Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Sid Banerjee of Medallia about how organizations can extract meaningful, real-time intelligence from their data to better understand events as they unfold and drive smarter decisions. 

They are joined by Kunal Agarwal of Unravel Data, who explains why observability has become essential in today's complex cloud and data environments, helping teams monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize data pipelines. 

Learn how deeper visibility into data systems is becoming the foundation for reliable, scalable analytics in this episode of InsideAnalysis.

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Geoff Webb and Jason Smith from Conga about the growing complexity of managing pricing, quoting, contracts, and revenue operations. 

Find out more about findings from Conga's global research on the challenges organizations face in connecting these critical processes. Learn how the concept of the "commerce chain" helps unify data and workflows across the enterprise, and how AI and automation are enabling companies to streamline operations, improve agility, and drive smarter business decisions.

Join this episode of Inside Analysis with two leaders in data innovation. Explore how Exasol's in-memory database delivers lightning-fast analytics and optimized BI dashboards, enabling queries at the speed of thought.

Then, hear from Jason Lorry of Architecta about MediaFlux, a metadata-driven, database-centric platform that manages billions of files, supports AI workflows, and streamlines data lifecycle management.

Learn how performance and smart architecture are reshaping enterprise data operations.

In this episode of Inside Analysis, we delve deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on data and business strategies. Join our expert guests as they share insights on harnessing the potential of AI, from utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) for data interpretation to optimizing data warehousing for greater efficiency.

Check out this interview with DJ Murphy to discover how AI is reshaping data analytics and learn strategies to make the most of your data in the age of AI. Don't miss this informative and forward-looking discussion on the evolving landscape of data-driven decision-making.

Be careful what you wish for, because your GenAI engine can easily create it! And best be careful where you point that AI gun, because fully 80% of your corporate information is essentially dark data: You don't know what it is, where it is, or what someone might do with it. So what's an enterprise data pro to do?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews industry legend Andrew Turner, General Manager of PraxiData. They get into the details of why ontologies matter, and why focus is paramount.

AI is everywhere, but not everyone knows how to use it yet, at least not practically. But that's all changing, even as you read this!

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear from several experts, including the legendary Andreas Weigend, former Chief Scientist of Amazon and data coach for former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma; along with Kenneth Maglio of World Wide Technology, a Boomi expert; Ajay Nataranjan, also a Boomi expert, of United Techno; and another streaming analytics and AI visionary, Damian Black of SQLstream!

The whole purpose of the analytics industry is to help organizations make better, more informed decisions. But the actual decisioning process often remains opaque and difficult to qualify. That's where a business rules management system can come into play. How does it work, and what benefit can you accrue?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Sarang Bapat, Mitsubishi Electric, and Denzil Wasson, Sapiens Decision. Topics discussed will include:

* How living with business entropy can be made easier with decision management capabilities;
* "The great unlock" – the power of combining predictive and declarative logic at decision making time;
* How to use generative AI in Decision management; and,
* the bottom line distinction between decision management and a business rule engine.

Ask any cloud engineer and they'll tell you: APIs are the new gateways to innovation. As such API management is now a top concern for CxOs everywhere. To use these tools effectively, companies should employ a multifaceted approach that encompasses documentation, security, backward compatibility, performance optimization, reliability, scalability, and interoperability. Ignoring any of these considerations can lead to poor integration, security vulnerabilities, and bad user experiences.

Learn all about best practices for API management on this special episode of #theConnection! InsideAnalysis Host @eric_kavanagh will offer his perspective on this fast-moving discipline, and will interview several cloud experts, including David Linthicum Chief Cloud Strategy Officer of Deloitte, along with Boomi CTO Matt McLarty, and Lori MacVittie of F5! The panelists will offer key perspectives, such as the wealth of API metadata that Boomi has accumulated over the past 15 years, and how that plays a key role in solution design.

Who are you, really? Do you deserve access to this information? That's a question that corporate systems ask all the time, any time someone tries to log in! Passwords still rule the day, but biometrics are coming on strong. And the evolution of cloud computing is certainly a driving force for change!

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to learn more, as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Art Poghosyan, Founder of Britive. Kavanagh will also offer a teaser of a stealth project that he's currently working on with a couple industry luminaries! Tune in to find out more!

With the cloud maturing rapidly into a center of gravity for data and functionality, most organizations recognize the need to optimize their information architecture, and redesign critical workflows. Cloud-native is the new standard, and it's just in time for leveraging the remarkable power of AI. How can this nexus of disciplines super-charge your organizational transformation?

