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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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Best Practices for Reducing Network Traffic – Part 1
In the first half of this two part podcast, Rob Steward explains the impact reducing network traffic has on database application performance. The podcast runs for 4:57.
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Splitsville for System.Data.OracleClient & .NET – Part Deux
There's been a lot of buzz (see below for some collected links) about Microsoft's decision to deprecate System.Data.OracleClient).
I've received numerous emails, and as a company we've been watching...
Virtualization’s Implications on Database Applications
The Data Access Handbook explains how virtualization is significant for database computing. In this podcast Rob Steward explains the implications virtualization has on the performance of database applications. The podcast runs for 6:30.
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Breakthrough Calculator for Measuring Mainframe TCO Savings of zIIP Specialty Engine Exploitation
In this podcast, Calvin Fudge of DataDirect and Susan Eustis of WinterGreen Research discuss the DataDirect Shadow TCO Calculator for measuring the cost and resource savings of zIIP exploitation and the business value the calculator brings to mainframe users. The podcast lasts for 16:59.
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Why Tuning the Database is Vital
Though not its primary focus, The Data Access Handbook does talk some about tuning the database. In this podcast Rob Steward explains why tuning the database in relation to middleware will greatly improve database application performance? The podcast runs for 5:36
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Effective EF with Oracle
In conversations with many .NET developers and architects, I consistently hear a preference to build their initial implementations with SQL Server. In many cases, it’s perfectly logical to do this. If you want to spin your application quickly, it offers the least path of resistance to get things up...
Gregg Willhoit DataConnections Introduction
A welcoming to DataConnections from Gregg Willhoit, Chief Architect at DataDirect Technologies. This podcasts runs for 3:27.
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