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About David Menninger

Executive Director, Technology Research

David manages the software research and advisory for IT and leads the expertise in AI at ISG Software Research. He oversees the team and expertise areas for software used by IT and for what is used by business. David leads the software research efforts in AI for IT and AI-infused software building on over three decades of experience in data and analytics. For decades, he has brought to market leading-edge analytics and data products in marketing and product leadership positions at Pivotal (a division of EMC), Vertica Systems, Oracle, Applix, InforSense, and IRI Software. David earned his MS in Business from Bentley University and a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Articles by David Menninger

Analyst Perspectives

Databricks Data+AI Summit

David Menninger

Jul 24, 2025

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Machine Learning and Large Language Model Operations 2025...

David Menninger

Jun 16, 2025

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AI Platforms 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

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Jun 16, 2025

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Agentic and Generative AI 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

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Jun 16, 2025

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Analyst Perspectives

Google Next Highlights AI Investments

David Menninger

Jun 3, 2025

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Analyst Perspectives

Oracle Wants to Be the Database for AI

David Menninger

May 15, 2025

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Analyst Perspectives

SAP Unleashes Business Data Cloud for Unified AI Strategy

David Menninger

Mar 20, 2025

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Analyst Perspectives

Agentic AI: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

David Menninger

Mar 4, 2025

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Analyst Perspectives

Databricks Scores Massive Funding Round, Continues to Expand...

David Menninger

Jan 29, 2025

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Collaborative Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

David Menninger

Jan 21, 2025

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Analytics and Data Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

David Menninger

Dec 10, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Embedded Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

David Menninger

Dec 10, 2024

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GenAI Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

David Menninger

Dec 10, 2024

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Mobile Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

David Menninger

Dec 10, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

Detecting and Preventing Bias: A Crucial Element of AI...

David Menninger

Oct 9, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

Avoiding Toxicity in Generative AI

David Menninger

Sep 24, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

AI and Data Platforms Buyers Guide Executive Summary

David Menninger

Sep 6, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Cloud-Native AI and Data Platforms Buyers Guide Executive...

David Menninger

Sep 6, 2024

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Embedded Analytics Buyers Guide 2023

David Menninger

Aug 23, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Collaborative Analytics Buyers Guide 2023

David Menninger

Aug 23, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Mobile Analytics Buyers Guide Executive Summary

David Menninger

Aug 22, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Augmented Analytics Executive Summary

David Menninger

Aug 22, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

Analytics and Data Executive Summary

David Menninger

Aug 22, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

Market Observations on AI Governance

David Menninger

Aug 1, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

MLOps Buyers Guide Executive Summary

David Menninger

Jul 31, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

GenAI Platforms Buyers Guide Executive Summary

David Menninger

Jul 31, 2024

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Buyers Guide - Executive...

AI Platforms Buyers Guide Executive Summary

David Menninger

Jul 31, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

The Buyers Guides for AI Platforms Classifies and Rates...

David Menninger

Jul 23, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

Google Expands AI Capabilities at Cloud Next ’24

David Menninger

May 9, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

Salesforce Wants Everyone to be an Einstein with AI

David Menninger

Apr 11, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

AI Innovations in Data and Analytics at SAP

David Menninger

Apr 9, 2024

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Analyst Perspectives

Refocus on AI, Skill-Building for the Greatest Operational...

David Menninger

Mar 21, 2024

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Q and A

Moving Analytics to the Cloud Q&A

David Menninger

Jul 21, 2022

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Press Releases

Ventana Research Analyzes and Ranks Vendors in Collaborative...

David Menninger

Apr 18, 2019

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