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July 2026
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In this clip from Data Summit 2026, Sanjeev Mohan, principal, SanjMo and former Gartner Research VP, data and analytics, demystifies the nature and critical elements of AI agents to arrive at a working definition of what distinguishes them from AI assistants.
With every organization currently wondering if their data is sufficient for AI, closing the gap between data ambition and operational reality requires more than just a technical roadmap. It requires the strategic discipline to translate major pain points into a narrative leadership can fund.
In this clip from Data Summit 2026, Michael Vasicek, Airo Digital Labs SVP of sales and AI enablement, asks should information professionals believe the hype that they will all be reporting to AI agents one day soon, or that their jobs will disappear and be replaced by AI reporting to AI reporting to AI?
As AI becomes more agent-driven, data management must evolve just as quickly. AI agents need real-time data, trusted context, strong governance, and reliable orchestration to operate responsibly.
Analytics environments are more powerful than ever, but they're also more fragmented. Data now spans cloud platforms, warehouses, lakehouses, BI tools, and operational systems, making it difficult to deliver consistent insights, trusted metrics, and a unified view of the business.
Columns - DBA Corner
In the world of database management, there are a handful of phrases that make experienced DBAs uneasy. Statements such as "we'll fix it in production" or "the database can handle it" usually signal that trouble is coming. But there is another phrase that may be even more dangerous: "It's just data."
MV Community
Modernizing the front-end is the highest-impact, lowest-risk first move for legacy application modernization. BlueFinity Evoke delivers user interface/user experience modernization that consistently provides the highest returns on investment, the company said.
Rocket UniData 8.4.1 is now available, featuring enhanced updates designed to boost observability, application modernization, performance monitoring, security, and replication reliability. Gain deeper, actionable insights into UniData workloads with the initial release of OpenTelemetry (OTEL) support. This delivers immediate observability value and establishing a solid foundation for future monitoring and observability enhancements.