Operational Database Management Systems
This section contains dedicated contributions from ODBMS.ORG’s Panel of Experts.
Q1. In the open source world, code contributions take the spotlight. What is the role of non-code contributors and why is it important? In the open source world, while code contributions are highly visible,...
Affiliated with Stanford University, Stanford Health Care was awarded a 2025 InterSystems Impact Award for its AXIOM initiative for fast access to electronic health records. In turn, AXIOM underpins the ChatEHR medical chatbot that Nikesh Kotecha,...
Q1. Couchbase released some benchmark results. The benchmark shows Couchbase achieving 703 QPS with 369ms latency at 93% recall accuracy, while MongoDB delivered only 2 QPS with 40+ seconds latency. What specific architectural decisions...
“One of the key differences between PostgreSQL and most other Open Source databases is that PostgreSQL is an Open Source project, not an Open Source product.” Q1. What are some of the most anticipated...
“Though AI speeds coding up, Devs still need to Master their craft” Q1. Progress is claiming up to 30% productivity gains with the expanded AI coding assistants across Telerik and Kendo UI libraries. From...
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...
Q1. You’ve been a strong advocate for open source AI software. How would you explain to policymakers why open source AI infrastructure is as critical to the international economic landscape as physical infrastructure like roads...
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...
Q1: SPOT Nordic was founded with the unique mission of showcasing the value of the Portuguese community in Nordic countries through scientific diplomacy. Can you elaborate on what scientific diplomacy means in practice for your...
Q1. Emil Eifrem identifies ‘extracting structure from unstructured data‘ as a critical property for AI data layers. How does Neo4j’s approach to LLM-driven entity extraction and relationship discovery differ from traditional NLP pipelines? Can...