DBTA E-EDITION
March 2026
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Trends and Applications
In today's data landscape, organizations often default to complex, expensive data stacks when simpler, more specialized solutions could deliver better results at a fraction of the cost. InfluxData senior developer advocate Cole Bowden joined DBTA's webinar, Choosing the Right Data Tools: When to Use a Time Series Database, cutting through the noise to help attendees make smarter database decisions.
Too many digital twin initiatives stall after the pilot phase, failing to deliver real business impact. Without a trusted data foundation, companies risk costly downtime, inaccurate predictions, and missed opportunities.
Columns - DBA Corner
When organizations think about green IT, they usually consider data center efficiency, server consolidation, or cloud energy metrics. And yes, those are important areas, but they overlook one of the biggest contributors to an organization's energy footprint: its data architecture. Every table, index, column, backup, replication stream, and query consumes resources, and therefore energy. Poor data design doesn't just slow performance or inflate costs, it also increases the organization's environmental footprint.
MV Community
Entrinsik announced that its team will be speaking or exhibiting at events across the country throughout Spring 2026. Scott Allen will be speaking at Accelerate, on April 13-16, in Las Angeles Nevada, in his session titled "From Gut Feel to Growth Engine: Using Data to Run a Smarter Agency."