The Ravit Show

Big traffic moments expose weak systems. Ticketmaster treats them as a proving ground. At .conf2025 I sat with Stephen from Ticketmaster to break down how they run reliable, resilient operations with Splunk. We started with his role and what his team owns. Then we went into the daily rhythm: where Splunk sits in their stack, how they monitor live traffic, and how signals turn into action during sp...

Competitions can change careers. Katie Brown is proof. At .conf2025 I sat with Katie Brown, Director of Platform Security at Splunk. We talked about her path from winning Boss of the SOC to joining Splunk, how she still supports the competition, and what her day to day looks like now. She shared a memorable challenge from BOTS that shaped how she works, practical advice for anyone thinking about c...

I had a blast at .conf25 2025 by Splunk and an on-site interview I recorded with Lizzy Li, Principal PM for dashboards at Splunk. I spent time at the Data Visualizations area to understand how teams bring Splunk data to life for investigations and exec reviews. Lizzy walked me through three layers: - Splunk UI Toolkit for reusable UI components so internal teams and developers can build apps faste...

AI is only as good as the data behind it. In our new episode, I sat down with Makesh Renganathan from Informatica’s product team to talk about what it really takes to get data AI-ready and ship use cases that move the needle. Highlights: * Only 48% of AI projects make it to production. The gap is data readiness. * Start with clear outcomes. Then build the foundation: completeness, quality, context...

AI will not fix a broken data foundation. Fix the foundation first. I sat down with Richard Ganley, SVP, Global Partners at Informatica, to unpack a simple blueprint for AI-ready data modernization on The Ravit Show!!!! What we covered -- • Why modernization is now urgent: legacy stacks create scattered data, hand-coded pipelines, high cost, and low trust in reports • The goal state: a unified, au...

I’m excited to share my latest conversation from Informatica’s headquarters in Redwood City with Sumeet Agrawal, VP, Informatica on The Ravit Show. We went deep into the world of AI agents and what it takes to bring them into the enterprise. It was about how Informatica is making it real. Here’s a glimpse into what we covered: - Breaking down consumer, coding, and enterprise agents and why trusted...

BREAKING: Airbyte 2.0 is live now. I sat down with Michel Tricot to unpack Airbyte 2.0. It is a shift from “lots of connectors” to a real platform that gives you control, activation, and speed. What’s new -- Enterprise Flex. Airbyte manages the control layer. Your data moves in your environment. That helps with sovereignty and compliance. External secrets, audit logs, PrivateLink, column-level has...

At CommunityLIVE, I caught up with Tim McIntire, CTO at Hyland, for a quick conversation on The Ravit Show. Tim shared what excites him most about this year’s event and gave a preview of the key takeaways attendees can expect over the next three days. From the energy on the ground to the sessions lined up, it’s clear there’s a lot of momentum here. We also touched on what’s next for Hyland. Hearin...

Excited to cover CommunityLIVE by Hyland. I had a chance to speak with Steve Baird, CRO and Head of Sales at Hyland, during CommunityLIVE. We spoke about how global Hyland has become, with its presence now spanning across countries, and what makes CommunityLIVE so special for him. These quick conversations always give a glimpse into the culture and the people driving the company forward. Stay tune...

From CommunityLIVE by Hyland: AI that helps clinicians and patients, today I sat down with Dr. Shankar Sridharan, baby heart doctor, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and National Clinical Lead for AI at NHS England. We spoke about taking AI out of pilots and into frontline care. Scale and design - The NHS has run the largest generative AI program with ambient voi...

Analyst perspectives often reveal what’s beneath the surface of big announcements. At CommunityLIVE, I caught up with Ralph Gammon from Infosource to hear his thoughts on the keynote and his key takeaways. He shared how he sees the space evolving, how Hyland is adapting to those shifts, and what the next 6–8 months could look like for the company. Hearing an outside-in perspective like this is a g...

The financial lens often brings a grounded perspective to big announcements. At CommunityLIVE, I spoke with Prasenjit Dasgupta, CFO at Hyland, about his key takeaways from the keynote and how they connect back to customer stories and Hyland’s broader strategy. He also shared how Hyland is planning for the next 6–8 months — a period focused on strengthening customer impact, executing on strategy, a...