Check out this inaugural episode of #theConnection to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview esteemed cloud Analyst William McKnight, along with Matt McLarty, CTO, and Mike Bachman, Head of Architecture and AI Strategy, for Boomi.

Careful is as careful does! Never before has that truism carried more weight than today, as businesses all over the world look to leverage the remarkable power of Generative AI. Solutions like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard and others are already revolutionizing how content is created, and the race is on to fine-tune models for individual organizations.

But wait! There's likely some bad data hiding in your systems! With GenAI, the old rule of garbage in, garbage out is amplified. You don't want to train a model on bad data! What can you do about that? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Hosts @eric_kavanagh and Yves Mulkers will dive into the details. Also joining the show will be Lewis Wynne-Jones from ThinkData Works, a Canadian outfit with a unique approach to data virtualization and governance.

The thirst for analytics has never been greater, as organizations look to leverage vast troves of data to better understand their business, and their markets. But the scale of today's information landscape is so much greater than ever before, which puts tremendous strain on traditional solutions.

What's an enterprise to do? One solution is a hyperscale data warehouse, designed from the ground up to embrace the scale and speed of modern business requirements. Learn more on this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Ocient CEO Chris Gladwin and Krish Krishnan of Sixth Sense Advisors.

Join this Inside Analysis episode as Eric Kavanagh talks with Derek Slager, CTO and co-founder of Amperity, about why customer data remains the most powerful and differentiated asset a brand possesses.

Explore how fragmented systems, SaaS sprawl, and evolving customer expectations make unified first-party data more critical than ever. Learn more about Amperity's highly opinionated data pipeline, how it helps consumer brands build durable customer experiences, and what trends are shaping the future of customer data platforms.

The GTM game today looks (almost) nothing like it did 10 years ago. The one-two punch of AI and Automation puts us all on a track to innovate or die. How are today's tech-focused organiztions adapting?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Brett Hansen of Semarchy.

The dirty secret of Natural Language Processing (NLP) is that data science teams must still build artisanal, one-off data connectors and preprocessing pipelines manually, which takes extensive time and significant effort. This is a serious bottleneck which inhibits time to value, and ultimately blunts the potential impact of expensive Ai projects.

What if that process could be automated, such that vast amounts of unstructured data could be quickly ingested, dynamically cleansed, then loaded into a Large Language Model? Like ETL for LLM? That's what the folks at Unstructured.io have built. Learn more by checking out this episode of InsideAnalysis! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview CEO Brian Raymond about connecting the worlds of structured and unstructured data.

The business world knows that digital transformation must happen. It's not a question of whether, but how. One company that took a unique approach is Mendix, which created a visual programming language to enable business and IT leaders to collaborate directly on redesigning critical business processes. Learn how on this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews VP Sheryl Koenigsberg.

You've surely heard about Large Language Models by now, so-called LLMs such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, Databricks' Dolly or GitHub's Co-Pilot. But how do they work, exactly? And what can you do with them?

Find out on this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Mike Finley of AnswerRocket! They'll get into the nuts and bolts of connecting LLMs to your traditional BI and Analytics program. 

What, exactly, is a data mesh? Google the concept and you'll find 20 software vendors sponsoring content to explain it to you. But they don't all agree! The innovators, Zhamak Dehghani and her team at NextData are working on it, but they're a small startup and the cat is way out of the bag now. What does that portend for end users everywhere?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Yves Mulkers of 7wData, as they cover a wide spectrum of challenges and opportunities that now present themselves. They'll get into everything from AI to Data Catalogs, and also how LLMs could very well disrupt every aspect of information management, right down to data models!

The third major iteration of the Internet will be a far cry from the earliest days! That's especially true in terms of distribution. In many ways, Web 3.0 is all about the distributed Web. That's true already for storage, but some forward-looking innovators are working on the next major phase: compute!

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear Host @eric_kavanagh interview Stefaan Vervaet of Protocol Labs, and Peter Maddocks of Seagate Technologies.

The scale and complexity of today's technology landscape eclipses anything in the history of business. The maturation of highly distributed computing is one major factor, but there are many others like AI, IoT, Data Fabric, the list goes on. To succeed in this rapidly changing world, one stalwart security vendor is going rogue: Solar Winds, a provider of observability and IT management solutions, is changing its business model and vision.

