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Open the pod bay doors, pal! The generative AI cat is officially out of the bag. With Databricks investing $1.3 billion in MosaicML Google sporting a fast-improving Bard, GitHub rocking Co-Pilot, and serial inventor / billionaire Elon Musk launching yet another company, Xai, the honeymoon is already over for the recently crowned ChatGPT. What does it all mean for you and your company? A new chapte...

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 Koenigsb...

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 an...

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! H...

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 o...

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,...

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 ado...

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

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.

An Exclusive Interview with Data Legend Bob Muglia Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella nailed it: "Muglia rightly refocuses us on the people, not just the algorithms and machines, behind the next wave of artificial intelligence." Who will drive the value of AI in our society? The people! Sure, the tech matters, but people bring the ideas, the spirit, the energy and the moxie. So, who are those innovators?...

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 mo...

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 Pro...

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas! That's especially true for QlikWorld which brought together thousands of the smartest minds in business intelligence and analytics. And with Qlik's acquisition of Talend nearing completion, there was a lot of talk about data management as well. For those who've been in the analytics industry, this is a huge development: one of the most prolific d...

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...

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 t...

How important is good leadership? Well, when times are good, anyone can look like a great leader. It's when times get tough that the true leaders stand up.   Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh tackles the topic of leadership, in preparation for his panel in New York City at the Reuters NEXT Conference, Nov. 8-9!

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 partn...

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,...

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...

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 sever...

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...

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 visibil...

Can you feel the changes underfoot? Business processes are getting streamlined. Automation fueled by AI and ML is optimizing formerly unwieldy processes, leading to better customer experience, and faster time-to-market. The impact is clear for many organizations: digital transformation is happening, and that's improving uptake across the board.

What is the best part of AI/ML? Watching the business improve! Sure, it's exciting to find a meaningful pattern in the data; it's fun to build and train the models, but nothing screams success like a noticeable movement of the needle. That's what organizations are discovering these days as they grease the tracks to improvement, often thanks to a robust platform for enterprise intelligence.