FEBRUARY/MARCH 2026 CONTENTS
FEATURES
RESEARCH@DBTA
2 SURVEY: DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT READY FOR THE AI AGE
BY JOE MCKENDRICK
FEATURE STORY
4 WHO’S MINDING THE DATABASE? THE CHANGING ROLE OF DBAS AND DATA PROFESSIONALS
BY JOE MCKENDRICK
DEPARTMENTS
DBTA LIVE
17 UNCOVERING HIDDEN DATA IN AN ORGANIZATION WITH GENAI
KEEPING DATA SECURE AND COMPLIANT IN THE AI PARADIGM SHIFT
18 THE IMPORTANCE OF A UNIFIED DATA ECOSYSTEM FOR MODERN ANALYTICS AND AI
APPLICATIONS
19 HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL OF CXL FOR CLOUD-NATIVE DATABASES
BY GERRY FAN
MV SOLUTIONS
21 SPECIAL SECTION: 2026: MULTIVALUE LOOKS AHEAD IN 2026
MIKE RUANE, REVELATION SOFTWARE
KATHY LARSON, ROCKET SOFTWARE
SCOTT ALLEN, ENTRINSIK
BRANDON ROBINSON, RDM INFINITY
MALCOLM CARROLL, BLUEFINITY
MARK PICK, PICK CLOUD
24 ROCKET SOFTWARE OUTLINES KEY INITIATIVES FOR MV SUCCESS IN 2026
MULTIVALUE WORLD ANNOUNCES THE FUTURE UNLEASHED CONFERENCE IN 2026
25 ZUMASYS’ JOHN HILL TRANSFORMS PICK/MULTIVALUE DEVELOPMENT WITH AI
COLUMNS
27 SQL SERVER DRILL DOWN > BY KEVIN KLINE
STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN AUTOMATION AND MANUAL PROCESSES IN IT
29 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES > BY TRACEY WILEN
THE END OF JOBS AS WE KNOW THEM (AND WHY THAT’S NOT A BAD THING)
31 DBA CORNER > BY CRAIG S. MULLINS
WHAT MAKES A GREAT DBA IN 2026?