The New Analytics Stack Is Converging. Who Will Own It? (Aug. 12th)
Wednesday, August 12th, 2026: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Many paths to a unified stack solve the pipeline problem, but force you to rely on vendor-controlled formats, engines, deployment, and cost, leaving your data strategy at their mercy. This session looks at convergence through the lens of ownership: what it takes to consolidate without giving up control - so you can own the full data lifecycle, from core operational data to long-term historical records to the agents that access them.
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The analytics stack is converging, and the payoff is real: less duplicated data, fewer pipelines to maintain, faster time to insight. But convergence comes with a question: who’s in control?
What you'll learn:
- Why the analytics stack is converging now, and which drivers are real versus hype
- Where most convergence paths cost you control over your data's formats, location, and price
- What it looks like to converge on open foundations: open engines, not only open formats, with Postgres at the core
- The economics of staying in control, including independent McKnight benchmarks of up to 58% lower- TCO and up to 52% more consistent concurrency
- How Kyobo Book Centre reclaimed data sovereignty while cutting its cloud costs
Join us for 30 minutes of presentation and live Q&A.
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