The AI Data Fabric Show

In this episode of The AI Data Fabric Show, Prat Moghe speaks with Andrew Clyne, former CDO at Comcast, Visa, Expedia, CenturyLink, and other large enterprises. Andrew traces how his career in data began not in Silicon Valley but in the US Air Force, where he discovered that the command and control systems for different military branches used incompatible data elements. Tail numbers had different...

What does a 175-year-old farm equipment company have to teach us about the agentic era? More than most expect. Mano Mannoochahr, former CDAIO at Verizon and Travelers and a top 100 AI leader, spent 17 years at John Deere watching petabytes of farm data reshape everything from yield predictions to fuel tank sizing. His argument is simple and grounded: data transformation is not about technology, it...

Kjersten Margaret Moody 's 4% sales uplift in Southeast Asia came from a data combination most CDOs overlook: cell phone movement patterns merged with internal distribution data. The insight was brutally simple yet invisible until the data revealed it. Convenience stores next to elementary schools were being restocked for night shift workers instead of parents picking up kindergarteners. Kjersten...

At Generac, Neil Bhandar expans his 20+ year career into IT. Previously at P&G, JPMorgan, and other companies, he operated within business functions. He's a business executive who works in data, not the other way around. This explains how he sees the same sawtooth pattern in inventory replenishment and credit card balances, and launched Tide Coldwater to 4% market share gains in under four wee...

Ajay Sabhlok made architecture the gatekeeper for every IT decision at Rubrik, not a review function that validates choices after they're made. This structural shift meant architects evaluated tools, processes, and vendor capabilities before budget conversations happened. The outcome: scaling from 700 employees to IPO without the shadow IT proliferation or rationalization projects that typically e...

How do you convince executives to fund 14-month foundational builds when CDOs typically have quarters to prove value? After orchestrating multiple enterprise transformations at Fidelity —including bringing all enterprise data into a single cataloged, modeled platform— Mihir Shah reveals the tactical playbook that enabled 30 years of technology migrations without losing architectural coherence. Sha...

Ever wondered why graph databases promise so much but often fail to reach production? In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, Kaycee talks with Weimo Liu , CEO of PuppyGraph , about creating the "Trino of graph databases."    Drawing from his experience at a previous graph startup and Google's F1 team, Weimo describes how PuppyGraph enables organizations to visualize complex relationships like mo...

Joyce L. Myers , CDO of MTSI , considers herself more of a "builder" digital officer who's architecting additions to an already successful foundation. In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, Joyce tells Kaycee her approach to building upon the strong foundation of an employee-owned defense contractor with a 31-year history. She explains how MTSI recognized the need for better data organization as...

In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, Kaycee speaks with Bruce Desmarais , PhD, Professor & Director of the Center for Social Data Analytics, Penn State University . Together, they dive into the role of advanced data science tools in analyzing social media data to address issues like misinformation and online bullying.    Bruce shares insights on the collaboration between academia and tech...

In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, Kaycee speaks with Robin Sutara , Field Chief Data Strategy Officer at Databricks , who shares her unique journey from repairing Apache helicopters in the U.S. Army to leading data strategies in the tech industry.    Robin dives into the importance of fostering a data-driven culture within organizations and the critical role of change management in digital...

In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, Kaycee speaks with Matt Clark , Data Leader of National Grid Electrical Transmission , who shares his expertise on the evolving landscape of data leadership. He discusses the various roles of CDOs, including the caretaker, arsonist, phoenix, and scapegoat, highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities each role presents.    Matthew emphasizes the imp...

In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, Kaycee speaks with Dr. Ram Singh , Chief Data Officer at Night Market, who shares his expertise on the intersection of data analytics and marketing. He emphasizes the significance of composable analytics in driving tangible business outcomes and enhancing customer experiences.    Dr. Singh discusses the importance of rapid prototyping, which fosters innovat...

In the second episode of The Data Fabric Show, Kaycee Lai, Founder of Promethium, and Ramon Chen , CPO at Acceldata , discuss the dynamic world of data observability as a critical function for ensuring data quality, cost efficiency, and operational effectiveness. They explore the emerging relevance of active metadata, which enables organizations to leverage AI for building smarter data products an...

In this episode of The Data Fabric Show, our host, Kaycee Lai, Founder of Promethium, speaks with Peggy Tsai , Chief Data Officer at BigID . Peggy shares her expertise on the evolving role of data governance in today’s organizations. She discusses the importance of leveraging AI technologies to enhance data initiatives and the critical need for effective communication with stakeholders.  Peggy als...