From Historian to Intelligence: Modernizing Industrial Data Architectures

by Tara Black | Jun 2, 2026 | Data & Analytics

For years, industrial historians solved a very specific problem: store the data, keep it available, and preserve operational history. For a long time, that was enough. Manufacturing plants, utilities, transportation systems, and energy operations generated massive...

IIoT + SAP + Databricks: The Three-Layer Stack Asset-Intensive Industries Are Moving Toward

by Tara Black | May 26, 2026 | Data & Analytics

Somewhere in your operation, a pump is running. A valve is cycling. A transformer is carrying load. Sensors are capturing it all, pressure, temperature, vibration, flow rate, thousands of data points per minute across hundreds of assets- and almost none of that data...

What SAP Business Data Cloud Change for Your Analytics Team

by Tara Black | May 18, 2026 | Enterprise Software

SAP Business Data Cloud is getting a lot of attention, but most conversations are still happening at the platform level. What it is; how it fits into SAP’s roadmap; where it sits relative to BTP, Datasphere, and existing data environments. That’s not the question most...

The Missing Layer in Enterprise AI: Why Governance Comes First

by Tara Black | May 8, 2026 | Data & Analytics

  AI adoption is accelerating, but trust is not keeping up. Organizations are moving quickly to deploy AI models, copilots, and agent-based workflows across the enterprise. The focus has been on capability: what AI can do, how fast it can be implemented, and...

States Are Moving to AI. The Real Opportunity Is What Comes Next

by Tara Black | May 4, 2026 | Data & Analytics

State governments are no longer asking if they should adopt AI. They are asking how far they can take it. Pennsylvania’s recent expansion of AI initiatives reflects a broader shift happening across the country. States are actively exploring how AI can improve service...