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Send us Fan Mail Let's go deep on GenAI, Foundational Models, and LLMs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering.  Get a candid view on what is happening in the industy today. 01:40 Meet Armand Ruiz 05:09 Meet John Webb 06:43 The Client Engineering Practice 07:51 GenAI 11:50 IBM's AI Approach 13:50 GenAi in the Enterprise 15:47 Wher...

Send us Fan Mail Ronen Dar, Co-Founder & CTO at Run:ai, talks to 21st century gold. Why are GPUs the gold-standard choice for accelerating AI workloads? Meet Ronen Dar The founding of Run:ai Tech Behind Run:ai Run:ai Differentiation GPU Basics Dealing with Model Size GPU Memory Requirements Advice for Clients New to AI 3 Ways to go with LLMs Run:ai's GTM AI Blackouts GPU Fractioning Predi...

Send us Fan Mail GenAI in Marketing.  Making Data Simple welcomes Michael Cohen, Chief Data Analytics Officer and ML and AI product and marketing expert in consumer data technologies.  Marketing Operations, Automated Decision Activation, Measurement and Analytics, Info Security and Privacy.  01:15 Meeting Michael Cohen 03:33 The Plus Company 08:06 Traditional Approaches to Marketing 12:03 The Futu...

Send us Fan Mail Technology for Mindfulness. How to best utilize technology to your advantage. The new year is always a good idea to revisit best practices. 02:50 Re-introducing Robert Plotkin 07:04 Why Technology for Mindfulness 11:27 Tech Designed for Addiction 15:58 Techniques and Habits for Mindfulness 19:11 Time Blocking 28:37 Breaking Up Big Tasks for Reward 34:22 Hofstadter's Law 44:08...

Send us Fan Mail #MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Jaclyn Rice Nelson, CEO & Co-founder of Tribe AI, a network of the world’s top technologists that build advanced AI solutions, AND Coalition Operators, an early-stage venture fund and top women’s operator network.  This week is Part 1 -  Where we simply discuss the state of AI. 01:29 Meet Jaclyn Rice Nelson 06:03 Being learning oriented  08:22...

Send us Fan Mail It's a New Year! Setting your intentions; identifying what's important, and how to prioritize in business. Additionally, harness the superpower of identifying styles. This week's episode is a replay of a highly rated episode with Lynne Snead, founder and owner of Talent Evolution Systems.  Lynne is a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coac...

Send us Fan Mail Mind blown!  Meet Casper Skern Wilstrup, CEO of Abzu, inventor of QLattice, and expert on Symbolic AI.  We discuss AI, science, and philosophy.  Get a drink and enjoy… 01:39 Introducing Casper Wilstrup 06:34 Abzu the Name 09:09 Abzu the Mission 12:32 Symbolic AI 22:20 Foundational Models? 24:42 The QLattice Explanation 26:33 Abzu Use Cases 30:57 More on QLattice 32:52 The Abzu Pit...

Send us Fan Mail The intersection of AI and law.  Colin Levy, Director of Legal and Evangelist, Malbek, also named to the Fastcase 50 list of legal innovators in 2022, is a legal tech expert and corporate lawyer.  Hear from one of the most widely followed legal tech voices on legal tech tools, myths, and the impact of AI. ·       01:14 Introducing Colin Levy ·       03:19 The Definition of Legal T...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Making Data Simple, Fred Joyal. Perhaps you've seen Fred on 1-800-DENTIST commercials. Now, he's turned marketing genius into the art of being BOLD.   Show Notes  02:20 Brand Fred Joyal  19:20 Monetization Strategy  20:58 Boldness is a Super Power  23:18 Just Show Up  26:15 Step Up with Exercises  27:00 Failure's are Steps Up, Take Another Swing 38:50 5...

Send us Fan Mail #MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Robert Plotkin author of The Genie in the Machine and Founding Partner of Blueshift IP.  Can AI be patented?  Computer Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business.  Part 2. 00:50 Patenting an Algorithm 06:05 The Method for Patentability 13:37 Patent Files versus Approvals 16:09 Patent Costs 20:25 The Future of AI  29:28 Finding Robert...

Send us Fan Mail #MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Robert Plotkin author of The Genie in the Machine and Founding Partner of Blueshift IP. Can AI be patented?  Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business.  Part 1. 01:29 Robert Plotkin, Patent Attorney 07:32 Arriving in the Patent Field 12:00 Coolest Invention? 14:18 Advice for Law Students 19:17 What IS a Patent?  The Process...

Send us Fan Mail Back to talking Data with Ed Anuff, CPO, DataStax.  With experience at Google, Apigee, Six Apart, Vignette, Epicentric, and Wired, Ed talks the future of databases with AI and GenAI.   05:04 The Crazy life of Ed Anuff 08:12 DataStax defined 10:06 Vector Database 11:58 GenAI and RAG Pattern 18:03 DataStax Differentiation 21:39 NoSQL vs SQL 24:27 Common AI Use Cases 25:47 The Secret...

