Volume 41 | Number 3
APRIL/MAY 2026 CONTENTS
FEATURES
RESEARCH@DBTA
2 SURVEY: AI IS BOOSTING ENTERPRISE DATA LEADERS’ INFLUENCE
BY JOE MCKENDRICK
FEATURE STORY
4 THE RISE OF THE AI-READY MODERN DATA PLATFORMS
DEPARTMENTS
DBTA LIVE
17 HOW AI IS CHANGING THE CONVERSATION AROUND DATA ARCHITECTURE FOR 2026
DATABASE VIRTUALIZATION IS THE KEY TO AGILE DEVOPS
18 BUILDING AN AI-DRIVEN DATA STRATEGY IN 2026
19 STOP LEAKS IN YOUR CLOUD BILL WITH QUEST SOFTWARE
TRENDS
20 FROM BOTTLENECKS TO BREAKTHROUGHS, ENTERPRISES ARE RETHINKING ANALYTICS IN THE LAKEHOUSE ERA
BY SIDA SHEN
MV SOLUTIONS
22 KORE ENHANCES INTEGRATE WITH FEATURES THAT MANAGE AND TRANSFORM DATA
ROTTLER MANUFACTURING SELECTS ZUMASYS’ ROVER TO STREAMLINE OPERATIONS
23 BLUEFINITY EVOKE HELPS DEVELOPERS BUILD FASTER AND STAY AHEAD
ENTRINSIK INFORMER OFFERS ROW-LEVEL SECURITY FOR THE INSURANCE SPACE
APPLICATIONS
25 THE GREAT SECURITY CULTURE SHIFT: BUILDING A PROACTIVE DEFENSE IN AN ERA OF ADVANCED THREAT AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING
BY CHRISTOPHER HILLS
COLUMNS
27 SQL SERVER DRILL DOWN > BY KEVIN KLINE
THE COSTLY CONSEQUENCES OF DBA BURNOUT
29 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES > BY TRACEY WILEN
PREPARING YOUR DATA TEAM FOR THE AI REVOLUTION
31 DBA CORNER > BY CRAIG S. MULLINS
THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT ‘THINGS’ FOR DATABASE PERFORMANCE