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Making Data Simple

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Hosted by Al Martin, WW VP of Technical Sales at IBM, Making Data Simple cuts through the hype to reveal how data and AI reshape the modern enterprise. Thought leaders, researchers, and innovators share firsthand lessons on leading teams, scaling analytics, and driving real-world impact—delivered in Al’s signature straightforward, witty style. Tune in to Making Data Simple today. From data and AI breakthroughs to leadership hacks, top experts drop actionable gems that help businesses thrive in a data-driven world. #MakingDataSimple #AI #Leadership

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Data Reliability: Detection, Resolution, Prevention. With Barr Moses, CEO & Founder of Monte Carlo 08.06.2022 41:57

Send us Fan Mail Welcome Barr Moses CEO & Co - Founder of Monte Carlo, a data reliability company. We talk detection, resolution, prevention and the 5 pillars of data observability. Great dialog. Show Notes 03:53 : Zero defect data 06:02 : Customer success learnings 10:42 : Delivering value with data 14:00 : Monte Carlo, the name 18:20 : Data observability 23:38 : Detection, resolution, pr...

Following up with Data man, Tarush Aggarwal CEO & Founder of 5x, is back on the podcast with part 2. 01.06.2022 19:55

Send us Fan Mail Part 2: Data man, Tarush Aggarwal, is back on the podcast. Setting up the data lake, flexible pricing for managed services, and the laborious life of a CEO. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:37 Is 5x in the consulting business? 02:20 Flexible pricing 12:35 Envisioning your destination 16:01 What is the CEO doing? 17:15 Hire for skill or culture? Show Notes 00:37 Is 5x in the consulting b...

Back to our Data roots - all about Data with Tarush Aggarwal, founder and CEO of 5x Part 1 26.05.2022 35:23

Send us Fan Mail Part 1: Welcome Tarush Aggarwal, a Data man on the podcast. He talks modern data stack and a managed service to make all your data wishes come true. Show Notes 01:23 The benefits of being a "bad software engineer" 5:54 The great escape to … China 7:50 What's in a name "5x"? 9:24 Born during Covid 12:14 The modern stack 17:36 Why 5x? 18:08 Target customer p...

Back to our Data roots - all about Data with Tarush Aggarwal, founder and CEO of 5x Part 1 25.05.2022 35:23

Send us Fan Mail Part 1: Welcome Tarush Aggarwal, a Data man on the podcast. He talks modern data stack and a managed service to make all your data wishes come true. Show Notes 01:23 The benefits of being a "bad software engineer" 5:54 The great escape to ... China 7:50 What's in a name "5x"? 9:24 Born during Covid 12:14 The modern stack 17:36 Why 5x? 18:08 Target c...

Instituting a practice around exercising... oh, and outlining the Customer Success Management profession with Janine Sneed, VP Customer Success, IBM. 18.05.2022 46:34

Send us Fan Mail Instituting a practice around exercising... oh, and outlining the Customer Success Management profession with Janine Sneed, VP Customer Success, IBM. Show Notes 01:12 The exercise formula 04:42 Janine's career ladder 08:50 What is Customer Success Management (CSM) 13:30 The CSM practice 19:40 Creating is easy, scaling is hard 24:02 It's hard to say NO. Being intent...

Let's talk supply chain efficiency of beer! Federico Crespo, CEO Valiot 11.05.2022 39:17

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk supply chain efficiency of beer! Federico Crespo, CEO Valiot, takes us there with supply chain AI that increases Heineken production by 5%. Related within, time to get over Tom Brady. Seriously. Show Notes 06:19 What's up with supply chain 11:14 Ok, what about Inflation? 12:34 Valiot, the gods of IOT 15:08 Optimizing beer production 21:53 Shifting from IOT...

Enter at your own risk! Learn the secrets of Branding, Writing, and Comedy. The show after the show.... with Mark Van Name 04.05.2022 34:06

Send us Fan Mail Ok. Want to hear more from Mark Van Name? This is really the "After Show" material. Not your typical Making Data Simple Podcast but.... we're having fun. Enter at your own risk. Show Notes 04:06 Personal branding 04:16 Why is Mark so angry? 08:02 How does comedy help? 11:21 Back to Business: Principled Technologies 16:14 The secret to writing : show up 21:48 N...

