Submissions for nominations are now open for the annual Database Trends and Applications Readers' Choice Awards, a competition in which the winning information management solutions, products, and services are selected by you, the users. The nominations period is open through March 6, 2026, and will be followed by actual voting on the products nominated by our readers.
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The role of the database administrator (DBA) has never been static. From the early days of punch cards and mainframes to today's cloud-native, AI-assisted environments, DBAs have always had to evolve. But as we step into 2026, the definition of a "great DBA" is shifting in ways that go beyond technical prowess.
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For decades, every major technological breakthrough has sparked fear about job loss. From steam engines to computers, new tools were once seen as threats to human work. But each wave of innovation brought transformation, not extinction. Work did not disappear—it evolved. Today, AI and digital technologies are raising similar concerns. Headlines often focus on what machines can replace, rather than what they enable.
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This article explores the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) in business, highlighting some of its significant advantages and a few critical limitations. While AI offers unprecedented speed and scale in data processing, content generation, and preliminary research, its current iteration often lacks accuracy, analytical objectivity or "critical thinking," and the ability to discern fact from fiction, data from instruction.
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