Big Data Quarterly: Fall 2025 Issue

CONTENTS

BIG DATA QUARTERLY

Fall 2025

editor’s note | Stephanie Simone

2 Data Is the Cornerstone of AI

departments

3 BIG DATA BRIEFING

Key news on big data product launches, partnerships, and acquisitions

6 INSIGHTS | Emily Lesinski

Is Your Data Generating Value or Collecting Digital Dust?

26 TRENDING NOW | Joe McKendrick

Modern Data Governance: Active Metadata, Data Catalogs, and Data Observability

features

4 THE VOICE OF BIG DATA

Eliminating Costly System Downtime With Chaos Engineering: Q&A With Rohan Gupta at R Systems

8 FEATURE ARTICLE | Joe McKendrick

Emerging Technologies: The Most Profound Technology Developments This Year

SPECIAL SECTION > BIG DATA 75

14 Introduction

15 Big Data 75: Big Data Companies Driving Innovation in 2025

24 BIG DATA BY THE NUMBERS

Developers and AI: A Fraught Relationship

columns

28 DIGITAL MARKETING PLAYBOOK | Jim Scott

Data, a Complete Picture

30 DATA DIRECTIONS | Michael Corey & Don Sullivan

The Evolution of Software Licensing Trolls: Are Customers Losing Control?

33 THE IOT INSIDER | Bart Schouw

The Future of IoT Platforms in the Age of AI Coding: A Strategic Crossroads

35 GOVERNING GUIDELINES | Kimberly Nevala

Governance Is for People, Not Machines

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