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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

Call for Speakers is Now Open for Data Summit 2026

The Call for Speakers is officially open for the 13th annual Data Summit, taking place in Boston on May 6-7, 2026, with pre-conference workshops on May 5. The deadline to submit proposals is December 12, 2025. 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

Sponsored Content: The Future of MultiValue: Modernization with the Aleph MV Framework

Application modernization is the strategic process of updating legacy software to leverage modern technologies and methodologies, transforming older systems into flexible, cloud-native solutions. This shift allows businesses to move faster, improve performance, and integrate cutting-edge tools like AI. Read More

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Todd Schraml

Database Elaborations

Todd Schraml

  • The Mind of a Data Modeler Years ago, before the rise of the gig economy, people developed their careers over time, often more slowly than desired. Folks who became DBAs, Data Modelers, or Data Architects had a rule-following gene they were either born with or grew. And that aspect of their mentality was greatly leveraged into how procedures and change progressed in their areas of influence. Such perspectives created a serious consistency, and constancy of purpose that fit well into the demands of the job. The rules were guardrails on how tasks within the framework were done. 
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Craig S. Mullins

DBA Corner

Craig S. Mullins

  • Navicat Premium 17.3 Eases Database Administration and Development The role of the DBA is complex, requiring expertise in designing, implementing, managing, and tuning database systems. DBAs are also tasked with supporting developers, so they need to understand how to code SQL for functionality and performance. And let's not forget that most organizations require DBAs to support multiple database management systems. Indeed, database administration these days is a challenging proposition.
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Kevin Kline

SQL Server Drill Down

Kevin Kline

  • Why IT Modernization Occurs at the Intersection of People and Data If you've worked in any data-centric role, you've probably experienced the effects of the proverbial "mandate from on high." Someone in the C-suite decides it's time to hop on the latest shift in the tech landscape—whether generative AI, hybrid cloud infrastructure, or remote work—and now it's time for the entire tech department to make it happen.
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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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