^PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Denodo
(https://www.denodo.com/en), a leading company in the field
Data Management, announced that O’Reilly has published The Rise of Logical Data
Management (https://www.denodo.com/en/document/e-book/the-rise-of-logical-data-
management-oreilly?utm_source=CorpComms&utm_medium=PR): An Essential Data
Strategy for Transforming Your Business in the Age of AI.
This logical data management strategy is a central component
the Denodo platform (https://www.denodo.com/en/denodo-platform/denodo-
platform) and has long been used by industry analysts such as Gartner(1) and
GigaOm(2) supported. The book was written by Christopher Gardner, Business
Intelligence Analyst and Lead Tableau Developer at the University of
Michigan, writes and covers the topic of logical data management from one
independent, curious perspective. It deals in depth with the
How logical data management works in the complex data landscape
of today, consisting of powerful data lakehouses, complex new AI
Use cases and the ongoing need for solutions that address this
enable true self-service data access in demanding environments.
“Logical data management,” explains Gardner, “is a data management approach that
which is based on logical or virtual connections to data. This approach
is applied to an organization’s existing data structure to create a
to enable more unified control over security, a central one
To create a data marketplace and different underlying systems
to standardize a common format.”
Why is logical data management necessary today?
Logical data management is increasingly needed today to manage the complex,
to quickly meet demanding AI and data self-service requirements.
AI requires “AI-enabled” data, i.e. data that is controlled, trustworthy
are secure and delivered in real time. Companies that
exclusively physical data management with data lakehouses, data lakes and
Deploy data warehouses, find that these data repositories alone
cannot meet these requirements and add increasingly logical ones
Add data management functions. Likewise, the self-employed person requires
Data access that data is immediately translated into an actionable language,
but physical data management technologies lack semantic ones
Skills that make this possible. Here too, the logic delivers
Data management is the missing piece of the puzzle: a universal semantic layer,
the semantics with contextual, business-enabled data for access
Professional users and AI applications.
“Denodo has long advocated the ‘logical-first’ approach
data management,” said Alberto Pan, Executive Vice President and Chief
Technical Officer at Denodo.?Companies spend time and money on the
Transferring, storing and maintaining persistent data on, even if this
is not required. In addition, a logical approach makes new ones
Data forms accessible to multiple users, AI agents and AI applications to
a variety of use cases, including real-time use cases
support. This book confirms our approach and explains how it works for
Data controllers and technically savvy business stakeholders
functions.”
The book is aimed at C-level technology and data executives.
Level, but also covers the key business benefits that a
logical data management entails, such as improvement
customer experience and streamlining operations. Based
Detailed examples examine how logical data management works
Can improve performance and scalability in demanding environments.
“The research for this book was a real breakthrough for me,” said
Christopher Gardner.?Logical data management is a promising one
Strategy that offers a flexible and easy way to access
to simplify and access all types of information across the organization
to make these usable for self-service and AI.”
?I read The Rise of Logical Data Management to get up to speed
remain where data and AI are headed,” said Kate Strachnyi, Founder
from DATAcated.?My favorite sentence was: ‘You can have a logical
Think of the data layer as a library where you can access what is in it
knowledge contained without having to purchase each book yourself.'” For
For me, this hits the core of logical data management. Instead of data
copy and move to multiple systems, you create a place where
People can find, understand and use this data without having to own it
Need to create duplicates. If you are interested in data access, governance or the
If you are interested in the actual scalability of AI in companies, this book is the answer
definitely worth reading.
?’The Rise of Logical Data Management’ is a valuable read that
historical and changing challenges related to the
Data management describes in detail and shows how a more strategic
Approach can help companies get more value from their investments in the
data infrastructure,” says Paul Weiskopf, Advisory Board Member of
Denodo.?The sentence that particularly spoke to me was: ‘It doesn’t work
just about managing data, but about making data crucial
Instrument for customer satisfaction, operational excellence and innovative
to make breakthroughs.'”
Register and join LinkedIn Live
(https://www.linkedin.com/events/7382003290307350528/) on October 21st at 11:00
ET to join Christopher Gardner, the book’s author, Alberto Pan.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Denodo, Ravi Shankar,
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Denodo, in conversation with
Kate Strachnyi, founder of DATAcated, talks about logical data management
discuss.
Free access
Denodo offers free access to Rise of Logical Data Management
(https://www.denodo.com/en/document/e-book/the-rise-of-logical-data-management-
oreilly?utm_source=CorpComms&utm_medium=PR) from denodo.com.
About Denodo
Denodo is a leading data management company. The
award-winning Denodo platform is the leading logical
Data management platform to transform data into trustworthy
Insights and results for all data-related initiatives across the board
Enterprises, including AI and self-service. Denodo’s international customers
from a wide range of industries have it in a third of the time
trusted, AI and business-ready data delivered with a
Ten times better performance than Lakehouses and other mainstream
Data platforms alone. For more information, visit denodo.com.
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(1) Assessing the Relevance of Data Virtualization in Modern Data Architectures,
May 15, 2023, Mayank Talwar, Joe Antelmi
(2) GigaOm Sonar Report for Data Fabric Solutions v1.01, An Exploration of
Cutting-Edge Solutions and Technologies, September 7, 2023, Andrew J. Brust
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