ITVersity AI and Data Newsletter - Edition - July 01, 2025
Stay ahead in the world of AI, data, and cloud technologies with the latest insights, industry trends, and expert resources.
From AI reshaping fintech to Microsoft’s latest innovations in Azure AI, this week’s edition is packed with powerful insights and hands-on learning. Whether you're a developer, strategist, or data pro, there’s something here for you.
🔥 Featured Updates - AI, Data and Cloud
FinTech’s Five Biggest AI Moves (June 2025)
FinTech Futures’ monthly recap shows banks and vendors doubling-down on AI talent and tooling:
Tradeweb taps ex-AWS scientist Sherry Marcus as first Head of AI.
UK FCA + NVIDIA launch an “AI sandbox” so fintechs can test models safely.
NatWest hires Meta veteran Dr Maja Pantic as Chief AI Research Officer.
Danske Bank names a Chief AI Officer to drive its Forward’28 cloud-AI plan.
Tipalti buys Statement to add real-time, AI-powered treasury automation.
Takeaway: Talent grabs, regulatory sandboxes, and AI-native acquisitions signal that financial services is all-in on generative and agentic AI.
📊 Industry News & Trends - AI, Data and Cloud
Data Analytics: Current & Future Trends Across Industries
Coherent Solutions breaks down what’s hot in data analytics:
AI Everywhere: Embedded AI is now core to enterprise platforms
Real-Time Insights: Healthcare and logistics are prioritizing streaming pipelines
Cloud-First Analytics: GCP, Azure, and AWS are dominating infrastructure strategy
Data Democratization: Low-code/no-code tools are empowering non-tech users
Predictive Modeling: Retail and finance are doubling down on AI-driven forecasts
What’s New in Azure AI Foundry – June 2025
Microsoft keeps shipping — fast. This month’s Azure AI Foundry updates include:
Prompt Orchestration: A new UI-based experience for chaining models and tools
Native RAG Support: Built-in Retrieval-Augmented Generation for enterprise search
Custom Evaluation Pipelines: Easier model testing and versioning
Live Collaboration: Real-time co-editing inside the Foundry workflow editor
📚 Learning Resources & Tips
Free Tutorial Videos
🎥 Building End-to-End Data Applications with PySpark & Databricks
This hands-on playlist walks you through designing scalable data apps using PySpark and Databricks, across ingestion, processing, and transformation stages.
What you’ll learn:
Working with data frames in PySpark
Optimizing ETL pipelines using Delta Lake
Creating SQL endpoints for real-time analytics
Integrating with cloud object storage
Managing schema evolution and job orchestration
📅 Upcoming Events & Webinars
AWS Summit India Online 2025
📌 Databases Innovation Roadmap – July 2025
🗓️ Date: July 10, 2025
🌍 Location: Online
🎯 Focus: Modernizing databases for AI-powered workloads on GCP
What to expect:
Inside look at Google Cloud’s new vector DBs and AlloyDB updates
Customer sessions on building scalable, real-time data layers
Deep dives on performance optimization and serverless DB architecture
📢 Conclusion
AI is transforming creativity and learning, making everything from music to fashion more exciting and accessible. But this is just the start—how we use AI next is up to us!
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The ITVersity Team