Industry Research

IS / Data Management

Every AI and software trend runs on data infrastructure. We cover the systems that store, move, and govern data, and the platforms that turn it into something usable, as the modern data stack consolidates and AI workloads reshape requirements.

The coverage report

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Compiled by our 2025–26 analyst class, market trends, dynamics, and the companies worth watching. Flip through it below, or open it full-screen.

Analyst Class of 2025–26Information Systems & Data Management Industry Report

Inside the track

What this coverage digs into.

Where we focus

01

Data platforms

Warehouses, lakehouses, and the unifying control plane.

02

Pipelines & ETL

Ingestion, transformation, and real-time movement.

03

Governance & quality

Lineage, cataloging, and trust in data.

04

Infra & compute

The systems layer powering data-intensive workloads.

What we watch

  • Consolidation of the modern data stack
  • Data readiness as the AI bottleneck
  • Open formats vs. closed platforms

The team

Led by our industry experts.

Each report is led by industry associates and built out by a class of analysts. This cycle's team is being announced soon.

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