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Why the Way You Power AI and What You Feed It Determine the Outcomes You Get
April 20, 2026
As organizations have begun to adopt AI across search, copilots, assistants and internal tools, expectations have run high. With access to years and shared drives full of documents, files, emails and knowledge repositories, it felt logical to assume that AI would instantly deliver smarter answers and better decisions right away.
Static Pages vs. Content Modules in Progress Sitefinity CMS: Scaling Content with Structure and GenAI
April 14, 2026
As content volume grows, the way it is structured begins to directly affect speed, cost and operational efficiency. This is where content modules move from being a technical option to becoming a strategic advantage.
Your Association Has Answers, So Why Can’t Members Find Them?
April 02, 2026
This is the first blog in a three-part series on how associations can unlock more value from their content, especially from conferences, using agentic RAG technology and by using Progress Agentic RAG, specifically.
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A Busy Week at Cloud Expo
November is here, and we’re getting ready for an exciting Cloud Expo show in Santa Clara next week. DataDirect is participating in a big way this year, with a general session hosted by VP and business line manager Michael Benedict and four technical...
Fall Preview Post: The Cloud
I’m not sure about you, but for the folks here at DataDirect, the Fall is flying by! And that means we’re getting closer to some exciting product updates. Perhaps you saw my recent preview blog post on Performance Tools...
Freeing Cloud Data and Reaping the Benefits of SaaS
The explosion in Software as a Service has changed the world of data access dramatically. Business critical information that was once within the four walls of an organization is now locked in a variety of SaaS applications deployed on the internet. So, how can we regain control of our data and get a...
The Power of the Patent
I have had the pleasure of working with a market leading management technology for the past 5 years. Wait! Let me rephrase that, it’s actually the market leader.
Forrester Research positioned Progress® Actional® as the only vendor in the leader category for SOA Management in 2011,...
4G Networks for Business: Does the Emperor have new clothes?
It’s been a busy time for proponents of 4G networks in the UK, but will 4G be revealed as a proverbial “naked Emperor” that creates nothing at all for great expense? Or could it have a significant impact on the way organizations and their...
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and BI Publisher JDBC connections to Salesforce
With the conclusion of the Dreamforce and Oracle OpenWorld conferences in SFO last month, I am now seeing several new POCs using technology learned from both worlds. While DataDirect attended both events, all I am willing to share is that one had better music and the other had better breakfast...
Updates to DataXtend Browser for ACORD
I’m excited to report that DataXtend Semantic Integrator (DXSI) has been integral to data interoperability solutions for the insurance industry for quite a while. We introduced the first DataXtend Browser for ACORD in 2009 to give interested parties a...
ACORD Translator Uses DataXtend® SI to Enable Data Interoperability for Insurance Industry
We’ve been working with the insurance industry’s standards body, ACORD, for a few years now. We created the DataXtend Browser for ACORD so their members would have a way to visualize the importance of data to their overall...
Fall Preview: Performance Tools
The Fall is an exciting time here at DataDirect. As we pick apples, carve pumpkins, and navigate corn mazes, we also look forward to releasing a number of new and improved product suites to better serve our great customers. To help give you an idea of what’s in store, we’ve put together a Fall...
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