Volker Janz

Volker Janz

Thoughts, stories and ideas from a Data Engineer, Software Developer, Passionate Speaker, Gym Enthusiast and Adventurer

Talk to Airflow - Build an AI Agent Using PydanticAI and Gemini 2.0

Talk to Airflow - Build an AI Agent Using PydanticAI and Gemini 2.0

Create an AI agent with PydanticAI to interact with Airflow DAGs

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Your Machine, Your AI - The Ultimate Local Productivity Stack with Ollama

Your Machine, Your AI - The Ultimate Local Productivity Stack with Ollama

Supercharge Workflows - How to 10x Your Productivity with Local AI, Ollama, and Raycast - 100% Free & Secure

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From Scrolls to Similarity Search - Building a Movie Recommender with DuckDB VSS

From Scrolls to Similarity Search - Building a Movie Recommender with DuckDB VSS

Learn how to use DuckDB's Vector Similarity Search extension to create a recommendation engine using semantic search and Gemini embeddings

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Stop Creating Multiple Airflow DAGs for Reloads and Parallel Processing

Stop Creating Multiple Airflow DAGs for Reloads and Parallel Processing

Modern Airflow and Dynamic Task Mapping to Transform Messy DAG Collections into Clean Solutions

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The AI Mirage - The Real Reason Your AI Projects Are Failing

The AI Mirage - The Real Reason Your AI Projects Are Failing

Effective AI implementation relies not only on the quantity of data but also on technical expertise. Let's explore the significance of having a skilled data team for AI projects, learn about the Small Data movement and examine how far we can go with no-code or low-code AI platforms.

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Netflix Maestro and Apache Airflow - Competitors or Companions in Workflow Orchestration?

Netflix Maestro and Apache Airflow - Competitors or Companions in Workflow Orchestration?

Explore how Netflix Maestro and Apache Airflow, two powerful workflow orchestration tools, can complement each other. Delve into their features, strengths, and use cases to uncover whether they are companions or competitors.

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Minds and Machines - AI for Mental Health Support, Fine-Tuning LLMs with LoRA in Practice

Minds and Machines - AI for Mental Health Support, Fine-Tuning LLMs with LoRA in Practice

Explore the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) changing the future of mental healthcare and learn about how to apply Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) to create an AI-powered mental health support chatbot by example

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Solving a Data Engineering task with pragmatism and asking WHY?

Solving a Data Engineering task with pragmatism and asking WHY?

Explore the essence of pragmatic Data Engineering through a task-solving journey and learn why you should ask WHY?

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