to deliver more relevant, timely, and targeted search results. AI within the search algorithm: Microsoft has integrated its AI model into the core Bing search ranking engine, resulting in the most significant increase in relevance in two decades. Even basic search queries benefit from improved accuracy and relevance. Enhanced user experience: Microsoft has reimagined the user interaction with search, browser, and chat. Creating a unified experience unlocks new ways of engaging with the web. Microsoft attributes these new search experiences to its commitment to building Azure into a global AI supercomputer, leveraging the same infrastructure as OpenAI to train breakthrough models optimized for Bing. Your Copilot for the Web Microsoft describes the reimagined Bing and Edge browser as the user’s “copilot for the web” due to the unified experience it offers. This experience includes: Improved search: AI-powered search provides more relevant results for sports scores, stock prices, weather, and more. A new sidebar displays comprehensive answers when desired. Complete answers: Bing reviews results from across the web to find and summarize the specific answer users are seeking. New chat experience: Microsoft introduces a chat experience for complex searches, such as planning detailed trip itineraries. The chat function refines users’ searches until they find the desired answer. Content creation: Bing’s new search engine can generate content for users, such as email writing, job interview preparation, quiz creation, and more. Bing provides source citations, linking users to the referenced web content. Enhanced Microsoft Edge experience: Microsoft has updated its Edge browser with AI capabilities and a refreshed appearance. It introduces two new functionalities: chat and compose. The Edge Sidebar summarizes lengthy financial reports, allowing users to ask for comparisons to competing companies’ financials through the chat function. Edge can also assist in composing content, such as LinkedIn posts, by providing prompts. Additionally, it adapts the content’s tone based on the web page the user is viewing. Microsoft and OpenAI Microsoft recently extended its long-term partnership with OpenAI through a substantial investment aimed at accelerating AI breakthroughs. This partnership, which began in 2019, enables the sharing of AI technology with the world. The partnership extension ensures that Microsoft remains the exclusive cloud provider for OpenAI, deploys OpenAI models to its customer base, and increases investments in OpenAI’s independent AI research. Microsoft’s launch of Teams Premium incorporates OpenAI-powered features, provides customers with advanced meeting solutions, webinars, virtual appointments, meeting intelligence, and more. Google’s response to Microsoft’s ChatGPT activity is the release of its Generative AI chatbot called “Bard,” renowned for its storytelling capabilities. Conclusion In summary, Microsoft’s adoption of AI in Bing and Edge represents a game-changing advancement in search technology. The AI-powered capabilities, such as ChatGPT, provide users with more relevant results, complete answers, and a seamless chat experience. With a continued focus on AI research and collaboration with OpenAI, Microsoft is at the forefront of shaping the future of AI-powered experiences. Not sure where to start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases.

Work smarter to find key to future success for your organization. Data is the lifeline of modern businesses, but it’s also a double-edged sword. On one hand, data has the potential to provide valuable insights and drive better decision-making. On the other hand, data is often messy, inconsistent, and unstructured, which makes it difficult to use. This is where data wrangling comes in. Data wrangling, also known as data munging, is the process of cleaning, transforming, and organizing raw data into a structured format that can be easily analyzed and used for business purposes. It’s a crucial step in the data analytics process, as it helps to ensure that data is accurate, consistent, and ready for analysis. The need for data wrangling arises from the fact that data is often collected from multiple sources, such as customer databases, social media, and website analytics, and it’s rarely in a format that can be easily analyzed. Data wrangling helps to standardize and clean this data, making it easier to use and increasing the chances of finding valuable insights. There are several data wrangling techniques that can be used to clean and transform data, such as: Removing duplicates and irrelevant data: This helps to reduce the size of your data set and improve the accuracy of your analysis. Filling in missing values: This helps to ensure that your data is complete and consistent. Handling outliers: Outliers can have a significant impact on your analysis, so it’s important to handle them appropriately. Converting data into a standardized format: This helps to ensure that data from different sources can be easily combined and analyzed. Removing errors and inconsistencies: This helps to improve the accuracy of your analysis and ensure that your results are trustworthy. With Sesame Software as your Swiss Army Knife for all things data management, moving data to one place for your further analysis is our specialty. Our solution helps combine structured and unstructured data retrieved from source systems, with the data warehouse of your choice as the final destination. Using SQL, data cleansing can be done in this process, speeding up your time to insights. Conclusion Data wrangling is an essential step in the data analytics process. It helps to clean, transform, and organize raw data, making it easier to use and increasing the chances of finding valuable insights. By investing in data wrangling, businesses can unlock the full potential of their data and drive better decision-making. Not sure where to start? We can help. Schedule a demo of Sesame Software today to discuss how we can help create a unified view of your data by bringing it all to one place with instant connections to on-premise or cloud enterprise applications or databases.