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Big Data 75: Companies Driving Innovation in 2025

Data has taken a new position in the spotlight as the most important part of using AI. If the organization is using corrupt data, insights will vary wildly, and misinformation can damage the company's reputation. Poor data quality costs orga­nizations at least $12.9 million per year on average, according to Gartner research from 2020. Read More

Tools, Teams, and Workflows: The Right Way to Build Operational Resilience

In the AI era, we're constantly talking about how important data is—storing data, disseminating data, and protecting data. As data specialists, we understand bad data management leads to bad use of AI which leads, quite frankly, to bad business outcomes. Read More

AI and Data Governance: The Power Duo Reshaping Business Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries by automating processes, enabling smarter decisions, and unlocking new avenues for innovation. According to recent Semarchy research, 74% of businesses are investing in AI this year to boost performance and efficiency. Although AI's effectiveness relies heavily on quality data, 98% of organizations report that poor data quality undermines their AI initiatives. The result? Inaccurate AI models, biased outcomes, and operational challenges. Put simply, AI's inherent speed, agility, and precision can become liabilities if it's fed flawed data. Read More

Emerging Technologies: The Most Profound Technology Developments This Year

In recent months, the ground has been moving underneath the feet of the overseers of enterprise data and IT environments. AI is bringing new challenges, along with seemingly insatiable business demands for real-time insights. To explore the most compelling technologies promising to shape the data world in the months and years to come, we canvassed market leaders to get a sense of the top technological changes and potential issues that may arise. Read More

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Todd Schraml

Database Elaborations

Todd Schraml

  • Intuitively Obvious to the Most Casual Observer When we draw lines within an entity-relationship diagram (ERD) that represent a "relationship," the diagram only shows the exterior presentation. A relates to B in a one-to-many fashion. But what is the actual nature of that A-to-B relationship? Is the relationship one of composition where A is the whole and each B is a part of A? Can any B exist without an A?
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Craig S. Mullins

DBA Corner

Craig S. Mullins

  • Navigating the Data Security Minefield Data breaches are a constant, lurking threat in our interconnected world and database administrators are the front-line guardians of their organization's most valuable asset: its data. The modern database environment, with its mix of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems, can feel like a minefield. Navigating it successfully requires more than just technical skill—it demands a proactive, strategic approach to security.
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Kevin Kline

SQL Server Drill Down

Kevin Kline

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  • Data-Driven Vines: How Technology Is Transforming Bordeaux’s Wine Future This summer, I traveled to Bordeaux to explore French wine straight from the source. Coming from the tech world—with limited knowledge of the region (Left Bank? Right Bank? I barely knew the difference)—I was eager to understand what makes Bordeaux wines so revered worldwide. One concept I kept hearing about was "terroir," a uniquely French term that refers to the combination of soil, climate, terrain, and even local traditions that give each vineyard its distinct character. I was curious to see how this intricate relationship between nature and human touch shapes the wines and how, in today's high-tech age, tradition and innovation intersect in Bordeaux.
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  • Will AI Become Our Friend or Foe? Technology Professionals Weigh In. Picture this: there's a new face in the IT department, ready to step in to help tackle the increasingly complex challenges caused by modern hybrid on-prem and multi-cloud environments. Overstretched technology teams always appreciate an extra set of helping hands, but what happens when this new team member isn't human—but artificial intelligence (AI)?
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