What’s Inside
The Big Picture: Open Source Dominance, AI-Led Workload Shifts, and the Case Against Fragmentation
As Database Diversity Expands, the Need to Streamline and Unify Becomes Vital
AI is Fundamentally Changing the Database Landscape in Many Ways
As AI Workloads Reshape Infrastructure, AI Agents Reshape Data Operations
What is Open? Why Licensing Literacy Matters More Than Ever Before
“Open Source-ish” and Single-Vendor Solutions Have Muddied the Waters, Making Clear-Eyed Understanding of What Constitutes True, Community-Led OSS a Scarce and Valuable Commodity
Cloud-Native Computing Becomes a Key Competitive Differentiator in the Database Space
Open source, Cloud-Native Database Deployments Offer Unrivaled Speed, Scale, and Agility
Overcoming Fragmentation: A Guide to a Unified Multi-Database Environment
As Diverse, Polyglot Environments Become the Norm, Businesses Must Unify Their Environments or Risk the Steep Costs of Fragmentation
