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February 2026
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Trends and Applications
Cloud-native databases are central to modern digital operations, supporting everything from global ecommerce platforms to real-time analytics and AI-driven applications. Every minute of database downtime can cost an enterprise thousands, or even millions, of dollars in lost revenue, missed transactions, and diminished customer trust.
With the first half of the 2020s "done and dusted," it's time for organizations to take stock of where they are on their journey. As 2026 begins, DBTA presents the annual MultiValue (MV) Special Report and asks MV executives to address several questions
It seems every enterprise is primed for AI and all the good things it promises to deliver. However, in many cases, organizations are finding that their data infrastructures aren't ready. More than one-third of data managers responding to a new survey believe their data infrastructure will fail under the weight of AI in the coming year.
Call it the great shift for database professionals. Many a "doomer-and-gloomer" has suggested that data professionals may be seeing their roles usurped by automation and skills appropriation to other technology professionals such as developers. However, this may be the early stages of a new era for those in the profession—the rise of the renaissance data manager.
Columns - DBA Corner
The role of the database administrator (DBA) has never been static. From the early days of punch cards and mainframes to today's cloud-native, AI-assisted environments, DBAs have always had to evolve. But as we step into 2026, the definition of a "great DBA" is shifting in ways that go beyond technical prowess.
Columns - SQL Server Drill Down
As agentic AI continues to expand across the IT landscape, many processes are being automated. However, some processes are still better managed by humans than by machines. Rather than thinking of applying AI wherever possible and over-automating, leaders should think about the most beneficial uses of the technology and begin implementation of the technology in those areas first before expanding further.
Columns - Emerging Technologies
For decades, every major technological breakthrough has sparked fear about job loss. From steam engines to computers, new tools were once seen as threats to human work. But each wave of innovation brought transformation, not extinction. Work did not disappear—it evolved. Today, AI and digital technologies are raising similar concerns. Headlines often focus on what machines can replace, rather than what they enable.
MV Community
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