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The Evolution of Data Warehousing: Principles for 2026

20 Saturday Dec 2025

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Martyn Rhisiart Jones

Segovia, 20th December 2025

Introduction

The data warehouse has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade. Expensive, rigid, on-premises systems were once built for batch reporting. These systems have now evolved into cloud-native, highly scalable platforms. They are designed to meet the demands of today’s data-driven organisations.

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Origins of Relational Databases: Transaction Processing Misconceptions

03 Thursday Oct 2024

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Were relational database management systems first used for transaction processing?

Martyn Richard Jones, Madrid, 3rd October 2023

Narrator: Relational database theory is over fifty years old. Relational database technologies go back more than four decades. Some claim that relational databases were first used for online transaction processing applications. Say what?

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