Data Management

Databricks OpenSharing: The Open AI Data Protocol Explained

Databricks OpenSharing: The Open AI Data Protocol Explained

AI, Application Development, Data Management, DevOps /

Databricks has announced OpenSharing, a Linux Foundation-hosted open protocol that extends Delta Sharing to cover agent skills, AI models, and unstructured data. The standard adds Apache Iceberg API support and on-premises connectivity through major storage partners. ECI Research breaks down what this means for enterprise IT buyers and the developers building on top of it.

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EDB PGD 6.4: Quorum Commit Brings Distributed Postgres Consistency

EDB PGD 6.4: Quorum Commit Brings Distributed Postgres Consistency

Application Development, Data Management, Infrastructure, Open Source /

EDB’s PGD 6.4 release introduces Quorum Commit, a pre-commit coordination mechanism that enforces distributed consistency across Postgres nodes before any transaction commits. Combined with native connection pooling and large object support, the release removes the last major technical barrier to migrating Tier 1 financial workloads from Oracle and IBM to open-source Postgres. ECI Research analyst coverage examines what this means for ITDMs, developers, and the sovereign data market.

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Starburst Names Paras Malhotra CISO: Security Meets AI Data Strategy

Starburst Names Paras Malhotra CISO: Security Meets AI Data Strategy

AI, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise Applications /

Starburst has appointed Paras Malhotra as Chief Information Security Officer, bringing deep security leadership from AWS and Datadog to its federated data and AI platform. The hire signals that Starburst is treating security and governance as competitive differentiators in the enterprise AI market. ECI Research analyzes what this means for ITDMs and developers evaluating federated data infrastructure.

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Starburst 2026 AI & Data Visionary Awards: What the Winners Reveal

Starburst 2026 AI & Data Visionary Awards: What the Winners Reveal

AI, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise IT Strategy, Machine Learning /

Starburst’s 2026 AI & Data Visionary Awards spotlight production-grade deployments at GEICO, Citizens Financial Group, Vizient, and others. The patterns across winners reveal that enterprise AI success depends less on model selection and more on federated data architecture, open standards, and governance discipline. ECI Research data on hybrid deployment prevalence and AI/ML skills gaps add broader market context.

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MariaDB 12.3 LTS: AI Workloads, 4x Write Speed, and What It Means for Enterprise Data

MariaDB 12.3 LTS: AI Workloads, 4x Write Speed, and What It Means for Enterprise Data

AI, Application Development, Data Management, Open Source /

MariaDB Community Server 12.3 LTS consolidates a year of rolling releases into a production-ready platform with 4x write performance, native vector search for AI workloads, and enhanced Oracle migration compatibility. ECI Research analysts examine the competitive implications, infrastructure economics, and what enterprise teams should do next. Coverage spans both ITDM and developer perspectives.

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DataHub Launches AI Context Layer to Fix Enterprise AI Governance

DataHub Launches AI Context Layer to Fix Enterprise AI Governance

AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, Machine Learning, Software Development /

DataHub is launching a unified context intelligence platform designed to close the gap between enterprise data infrastructure and production-ready AI agents. The release combines automated semantic layer generation, governed context validation, and native SDK integrations for major agentic frameworks. ECI Research sees this as a timely response to an accelerating AI governance deficit across the enterprise.

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AI Data Readiness Gap: What the 2026 EDM Benchmark Reveals

AI Data Readiness Gap: What the 2026 EDM Benchmark Reveals

AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise IT Strategy /

The EDM Association’s 2026 Global Data Management Benchmark Report finds that only ~31% of organizations have advanced data strategy capability, even as AI investment accelerates. The result is a widening gap between AI ambition and the data foundations required to deliver measurable results. ECI Research analysis unpacks what this means for IT decision-makers, developers, and the competitive landscape.

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Everpure (Pure Storage) Bets on AI-Ready Data Infrastructure

Everpure Bets on AI-Ready Data Infrastructure

AI, Application Development, Data Management, Edge Computing /

Pure Storage has rebranded as Everpure and agreed to acquire data intelligence firm 1touch, signaling a shift from storage vendor to full-stack data management platform. Simultaneously, Portworx launched native Red Hat OpenShift integrations for hybrid and edge environments. ECI Research analyzes what the moves mean for enterprise AI infrastructure strategy.

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MinIO MemKV: Purpose-Built AI Inference Cache Storage

MinIO MemKV: Purpose-Built AI Inference Cache Storage

AI, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise IT Strategy /

MinIO has launched MemKV, a purpose-built KV cache storage product targeting NVIDIA’s G3.5 memory tier via NVMe/RDMA. The product promises a 75x improvement in inference time-to-first-token and up to $2M in annual GPU efficiency savings for a typical enterprise deployment. ECI Research examines the business case, technical architecture, and what buyers need to validate before committing.

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Yugabyte Meko: Agent-Native Data Infrastructure for Multi-Agent AI

Yugabyte Meko: Agent-Native Data Infrastructure for Multi-Agent AI

AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, Infrastructure /

Yugabyte has launched Meko, a purpose-built data infrastructure for multi-agent AI systems that consolidates memory, knowledge, conversation history, and observability into a single platform. ECI Research analysts examine the real problem Meko is solving, what it means for IT decision-makers in regulated industries, and how developers should evaluate its MCP-based architecture. The analysis weighs Meko’s competitive positioning against cloud-provider alternatives and assesses its viability as a new enterprise procurement category.

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