How Database Automation Is Redefining the DBA Role

How Database Automation Is Redefining the DBA Role

In this Tech Barometer podcast, database experts from a U.S. insurer, a Saudi bank and Nutanix describe the growing need for automated enterprise database management as organizations scale their AI readiness. Get tech leader insights to move faster and smarter. Get more stories by subscribing to The Forecast. Podcast transcript: This Tech Barometer Podcast was [See the full post…]

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Psychological Strength and Well-being: The Key to Peak Performance

Psychological Strength and Well-being: The Key to Peak Performance

While it is crucial for employees to perform at their highest level in any organization, it is especially critical when it comes to national security. In this podcast episode, Dr. Jennifer Posa, former Chief Well-being Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, offers a roadmap for building psychological strength and readiness to help employees navigate the [See the full post…]

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Data Center Architecture Models Based on AI Workloads

Data Center Architecture Models Based on AI Workloads

As AI becomes a mission-critical capability across industries, successful enterprise deployments increasingly depend not just on powerful models, but on the infrastructure, operational frameworks, and expertise required to deliver them reliably and at scale. This white paper offers insights into systems integration challenges that span hardware design, software orchestration, data engineering, network optimization, and continuous [See the full post…]

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Decoding the Science of Chronic Pain

Decoding the Science of Chronic Pain

Chronic pain affects one quarter of adults globally, costing employers roughly half a trillion dollars in lost productivity, absenteeism, and healthcare costs every year. In this episode, Dr. Sean Mackey, a pain medicine specialist at Stanford University, explains why the number of individuals experiencing chronic pain is increasing and reveals the fascinating science behind pain [See the full post…]

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Enterprise AI and Data Security: Navigating the Unprecedented Pace of IT Innovation

Enterprise AI and Data Security: Navigating the Unprecedented Pace of IT Innovation

Omdia’s Scott Sinclair discusses how Enterprise AI is driving infrastructure modernization, the critical role of Data Security, and the unprecedented pace of IT innovation. Get tech leader insights to move faster and smarter. Get more stories by subscribing to The Forecast. Podcast transcript: Scott Sinclair: I mean, it’s hard to talk about any trend without [See the full post…]

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Beyond Burnout: Supporting the Emerging Mental Health Challenges Facing Millennials and Gen Z

Beyond Burnout: Supporting the Emerging Mental Health Challenges Facing Millennials and Gen Z

Nearly 40 percent of Gen Z and 35 percent of millennials say they’re stressed or anxious most of the time. While not always evident, the workplace impact is difficult to ignore. In this episode, Dr. Smita Das, psychiatrist and professor at the Stanford School of Medicine and Betsy Schwarz, director of the Center for Workplace [See the full post…]

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Dissecting Fruits of the AI Boom

Dissecting Fruits of the AI Boom

Industry analyst Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, hosts of the archived “DataCentric” podcast, reunite in this Tech Barometer segment to break through the hype surrounding enterprise AI, NewClouds, cloud native and data storage trends, and supply chain constraints. Get tech leader insights to move faster and smarter. Get more stories by subscribing to The Forecast. [See the full post…]

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Simple Screening; Big Impact: Kidney Care Around the Globe

Simple Screening; Big Impact: Kidney Care Around the Globe

Chronic kidney disease affects 10% of the world’s population, including 37 million adults in the U.S.; 90% of those impacted may be unaware they are afflicted with the condition. In this episode, Marcello Tonelli, President of the International Society of Nephrology, sits down to share opportunities for early intervention, improved screening practices, and how kidney [See the full post…]

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The Promise and Risk of Multi-Cancer Blood Tests

The Promise and Risk of Multi-Cancer Blood Tests

Liquid biopsy tests, blood tests with the potential to detect up to 50 types of cancers, are being embraced by some in the health care community but viewed with careful consideration by others. In this episode, Jason Oke, medical statistician and lecturer at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, discusses the promise of [See the full post…]

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The Rising CPU:GPU Ratio in AI Infrastructure: Drivers, Trends, and Implications

The Rising CPU:GPU Ratio in AI Infrastructure: Drivers, Trends, and Implications

Two market trends are driving the need for a higher CPU:GPU ratio in AI infrastructure. First, the inferencing market is accelerating. A higher CPU:GPU ratio is required for inferencing compared to training, especially as agentic AI becomes prevalent. Second, Reinforcement Learning is now being used in complex 3D simulation environments that require a high number [See the full post…]

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