Volume 41 | Number 4
JUNE/JULY 2026 CONTENTS
FEATURES
RESEARCH@DBTA
2 SEMANTIC LAYERS ARE RISING TO THE TOP OF THE DATA AGENDA, SURVEY SHOWS
BY JOE MCKENDRICK
FEATURE STORY
4 GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES FUELING THE DATA-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE IN 2026
DBTA 100 > SPECIAL SECTION
18 INTRODUCTION
19 DBTA 100: THE COMPANIES THAT MATTER MOST IN DATA
DEPARTMENTS
APPLICATIONS
34 THE SPEED OF INSIGHT: ENABLING THE NEXT FRONTIER OF REAL-TIME AI
MV SOLUTIONS
36 BLUEFINITY EVOKE OFFERS ENHANCED TWO-FACTOR SECURITY
ENTRINSIK INFORMER IMPROVES REPORTING FOR INSURANCE AGENCIES
COLUMNS
37 SQL SERVER DRILL DOWN > BY KEVIN KLINE
MORE THAN HYPE: HOW DBAS CAN ENSURE AI ADDS REAL VALUE
38 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES > BY TRACEY WILEN
ON ASSIGNMENT: INSIDE RECRUITMENT DATABASES—HOW CANDIDATES GET FOUND (OR MISSED)
40 DBA CORNER > BY CRAIG S. MULLINS
THE COST OF ‘GOOD ENOUGH’ SQL IN A HIGH-VOLUME DATABASE ENVIRONMENT