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out how! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview CPO and EVP Rohini Kasturi!

Time was, developers lived in a waterfall world: They would spend months working on some monolithic application, perhaps a data warehouse, before anything went into production. This meant that business value took a long time to materialize, which was problematic for numerous reasons: cost, time, market changes, personnel. Today, the most innovative companies are moving much faster than that by adopting more agile methodologies. This requires a much different approach, one that is often fueled by the new enterprise standard for designing, deploying and managing complex systems: Kubernetes!

Tune into this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear Host @eric_kavanagh interview Adam Frank, SVP of Armory, about what this all means for you and your business.

As we celebrate Memorial Day, here are some great interviews from this year on InsideAnalysis so far!

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Dr. Moshik Cohen, who reveals how Israel's multi-layer air defense system achieved near-perfect interception rates - and how rapid AI-driven upgrades were deployed in the middle of wartime. A rare, inside look at innovation under extreme pressure.

Companies spend billions of dollars every year on AI and Analytics. But what's the value? How should you articulate that to business sponsors?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview three industry veterans: David Sweenor, Nick Jewell and Shawn rogers. They'll discuss success strategies and methods for making data work.

Don't blink, or you might miss a major development in the data industry! Databricks just announced acquisition of Okera, and of course Qlik is in the process of buying Talend. But there are lots of layoffs, too: Practically every company in the data business is going through layoffs right now, usually around 10%. What will that mean? Well, fewer people picking up the pieces and ultimately doing more work! That will likely result in more use of ChatGPT and similar Large Language Models (LLM), like Dolly 2.0, by Databricks. And then there's quantum computing! The foks at Harmon Kardon know a thing or two about all that!

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to learn more as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews industry Analyst Yves Mulkers of 7wData!

Most successful large organizations still run mainframe computers. In fact, many mission-critical processes run on mainframes every single day. But should they? Increasingly, companies are looking to modernize their mainframe strategy, usually by moving to the cloud. What does this entail?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will speak with Rocket Software Product VP Doug Johnson. They'll discuss how many large organizations are approaching data modernization of critical systems supporting M&A, compliance, and improving customer and employee experiences.

For once, the hype cycle is on point! Generative AI is a big deal. But there are many concerns to be considered, including accuracy, quality and accountability. Guard rails are needed such that companies don't go off the rails. And then there's AI-First Analytics, the next generation of business insights. We'll discuss these topics and more on this episode of InsideAnalysis!

Tune in to hear Aible CEO Arijit Sengupta and 7wData Founder Yves Mulkers explore the transformative potential of Generative AI and AI-First analytics. The session will delve into the integration of high-quality Generative AI solutions, addressing challenges in optimizing performance, scalability, and security, and will address the recent movement to ban further development in the field of Advanced AI.

Check out this InsideAnalysis episode with Christian Dawson of i2Coalition to hear about the Ethical Web Data Collection Initiative, which aims to establish guidelines for collecting user data online in a more ethical and transparent way.

The speakers provide insights into the importance of user consent, data security, and accountability in web data collection, and encourage listeners to support the initiative and advocate for ethical data collection practices in their own online experiences.

As organizations become increasingly digital, the finance team's job should get easier. Greater transparency into payables helps navigate challenging economic conditions. Better forecasts enable informed decisions about where to focus expenditures. And connected systems can yield visibility across the organization, thus fueling better collaboration both internally, and with key customers and partners.

Exciting times for us data geeks! The 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors have been upgraded with the launch of two new processors - Sapphire Rapids HBM and Ponte Vecchio. They bring substantial upgrades in performance, efficiency, and security and make them ideal for AI and supercomputing. 🤖💻 #IntelAmbassador

Introducing Sapphire Rapids HBM - a processor with a clock speed of up to 3.9GHz, supporting up to 56 cores and 12 memory channels. It also features HBM (High-Bandwidth Memory) for low latency access to data and the latest memory and bus technology, DDR5 and PCI-Express 5.0. With hardware-level security and AI acceleration, it's a game-changer in the data center world. 💥

All you need to know about the accelerators: 
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Join this eye-opening episode of Inside Analysis, as Eric Kavanagh sits down with QuEra Computing CTO and co-founder Nathan Gemelke to explore quantum computing at its most fundamental level - individual atoms manipulated by lasers.

You'll learn how neutral-atom qubits work, why error correction is a major breakthrough, and how quantum systems are already running in the cloud via AWS. If you want a front-row seat to the technologies shaping the next computing revolution, don't miss this conversation.

