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Open by Design: What the ISG Buyer's Guide Reveals About the Future of Analytic Data Platforms

The rules for evaluating analytic data platforms have changed. Join ISG research director Matt Aslett and Dremio's Mark Shainman for a 30-minute session on what the 2026 ISG Buyer's Guide found about the platforms pulling ahead, and why open standards are becoming the dividing line.

Session Details

  • Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET
  • Duration: 30 Minutes
  • Format: Live with Q&A

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Register below for this free live webinar on Thursday, August 27 at 9am PT / 12pm ET. A confirmation email with joining details will be sent once you sign up.

WEBINAR OVERVIEW

What You'll Learn

AI agents, multi-cloud architectures, and federated data environments have rewritten the platform evaluation checklist. This session gives you the research and the framework to keep up.

What the ISG Buyer's Guide found

ISG research director Matt Aslett shares key findings from the 2026 Buyer's Guide for Analytic Data Platforms, including which capabilities separate the leaders from the rest of the market.

The four pillars of open design

Dremio's Mark Shainman connects those findings to the four pillars of a genuinely open data platform: an Apache Iceberg-native catalog, a high-performance SQL engine, a semantic layer for AI agents, and deep interoperability across the modern data and AI stack.

A framework for platform evaluation

Walk away with a practical framework for assessing platforms against open-standards criteria, whether you're mid-evaluation today or planning for what comes next.

Featured Speakers

Meet the Speakers

Matt Aslett

Matt Aslett

Director of Research, Analytics, Data, and AI

ISG Software Research

Matt Aslett leads ISG's Analytics, Data and AI expertise, guiding research and advisory efforts focused on improving the use of information across business and IT. His coverage spans analytics, data intelligence, data operations, data platforms, and streaming and events.

Mark Shainman

Mark Shainman

Product Expert

Dremio

Senior business and technology leader with 20+ years of experience helping organizations unlock the value of data through modern analytics, AI, governance, and cloud technologies. Deep expertise in data platforms, privacy, security, and open source.

Register for the Webinar

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9am PT / 12pm ET. Thirty minutes with ISG analyst Matt Aslett and Dremio's Mark Shainman on what the 2026 Buyer's Guide means for your platform decisions.

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