At CommunityLIVE, I had a chance to speak with Michael Campbell, Chief Product Officer at Hyland on The Ravit Show. We discussed two exciting announcements: the Content Innovation Cloud and the Enterprise Context Engine. Mike shared how the Content Innovation Cloud is designed to help enterprise leaders unlock more value from their information, and how the Enterprise Context Engine brings intellig...

The conversation around AI often focuses on speed and scale — but context, governance, and open collaboration matter just as much. At CommunityLIVE, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Newton, Innovation Strategist, for his talk on the State of Open Source AI and Content. We explored the key themes shaping this space: - Why this moment for AI + content is such a big inflection point - How...

One theme that kept coming up at CommunityLIVE was CONTEXT, especially when we talk about AI!!!! I spoke to Chris Winczewski, EVP & Head of Strategy at Hyland on The Ravit Show, to dive into this topic. He shared why context is so critical for AI to deliver real impact, and also spoke about the common challenges users face when it comes to managing their content. Hearing his perspective was a...

Every keynote leaves the audience with big ideas, but the real question is, what do those takeaways mean for customers? At CommunityLIVE, I sat down with Becca Toth, CMO at Hyland, to dive into this. She shared her perspective on the keynote highlights, what they mean for customers in practical terms, and why CommunityLIVE is such a powerful gathering for this community. It’s always valuable to he...

🚨 Breaking News: Kestra 1.0 is here On The Ravit Show, I sat down with Anna Geller and Will Russell from Kestra right as they unveiled Kestra 1.0, a release that could redefine orchestration for the enterprise. Learn more -- https://go.kestra.io/ravit Why this matters: Why Kestra 1.0 is a gamechanger and has perfect timing? It’s a Long-Term Support (LTS) release built to unify data, AI, infrastru...

Keynotes always set the tone for a conference, but the real insights come when you unpack what they mean for the future!!!! At CommunityLIVE, I spoke with Alan Pelz-Sharpe, Founder, Deep Analysis to get his perspective on the keynote takeaways. We explored what enterprises truly expect from AI today, not just innovation, but real outcomes that improve how they work. We also looked ahead at the fut...

Speed to insight wins. If analytics cannot move decisions, it gets ignored. Fresh off Big Data London, I sat down with Clarence Rozario, Zoho on The Ravit Show to talk about how leaders are pushing BI to deliver real outcomes. The energy was high and the message was clear. Make analytics the shortest path from question to action. Why I rate Clarence as a leader: he blends field reality with produc...

I had the chance to speak with Sam Newnam, Senior Director of AI Solutions at Hammerspace on The Ravit Show, about the challenges and opportunities enterprises face as they scale AI infrastructure. We began with the name itself, Hammerspace. A concept borrowed from comic books, now representing a very real approach to how data can be accessed, unified, and delivered without limits. From there, we...

AI without web data is AI without context. At AI4, I spoke with Ariel Shulman, Chief Product Officer at Bright Data on The Ravit Show, about why public web data is becoming the backbone of modern AI! Ariel explained that without access to real-time, high-quality web data, models quickly lose relevance. Product listings, reviews, job postings, news, and social content all provide the signals enterp...

At AI4, I spoke with Kevin McGrath, Co-Founder and CEO of Meibel, on The Ravit Show about the hard truths behind the numbers: nearly 80% of AI projects never make it to long-term success. Kevin explained that it often comes back to data. Customers run into incomplete or poor-quality datasets, or they cannot unify data across silos. Without fixing those fundamentals, even the most ambitious AI init...

AI is only as powerful as the data you give it. At AI4 this week, I sat down with Zack Wenthe 🧠📢, Director of Product Marketing at Tealium, to unpack why a trusted, real-time data foundation is becoming the make-or-break factor for AI success. We started with the basics — trust. If your AI does not have reliable, clean data, everything it produces is at risk. Zack shared why this foundation is n...

The AI ecosystem is moving fast and that includes the companies behind it. I spoke with Jeff Mills, President of iMerit Technology on The Ravit Show about what recent founder exits and shifting strategies from big players mean for the data annotation and labeling industry!!!! Jeff explained that in a market where trust and longevity matter more than ever, companies building high-stakes AI products...

The era of traditional digital transformation is over. Is it? What do you think? I spoke with Tim McIntire from Hyland on The Ravit Show about why enterprises can no longer think of transformation as just migrating to the cloud or modernizing applications. Those moves may reduce costs or simplify IT, but they do not fundamentally change how businesses operate! Tim explained that the real shift com...