Operational Database Management Systems
Q1. Kartik, you have built massive data infrastructures at both LinkedIn and Pinterest. As we transition from traditional software engineering to “Agentic Engineering,” how do the core competencies of a top-tier engineer change when...
By Paul Speciale. Most enterprise GenAI initiatives focus on the model, but the projects that stall do so for a different reason entirely: the underlying data infrastructure simply can’t support what AI actually demands....
Q1. You spent nearly eight years as a VP Analyst at Gartner covering data and analytics — advising hundreds of enterprises on their technology strategies from the outside. You are now on the inside, in...
Q1. The core architectural decision in this system is to evaluate all fraud rules atomically within a single transaction using VoltDB’s stored procedures rather than checking rules sequentially across separate queries or services. Can you...
by Karim Keshavjee, MSc, MD, MBA Will generative AI lead to cognitive atrophy — or can it actually accelerate human thinking? Karim Keshavjee, physician and health informatics professor at the University of Toronto, argues...
Q1. Your book argues that general intelligence will emerge from orchestrated cooperation among specialized LLM agents rather than from ever-larger monolithic models. What led you to this thesis, and can you explain why collaborative...
We would like to invite you to participate in GenAI-X, an open initiative hosted by ODBMS.org that brings together leading experts to explore and share key insights on developing and working with Generative AI. The...
Q1. How does the shift toward no-code RAG platforms change the accessibility landscape for organizations implementing generative AI, and what are the potential trade-offs between ease of use and customization flexibility that enterprises should...
“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...