From Chatbots to AI Agents: Rethinking Data & Decisioning
DMRadio Podcast
Join this episode of DMRadio with Jagdeep (Jag) Bedi of Purchasing Power, Sami Akbay of Dagen.ai and Mark Madsen of Third Nature, who explore how the rapid evolution of AI is reshaping the roles of data scientists, engineers, and business leaders. Dive into the shift from simple prompt-response systems to autonomous AI agents capable of planning, acting, and learning in real time. Learn more about the enduring importance of data as the foundation of AI, even as trends like “vibe coding” emerge. Tune in for a practical, forward-looking discussion on how organizations can navigate this...
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Enterprise AI: A Recipe for Success
DMRadio Podcast
It's often not the model, the data, or even the technology. The failure rate of AI initiatives mostly stems from organizational friction. That's good news, because it should be fairly easy to solve. So says Sarang Bapat, a seasoned SVP of Data and Analytics, who crafted a heartfelt methodology that can energize your team, and breathe life into your AI initiatives. Register for this DM Radio Virtual Summit to learn how a simple thought experiement can supercharge your Data and AI Initiatives. Bapat will demonstrate how he leads teams with an intutive balance of three equally critical...
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From Tokens to Vectors: The Substrate of AI
DMRadio Podcast
Join this episode of DM Radio as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Pinecone CEO Ash Ashutosh about the technical foundation behind modern AI systems. Explore how large language models convert text, images, and other data into vectors - mathematical representations that enable machines to understand meaning and relationships. Find out more about the role of vector databases and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in grounding AI with enterprise data to produce more accurate, trustworthy results. Tune in to learn how tokens, vectors, and semantic data structures are shaping the next...
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Resilient Data: From Ransomware to Revenue to Risk
DMRadio Podcast
Join this episode of DM Radio as Eric Kavanagh interviews Eric Herzog of Infinidat as he explains why cyber storage resilience is critical as ransomware attacks surge. Learn more how real-time data cleansing protects sales performance and email deliverability with Jason Gladu of Convertr. They are joined by Matt DeLauro from SEON, who explores AI-driven fraud detection and AML in a world of increasingly sophisticated financial crime.
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$10 Million Question: Got the Right AI Infrastructure?
DMRadio Podcast
Enterprise AI is now a boardroom mandate, but moving from pilots to production remains a major challenge. Many organizations are trying to determine whether their infrastructure can support AI at scale without driving up costs, hitting power constraints, or locking into the wrong architecture. Training isn’t inference. Fine-tuning isn’t RAG. Getting these distinctions wrong can cost millions. Join Eric Kavanagh (DM Radio) for an interactive live webcast with Mark Madsen (Third Nature), Denise Muyco (RAVEL), and industry leaders as they break down how different AI workloads place very...
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How AI Is Reshaping Business and Learning
DMRadio Podcast
Join this episode of DM Radio as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Jason Ambrose, CEO of people.ai, and AI keynote speaker Sharon Gai about how AI is reshaping organizations. Learn how AI can capture unstructured data - from calls, emails, and CRM systems - and turn it into real-time business intelligence and sales opportunities. Explore next-generation search, AI agents, and how direct access to information changes management and decision-making. Find out about interactive learning and why education and work must evolve as AI takes over routine tasks and humans focus on judgment and creativity.
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When AI Meets Real-World Data
DMRadio Podcast
Join this episode of DM Radio as host Eric Kavanagh welcomes Sarah Hoffman, Director of AI Thought Leadership at AlphaSense, for a practical conversation about what AI actually does in the enterprise - beyond the hype. Discover why trusted data determines whether AI creates value, how retrieval-augmented generation and human-in-the-loop workflows improve reliability, and why the real breakthrough is AI embedded directly into everyday work. Hear what’s next: proactive, personalized AI and what it could mean for decision-making and productivity across the business.
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Agent-Ready Architecture: Giving AI the Context it Needs
DMRadio Podcast
The promise of AI agents is quickly turning into a reality check for many organizations, with almost 90% of AI pilots failing to reach production. Many AI projects are faltering due to escalating costs and unclear business value. The root cause is often not the AI models; it’s the architecture underneath. Join us for this episode of DM Radio to learn what it takes to build agent-ready systems. Shawhin Mosadeghzad and Jeff Hainsworth of insightsoftware will explain the three pillars of agent-ready architecture: context, governance and reliability. They'll further demonstrate how semantic...
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What Are You Imply-ing?
DMRadio Podcast
Dive into the evolving modern data stack through the lens of observability, security, and log analytics as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Eric Tschetter of Imply and Mark Madsen of Third Nature about why vertically integrated observability platforms are giving way to more decoupled, composable architectures. Unpack how logs differ from traditional BI data, why schema-on-read changed the game, and how multiple query languages (SPL, KQL, SQL, and more) shape real-world workflows. Learn more about the cost and complexity trade-offs of data lakes, cloud storage, and retrieval at scale in this...
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Auto Industry Overview: Profits, EVs, and What’s Next
DMRadio Podcast
Join this episode of DM Radio as host Eric Kavanagh sits down with Kevin Tynan of The Presidio Group, known for his early and accurate predictions on major automotive shifts. Drawing from Presidio’s 2026 year-ahead outlook, Tynan will explain why EV subsidies, tariff fears, and long-standing growth drivers are fading - and what that means for automakers. Find out how the industry’s pivot toward trucks and SUVs reshaped profitability, why electrification hasn’t delivered the expected returns, and how rising prices collide with consumer expectations. Hear more about the U.S. and Chinese...
info_outlineJoin this episode of DMRadio with Jagdeep (Jag) Bedi of Purchasing Power, Sami Akbay of Dagen.ai and Mark Madsen of Third Nature, who explore how the rapid evolution of AI is reshaping the roles of data scientists, engineers, and business leaders.
Dive into the shift from simple prompt-response systems to autonomous AI agents capable of planning, acting, and learning in real time. Learn more about the enduring importance of data as the foundation of AI, even as trends like “vibe coding” emerge. Tune in for a practical, forward-looking discussion on how organizations can navigate this fast-changing landscape and unlock real value from AI.