Five Minute Briefing - MultiValue
December 17, 2025
A comprehensive monthly publication filled with news and insight serving the MultiValue database community.
News Flashes
Traditional reporting demands a significant level of manual effort that slows decisions, delays strategy, and drains resources. The future of planning isn't built on heavy lifting, instead it's built on AI that not only removes the manual work but also gives agencies the ability to anticipate trends, spot patterns, and forecast what's coming next, according to Entrinsik.
The increasing adoption of AI-driven analytics, cloud, rising data volumes from Internet of Things devices, and the demand for real-time business insights is contributing to an even larger demand for big data. MV leaders including Kore Tech and Revelation Software continue to make an impact and again top this list.
With 2026 right around the corner, organizations are planning to make strategic moves that will position the company for a successful 2026. Kathy Larson, senior manager, product marketing at Rocket Software, outlined several key areas to watch out for.
Think About It
It is an unfortunate result of being human that we are biased by our first impressions. For example, we are often blinded when we encounter a subject area's data for the first time. The initial data structures we analyze and learn to understand set our internal paradigms. Once we understand that initial structure, we tend to believe that the way that structure is configured is the best, or the only way, that a specific data set of that kind of data should be presented.