Send us Fan Mail He's BACK!  Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures Development at IBM.  How the world has changed in a short year.  Generative AI and more!   02:29 Meet Roger Premo Take 2 05:52 A Changing World 08:18 Generative AI 12:48 Both Sides of the Story 14:22 Hybrid Cloud and AI 20:50 IBM's watsonx 25:53 What Have We Learned? 27:46 Enterprise Models 29:59 H...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2: Had a fantastic chat with US Congressional Candidate and Chief Revenue Officer at nFolks Data Solutions, Rishi Kumar.  Technology and politics, what an interesting discussion.  Rishi talks modernizing the data stack, tech in politics, and crypto. 00:12 Rishi's Tech Brand 03:41 WatsonX 04:17 Modernizing a Data Stack 06:00 nfolks Differentiation 07:57 Getting Started 13...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1: Had a fantastic chat with US Congressional Candidate and Chief Revenue Officer at nFolks Data Solutions, Rishi Kumar.  Technology and politics, what an interesting discussion.  Rishi talks exodus from California, campaign finance, and why tech and politics go hand in hand. 02:01 Meet Rishi Kumar 03:59 Politics? 07:45 Leaving California 11:48 Where did Silicon Valley Go? 13...

Send us Fan Mail Kristen McGarry is a Principal Account Technical Lead for the Financial Services Market at IBM. Based in New York City, she engages daily with the largest financial institutions globally to identify business opportunities for innovation, accelerate time to value, and operationalize new solutions across software, hardware and services offerings.  02:57 An Intro to Kristen McGarry  ...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a fantastic interview replay with Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, IBM. A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM. Lab Services : World class consultants with certified skills providing value-based services via simple, repeatable practices, methodologies, and offerings 03:08 Meet the Gener...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 : Sam Torres is the Chief Digital Officer and co-founder of The Gray Dot Company,  Gray Dot Company is a consulting firm that specializes in search engine optimization.  Sam outlines expertise in complex digital analytics and consumer insights data. 00:39 The Gray Dot Company 06:44 Using Data 10:18 Website Design 10:18 Website Design 13:08 Ethical Marketing 14:53 Biggest Ma...

Send us Fan Mail Sam Torres is the Chief Digital Officer and co-founder of The Gray Dot Company, Gray Dot Company is a consulting firm that specializes in search engine optimization. Sam outlines expertise in complex digital analytics and consumer insights data. 03:40 Meet Sam Torres 05:57 Marketing Platforms 07:49 Digital Consumer Intelligence 14:55 Defining Success 17:55 AIs Impact on Google 22:...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Marketing with engineer-turned-marketer, Alex Makarski, Founder of clickmakers.io and co-founder of measurebit.com.  Alex builds digital media buying and data consulting teams who thrive on data and innovate in the areas of data integration, attribution, data augmentation, AI/ML-aided media buying and decision making. 01:42 Meet Alex Makarski 04:38 Clickmakers.io 10:35 The P...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Part 2 of our captivating podcast series, where we continue our deep exploration of innovation in an often-overlooked domain – the world of apartments. Join us as we reconnect with Mike Kaeding, CEO of Norhart, a visionary company that's turning the apartment industry upside down through data-driven technologies and efficiency strategies. In this episode, we p...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for Part 1 of our podcast series, where we embark on an exploration of innovation in apartment design and management through the lens of data. Meet Mike Kaeding, CEO of Norhart, a visionary company that's reshaping the apartment industry by incorporating data-driven technologies and efficiency strategies from other sectors. In this episode, we dive deep into Mike&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the second installment of our captivating podcast series, where we continue our deep dive into the realm of digital transformation. Join us in another engaging conversation with Bob McDonald, the driving force behind digital transformation and CRM Experience at IBM. In this episode, we delve even further into Bob's invaluable insights on reinventing enterprise...

Send us Fan Mail "Welcome to Part 1 of an insightful podcast series where we delve into the dynamic world of digital transformation. Join us as we engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Bob McDonald, CRM Experience at IBM, who doesn't just discuss digital transformation – he's living it. In this episode, we unveil Bob's unique perspective on reinventing the enterprise....

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 : Back with more on Artificial Intelligence - ROI, biggestblockers, and lessons learned with Luke Arrigoni, Chief ExecutiveOfficer at Arricor. 00:40 Being a top entrepreneur 01:10 The practical AI problem 04:09 The AI ROI 06:57 Engagement wins 09:21 Not made here 10:35 Keeping top talent 12:18 The future is weirder than you think 14:06 AI's biggest blocker 16:03 Lesson...