Five Minute Briefing - MultiValue
June 25, 2025
A comprehensive monthly publication filled with news and insight serving the MultiValue database community.
News Flashes
After the successful launch of Informer 2025.1, Entrinsik is gearing up to roll out 2025.2 soon. The upcoming updates highlight the modernization of Informer's core server architecture. By using Node.js, Hapi, and Highcharts, Informer is now providing faster performance across the board.
The U.S. government's recent tariffs on imported goods sent ripples across the U.S. manufacturing, distribution, and logistics sectors. As costs rise and margins tighten, organizations are being forced to reevaluate supply chains, pricing strategies, and inventory planning, Kore said in a recent blog post. At Kore, the company believes that data automation, digital transformation, and application integration are keys to increasing operational efficiency, in turn mitigating the negative impacts of tariffs on goods.
Database Trends and Applications magazine presents the annual DBTA 100, a list of forward-thinking companies expanding what's possible with data for their customers. Several top MultiValue companies land on the list again this year, including KoreTech, Revelation Software, and Rocket Software.
Think About It
For several years now, cloud computing has been heralded as the ultimate solution for IT infrastructure, promising scalability, flexibility, and cost savings. Organizations of all sizes rushed to the cloud, enticed by its pay-as-you-go pricing and freedom from on-prem hardware constraints. However, an interesting shift is occurring: Some organizations are repatriating workloads from the cloud back to on-prem or hybrid environments. This phenomenon, known as cloud repatriation, is challenging the assumption that "cloud-first" is always the best strategy.