--- title: "Gartner on the future of data management" publication: "DB Weekly" issue: 354 published_at: "2021-05-14" canonical_url: "https://dbweekly.com/issues/354" --- Plus a chat with a DynamoDB expert, what makes a good data scientist, and da-roo-ron-RonDB. | #​354 — May 14, 2021 [Read on the Web](https://dbweekly.com/issues/354) Database Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/nznw13kvb3ms4txmgldy.jpg)](https://www.datanami.com/2021/05/11/a-peek-at-the-future-of-data-management-courtesy-of-gartner/) [A Peek at the Future of Data Management, Courtesy of Gartner](https://www.datanami.com/2021/05/11/a-peek-at-the-future-of-data-management-courtesy-of-gartner/) — I wouldn’t normally lead with a research related item, but it’s been a quiet week! :-) Nonetheless, it’s interesting to see what Gartner is thinking about data and machine learning and “AI-powered data management automation” are top of the list – these are ideas that spread beyond databases and into all areas of data management generally. 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