10,000 strong: What the growing DataMiner Community tells us about the future of innovation

Left: Emma Saldi, DataMiner Dojo Community Manager. Right: DataMiner users exploring new solutions at the annual Empower community event.

Empowering all teams

Many organizations are striving to modernize their operations but remain constrained by legacy environments. Fragmented systems, siloed data, rigid workflows, and reliance on limited technical resources often slow down progress. Leaders launching new initiatives frequently face a familiar roadblock: Do we have the internal capability to make this happen?

In response, a new kind of contributor is emerging across industries. These individuals may not have formal engineering backgrounds but understand their business domains deeply and, when equipped with the right tools, can build workflows, automate tasks, and respond quickly to evolving needs.

“Across every industry, we’re seeing this shift play out,” said Ben Vandenberghe, CEO at Skyline Communications, the company behind the DataMiner xOps Platform. “People at every level are being empowered to create, solve, build, and transform. What once required deep technical skill sets and significant investment is now within reach for a much broader group of contributors. This massively impacts the agility of organizations and their ability to innovate at scale.

“And while platforms like DataMiner xOps, with its low-code apps, AI-powered capabilities, and quick inter-platform integrations, provide the technical foundation for this kind of empowerment, it’s often the community around it that makes it sustainable,” Ben added.

Community: where technology and people meet

“Communities like Dojo aren’t just places to find answers—they’re places where people grow their skills and challenge each other to think differently,” said Emma Saldi, Community Manager at Skyline. “The real value comes from the members themselves. With over 10,000 now participating, we’re seeing more user-contributed solutions and organic learning than ever before.”

Communities like Dojo aren’t just places to find answers—they’re places where people grow their skills and challenge each other to think differently. Emma Saldi, Community Manager at Skyline

Skyline continues to support the growth of its community with new certification programs and learning events. This focus on skill-building is crucial, according to Emma, “as companies worldwide are increasingly seeking professionals with proven DataMiner expertise to bridge the gap between technology and operations.”

This sense of community also extends beyond the online space. Around the world, DataMiner users connect at in-person gatherings, from Skyline’s flagship Empower and Inspire events to hands-on training sessions and major industry conferences, like IBC, NAB, and Smart City Expo. “These global touchpoints reinforce what the Dojo represents: a culture that lives beyond the platform,” adds Emma Saldi.

Reshaping how innovation happens

“For business and technology leaders, the democratization of technology is reshaping how innovation happens,” emphasized Ben. “It’s not just about building better platforms but cultivating cultures that encourage initiative, experimentation, and continuous learning. At the heart of this transformation are communities like Dojo, where people come together to share ideas, solve problems, and push boundaries with new concepts. That collective spirit is what will drive innovation forward. Because in the world ahead of us, it’s less about the use cases that are supported today, and more about being ready for the ones you haven’t even imagined yet.”

The DataMiner Dojo Community is freely accessible to anyone interested in learning more about DataMiner xOps and how it fits their business use cases.