Here's what's new today in the AI Insights

1. how to bring your SQL server data in to Microsoft fabric
2. How to analyze PDFs with Claude AI
3. Exciting News for Document Processing! ??Introducing Docling - IBM's latest open-source powerhouse for document-heavy workflows, now available on GitHub! ??

1) how to bring your SQL server data in to Microsoft fabric

NEW SUBSTACK ARTICLE! ??

Options, options... In this article, you'll discover the various ways to bring your on-premises SQL Server data into #MicrosoftFabric.

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Big thanks to Nikola Ilic for creating this much-needed resource!

2) How to analyze PDFs with Claude AI

How to Analyze PDFs with Claude AI (Beta)

Claude Sonnet 3.5’s new Visual PDFs feature (beta) allows paid users to view and analyze PDFs, including text, images, charts, and graphs. Files must be under 32 MB, less than 100 pages, and not password-protected.

How to Use:

1. Log into Claude and enable "Visual PDF Analysis" under Feature Preview (click your initials in the lower left).
2. Start a new chat, click the paperclip icon, upload your PDF, and submit your question.

Tips:

• Use viewer page numbers for references.
• Split large documents to stay within limits.

3) Exciting News for Document Processing! ??Introducing Docling - IBM's latest open-source powerhouse for document-heavy workflows, now available on GitHub! ??

?? Exciting News for Document Processing! ??

Introducing Docling – IBM's open-source tool for managing document-heavy workflows, now on GitHub! ????

Convert PDFs, DOCX, images, and more into JSON and Markdown with ease.

Installation: pip install docling

Quick Start:

from docling.document_converter import DocumentConverter converter = DocumentConverter() result = converter.convert("document_url_or_path") print(result.document.export_to_markdown())        

Features:

• Supports DOCX, PPTX, images, and HTML
• Reads complex PDFs, tables, and scanned documents (OCR)
• Extracts metadata (titles, authors, etc.)
• Integrates with LlamaIndex ?? and LangChain ???? for enhanced QA

Explore Docling on GitHub: Docling Repository

#OpenSource #Docling #DocumentProcessing #AI #RAG

That’s a wrap!