DBTA 100 2025: The Companies That Matter Most in Data

Following the explosive growth of AI initiatives at all levels of various organizations last year, tech leaders have pinpointed digital trust as a crucial challenge in software development for 2025, according to the sixth annual "Reveal Survey Report: Top Software Development Challenges for 2025" survey from Infragistics. To help bring new resources and innovation to light, each year, Database Trends and Applications magazine presents the DBTA 100, a list of forward-thinking companies seeking to expand what's possible with data for their customers. Read More

The Dawn of Unified DataOps—From Fragmentation to Transformation

DataOps, an adaptation of what's traditionally known as DevOps, has evolved into an essential component of modern business operations. DataOps applies the concepts that have fostered more agility and value creation in software development to the data ecosystem. This adaptation enables organizations to bring the same efficiency and responsiveness to their data operations that DevOps brought to software delivery. Read More

The Potential of Graph Databases and Knowledge Graphs

In the age when data is everything to a business, managers and analysts alike are looking to emerging forms of databases to paint a clear picture of how data is delivering to their businesses. The challenge is an insatiable demand from businesses for AI capabilities, which rely on access to data that has be reliably vetted and relevant to the prompts or queries at hand. Graph databases and knowledge graphs—especially when combined—fulfill this role. Read More

The Unpredictability of Tariffs Threatens Big Tech Progress: Q&A With ScaleFlux’s JB Baker

American political instability leading to monthly "will they, won't they" back and forth about tariffs, is looking to begin to affect the overall tech sector, potentially impacting the progress of AI advancements, upending data center operations, and semiconductor chips. For U.S. tech firms looking to sidestep the effect of tariffs and future-proof their infrastructure, homegrown innovation is crucial, believes JB Baker, vice president of products at ScaleFlux. Read More

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Database Elaborations

Todd Schraml

The Supernatural Many-to-Many Relationship In the realm of data modeling, many-to-many relationships are often considered an "odd duck." Unlike one-to-one or one-to-many relationships, which can be directly implemented in physical database schemas, many-to-many relationships must remain in the abstract, the conceptual, the supernatural, and never the physical. This insubstantial nature makes them troublesome for greener data modelers.

DBA Corner

Craig S. Mullins

The Impact of Data Governance on Database Administration Data governance is transforming the world of business and IT as organizations increasingly acknowledge and embrace the importance of data in the modern world. And this transformation significantly impacts database administration. From regulatory compliance to data quality and security, DBAs must navigate an evolving landscape where effective data management is a key business priority. The rise of data governance introduces new responsibilities but also presents unique challenges that DBAs must address.

SQL Server Drill Down

Kevin Kline

The Smart Automation Playbook: Elevating SQL Server Performance As today's database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database management. When DevOps teams and DBAs combine effective automation with Microsoft SQL Server use, it allows organizations to experience better server monitoring and increase server performance while removing common hurdles to software development.

Emerging Technologies

Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders: How to Cultivate the Next Generation of Change-Makers In today's fast-evolving business landscape, leadership is no longer about traditional command and control. As the world shifts from classical methodologies to dynamic and modern practices, leaders must adapt, and so must their teams.

Next-Gen Data Management

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)?