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Q-Day Just Got Way More Real
The timeline for "Q-Day"—the hypothetical day when quantum computers become powerful enough to break...
Many Network Engineers Want DDI Vendors to Add Agentic AI Features
In conversations with network teams, one theme keeps emerging: AI-powered management tools are no lo...
Key Takeaways from RSAC 2026
Four themes kept coming up again and again at this year's RSA Conference, and if you're serious abou...
Data Trust: Architecture vs. Policy
Organizations that struggle with trust don't always lack tools; they have a gap between what their p...
A Path Toward Trusting Agentic NetOps
Explore how AI is reshaping network operations and why trust remains the ultimate barrier to adoptio...
AI is Making “As-Code” Inevitable
Discover why AI is accelerating the return of as-code architectures and how declarative systems enab...
The Data Trust Convergence: Are Observability, Quality, and Governance Becoming the Same Thing?
Data observability, quality, and governance are converging into data trust. EMA’s Herb Blecher expla...
From the Briefing Room to the Research Desk: Why I Joined the Analyst Ranks
EMA analyst Parker Hathcock shares why he joined the analyst ranks, his ServiceOps focus, and how re...
The Great Device Reset: Mapping the 2025 Management Landscape, the Linux Management Blind Spot, and the 2026 Shift
Explore EMA research on the 2025–2026 device management shift—from fragmented visibility to AI-nativ...
The Data Will Never Be Ready (and that’s not a bad thing)
As AI scales, data quality becomes a human challenge. This article explores why governance, ownershi...
A Scammer Sent Me His Source Code? A Cautionary Tale of the Dangers of Vibe Coding
A scammer accidentally emails his AI-generated Python source code instead of a scam message, exposin...
Empathy and Judgment in Data Quality: The Role of the Data Analyst
Why data quality depends on human judgment and empathy—not just AI—and how data analysts play a crit...
The “Triple Threat” of 2026: Why Your AI Workforce Is Your Biggest Security Blind Spot
In 2026, AI agents create a new security blind spot as agentic risk, identity governance gaps, and v...
EMA at 30: The Value of Consistency
EMA celebrates 30 years of independent, practitioner-focused research, helping technology buyers and...
The Trend-splainer: What Internet Trends Say About Data & Analytics
An analysis of internet trends reveals where momentum is shifting in data and analytics, highlightin...
A Banner Year: Highlighting EMA’s 2025 Network Infrastructure and Operations Research
Explore EMA’s 2025 Network Infrastructure and Operations research highlights, featuring eight indepe...
Building a Data and Analytics Practice in 2026
Explore how AI is reshaping data quality in 2026. Herb Blecher of EMA examines the shift to data rel...