Who Are You? No, really! That's what modern systems want to know when you show up at a Web site, or try to log into an enterprise system. And it's really important to get the answer right. Failure to do so can be bad, or really bad. But annoying your employees, partners and customers is also a risk. How are today's innovators solving for this key chellenge? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Eric Olden of Strata Identity, Arick Goomanovsky of Ermetic, and Steve Evans of Teneo.

The potential of AI is finally coming into focus, and it is vast. OpenAI's ChatGPT3 has proven remarkably adept at writing poems, tweets, articles, even fictional stories. Oh, and it writes code, too! But just as its meteoric rise seemed unstoppable, something went sideways. What does this mean for Ethical AI?

We'll discuss on this episode of #InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews several experts, including AI visionary and Aible CEO, Arijit Sengupta, plus industry Analyst Shawn Rogers, and Amalgam Insights Founder, Hyoun Park. We'll discuss the difference between a large language model, and an information model, and why the latter is crucial for gaining business value from AI in an ethical, responsible manner.

When the going gets tough, CFO's get strategic. The tools available today enable a wide range of options for lowering costs, expediting processes and creating improved customer and partner experiences. Intelligent automation is key, and some companies have even achieved an 80% reduction in workload for their teams. How do they do it?

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview two experts: David Fractor, CFO of ImaginAB; and Findependence Publisher, Jonathan Chevreau. They'll discuss best practices for navigating turbulent economic conditions with clever planning and process optimization.

Teamwork makes the dream work! That's especially true today as organizations are figuring out how the immediacy of modern collaboration can solve previously intractable problems. No more throwing things over the wall and hoping for the best. Now, teams can gather together, either in person or virtually, to hash out plans for capturing, managing and analyzing data, resulting in much greater visibility and situational awareness across the enterprise.

Ever fancy yourself a venture capitalist? Well, now's your chance! A forward-looking organization just opened the door to a whole new way of investing. Enabled by crowdfunding legislation and clever ideas, Nobody Studios focuses on creating new companies faster and more efficiently. And investors get to profit as these businesses grow.

Learn more on this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews several guests, including Mark McNally and Barry O'Reilly of Nobody Studios and Donald Farmer of Treehive Strategy.

Remember those stories about the wild, wild west? That's somewhat like the world of Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS. Anything goes, including budgets gone wild. But as sticker shock strikes the C-Suite, some companies are getting smarter and finding creative ways to manage the costs of cloud.

Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear Host @eric_kavanagh interview Rob Glickman of Cledara, Ray Rike of RevOps Squared, and Ben Murray, the Saas CFO.

How Do You Know If Your Enterprise Is AI-Ready?

It starts with data. Can your enterprise architecture support AI workloads, RAG, or Agentic AI? For most, the answer is not yet. But with the right strategy, any data environment can get there.

Then comes Governance. Do you have the right polices in place, the right people involved? Do you understand your use case well enough to know what success looks like?

What You'll Learn
* How to assess whether your data architecture is AI-ready
* Practical ways to modernize your systems for AI workloads
* Real-world lessons from successful enterprise AI projects
* Pitfalls to avoid when implementing GenAI and RAG systems
* Strategies to align your data, tools, and teams for scalable AI
* Discover how to align your data and strategy to make your enterprise truly AI-ready.

In our penultimate show for 2022, InsideAnalysis spoke with several experts, including Balaji Genesan of Privera about data governance with teeth; Soma Somasundaram, CTO of Infor, about "composable" ERP; and Lou Bajuk of the newly renamed Posit.co, formerly R Studio, about the maturation of data science! 

The beauty of nature represents a breathtaking treausre of life on earth. Especially in difficult times, the artwork of Mother Nature can bring us all together as we celebrate the diversity, grace and power of our reality. One dedicated team understands this deeply, and has worked for years to bring light to the world, in the form of nature-driven art!

World renowned Earthworks/Crop Artist Stan Herd with a crew of five have been working away to make a quarter-acre sized portrait of Maya Angelou using the Earth as the canvas and organic natural materials such as grass clippings, wood chips, dirt, rocks, and sand as the medium of material used to create the distinctive art piece. All by hand, no GPS or computers required.

Join this special episode of InsideAnalysis to hear Host @eric_kavanagh interview world-renowned artist, Stan Herd, as he takes us on a journey into the beauty of life, and how it can inspire all of us in this fast-evolving Information Economy!