"Data systems are just like toddlers" - Rohit Choudhary, Acceldata 27.04.2022 43:03

Send us Fan Mail Core hypothesis is all companies are data driven, all have data complexity, and there is not enough talent out there to solve it. Show Notes 04:01 Why Start Acceldata 06:02 Core hypothesis for Acceldata 08:59 Will Hadoop survive? And a tip of the hat to mainframes 11:12 Meaning of Data Observability & managing the data pipeline 13:26 The most troublesome data layer 20:10 Acc...

"Ferret"ing out the bad actors with Matt Heisie. You'll have to listen to get the joke! 20.04.2022 42:45

Send us Fan Mail Ferret, the company that performs due diligence for you. Relationship intelligence to avoid high - risk individuals. With Ferret Theranos doesn't happen. Welcome Matt Heise, Co-founder and head of Product at Ferret. Show Notes 03:28 Attraction of serial entrepreneurship 05:17 The unbelievable story of Ferret's founding 11:37 Why due diligence isn't really done 18...

BOLD is a super power! Learn to grow your bold superpower as Al interviews Fred Joyal on the superpower of being bold. 13.04.2022 50:32

Send us Fan Mail Fred Joyal Notes 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 Anot...

Part 2 Mr. President, here is the situation with Eric Daimler, Chair, CEO, & Co-Founder Conexus AI, Inc. 06.04.2022 31:28

Send us Fan Mail Part 2: This week on Making Data Simple, we have Eric Diamler. Eric is an authority in the Artificial Intelligence community with over 20 years of experience in the field. He currently leads MIT’s first-ever spinout from its Math department and has co-founded six technology companies that have pioneered work in fields ranging from software systems to statistical arbitrage. Show N...

Mr. President, here is the situation, part 1 with Eric Daimler, Chair, CEO, & Co-Founder Conexus AI, Inc. 30.03.2022 30:37

Send us Fan Mail Part 1: This week on Making Data Simple, we have Eric Diamler. Eric is an authority in the Artificial Intelligence community with over 20 years of experience in the field. He currently leads MIT’s first ever spinout from its Math department and has cofounded six technology companies that have pioneered work in fields ranging from software systems to statistical arbitrage. Show N...

[Replay] Al and Scott Taylor discuss making data fun and simple in data management 23.03.2022 36:25

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Mak...

(Replay) Have you picked your bracket yet? Al Martin and Nancy Hensley discuss the role of Data and AI in Sports. 16.03.2022 31:41

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, Data and AI Expert Services and Learning at IBM, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts. This week on Making Data Sim...

Al and Mark Van Name discuss Principled Technologies Moat in reference to audience, usage model, and context 09.03.2022 52:10

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

Al and Rob Telson discuss Brainchip and Edge 02.03.2022 41:07

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

Al and Dima Syrotkin discuss coaching, models, and exercises 23.02.2022 45:58

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

Al and Lynne Snead discuss Coaching, beginning of year intentions, and line of sight 16.02.2022 58:09

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

Al and Elliot Shmukler discuss data quality, data problems, and machine learning 09.02.2022 46:28

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

[Part 2] Al and Ayal continue discussing sales, executing influence, motivating a core sales team 02.02.2022 31:43

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

[Part 1] Al & Ayal Steinberg discuss data and AI, market growth, and “Switzerland” 26.01.2022 35:21

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[Part2] Al and Michael Haase discuss data gathering, meal rotations, how the widget works, and how AI fits 19.01.2022 32:43

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

[Part1] Al and Michael Haase discuss resetting your yearly goals and where we are with food 12.01.2022 27:02

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Ma...

Al and Kim Smith discuss IBM Consulting around Containerization and technology trends. Plus the 10 women in Cloud and game changing women leaders 05.01.2022 48:31

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Making Data Simple ,...

Al and Greg Edwards discuss CryptoStopper, backups, and cybercrime and how it affects your business 29.12.2021 45:19

Send us Fan Mail Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple ? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. This week on Making Data Simple ,...