Category: Big Data, Analytical Data Platforms and Data Science-Blog Posts

On Ontologies and AI.  Q&A with Mattia Ferrini

Q1. You’ve spent two decades working on decision science systems, and ontologies play a critical role in both data management and AI. Can you discuss how you approach the generation and maintenance of ontologies...

On Exasol’s distributed MPP architecture vs. DuckDB. Q&A with Mathias Golombek.

Q1. In your benchmark, one of the most intriguing results was that Exasol’s distributed MPP architecture outperformed DuckDB even on a single server — essentially DuckDB’s “home game.” This challenges the conventional wisdom that embedded...

On the AI technology stack. Q&A with Alexis Wedrychowski.

Q1: In your opinion, how is GenAI changing how enterprises do their business? Generative AI is transforming enterprise operations in profound ways, offering capabilities once considered aspirational. IDC projects that AI and generative AI spending will reach...

Innovative Healthcare Data Sharing in the Netherlands: Q&A with Teun van Bladel of KPN Health.

KPN Health’s Teun van Bladel on their innovative KPN Health Exchange, winner of an InterSystems Impact Award 2025 Q1. What are the social and economic benefits of KPN’s Health Exchange project, and how do you attribute these...

On Innovation in Database Query with Natural Language SQL and AI: Q&A With Thomas How

Speedminer’s Thomas How on their award-winning, innovative Query with AI, recognized in the InterSystems Impact Award 2025 Q1. What specific features of Speedminer’s AI platform contribute to corporate and technological innovation, and how do they address data...