Send us a text Hit replay on this high-energy conversation with Ben Lowe, Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Technology, as he breaks down what it really takes to build something from scratch in a fast-changing AI world. From finding the right co‑founder and stepping into the CEO role, to navigating the toughest challenges of entrepreneurship, Ben shares practical lessons and hard‑won insights for builders at every stage. Ben also lifts the curtain on Lighthouse Technology’s mission at the intersection of cloud modernisation, cost optimisation, and Agentic AI, and how enterprises can turn AI hype into outcomes with the right GTM motion and architecture. If you care about innovation, AI for the enterprise, or your own startup journey, this replay is packed with career gold, strategic perspective, and a candid look at what’s next. 01:34 Finding a Entrepreneurial Partner 04:43 The Creation of Lighthouse 08:10 Becoming the CEO 09:34 The Biggest Challenge of Entrepreneurship 11:30 Lighthouse Technology 19:07 Agentic AI 20:16 The Lighthouse Trajectory 22:12 The GTM 31:39 Reseller versus Innovator 36:53 AI for the Enterprise 41:35 The 2-Min Pitch 43:30 What's True?LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowebenjamin/?originalSubdomain=uk Website: https://lighthousetechnology.ai/

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Send us a text Dive into the powerful world of mainframes! Chief Product Officer of IBM Z and LinuxONE, Tina Tarquinio, reveals the truth behind those eight nines of uptime and explores how mainframes are evolving with AI, hybrid cloud, and future-proofing strategies for mission-critical business decisions. 

Discover the cutting-edge innovations transforming enterprise computing—from on-chip AIU and Spyre AI accelerators enabling real-time inferencing at transaction speed, to how LinuxONE is redefining hybrid cloud architecture.  Tina discusses DevOps integration, AI-powered code assistants revolutionizing mainframe development, compelling AI use cases, and shares her bold predictions for the mainframe’s next 100 years.  Plus, career advice from a tech leader and what she does for fun! 00:46 Tina Tarquinio03:18 The Most Mainframe Surprise09:12 What IS the Mainframe Really?  8 Nines!14:40 On Chip AIU, Spyre Inferencing18:11 Mainframes with Hybrid Cloud19:11 The Linux One Pitch19:59 Exciting Mainframe Innovations22:09 DevOps23:36 Code Assistants26:03 AI Use Case27:49 Future Proofing Decisions37:17 Regulations38:45 Bold Prediction38:58 Mainframe 10040:48 Career Advice42:24 For FunLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tina-tarquinio Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/z

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Send us a text Episode Description (Show Notes): Step into the world of IBM Power Systems with insider insights from Tom McPherson, former GM of IBM Power. In this conversation, Tom shares leadership lessons, debunks common misconceptions, and dives deep into the innovations shaping the future of Power infrastructure. From AI integration to hybrid cloud strategies, competitive positioning to compelling client use cases — it’s a powerhouse discussion you won’t want to miss. Timestamps:  00:49 Meet Tom McPherson 03:00 Leadership Advice 04:58 Hobbies 07:53 IBM Power 10:24 Power 11 13:53 Common Misconception 14:39 Favorite Power Features 21:51 Promise to Profits of AI 25:28 Hybrid Cloud 27:34 Power Competitors 28:36 Compelling Use Cases 29:51 The Future of Power 31:20 Rapid Fire 33:51 Business Partners in Power 35:16 LeadershipGuest Links: 🔗 Tom McPherson on LinkedIn 🌐 IBM Power Systems Social: #IBMPower #Leadership #HybridCloud #AI #EnterpriseTech #TechInnovation #MakingDataSimple #PowerSystems #BusinessStrategy #DigitalTransformation #CloudComputing #AIinBusiness Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text We’re back for Part 2 of our Automation deep-dive—and the hits just keep coming! Host Al Martin reunites with IBM automation aces Sarah McAndrew (WW Automation Technical Sales) and Vikram Murali (App Mod & IT Automation Development) to push past the hype and map out the road ahead. 🎬 Episode Highlights 00:12 Observability – why seeing everything is half the battle04:17 IBM Concert – orchestrating dev, ops & business in one score07:42 Tech vs. Culture – the million-dollar question11:34 Real-world use cases that ship value today13:65 Scanning the Future of Automation (spoiler: it’s closer than you think)15:32  Hashi – tooling that scales with you17:42 Top resources to learn more and stay ahead of the curve18:13 Lightning-round fun to wrap it upWhether you’re wrangling legacy systems or architecting cloud-native dreams, this conversation will spark ideas, bust myths, and give you action items of immediate value. Smash that play button, tag a colleague, and join the movement to #MakingDataSimple!  🔗 Connect: Sarah McAndrew LinkedIn | Vikram Murali LinkedIn 🌐 Explore IBM Automation: ibm.com/automation

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Send us a text Welcome back to Making Data Simple, where we explore how data-driven strategies ignite innovation and transform businesses. In this exciting episode, we sit down with Marco Rota, VP of Strategic Technology Alliances at Lumen Technologies, whose incredible journey spans from the glitz of Hollywood to leading-edge telecommunications. Tune in as Marco reveals how embracing a vibrant culture, drawing on lessons from the entertainment industry, and championing new technologies can propel teams and organizations to new heights of success. Get ready for an inspiring, behind-the-scenes look at how “culture eats strategy for breakfast”—and why that’s a game-changer for your organization, too! 01:47 – Meet Marco Rota Marco shares his background and how his career path took him from the dynamic world of Hollywood to a leadership role at Lumen Technologies. He underscores his passion for storytelling, collaboration, and innovation—elements that continue to shape his work in tech.03:35 – Learnings from Hollywood Drawing on Hollywood’s fast-paced environment, Marco highlights the importance of creative thinking and adaptability. He explains how these traits help push organizations to stay ahead of disruption and continually evolve, just like the film industry does to meet audience demands.10:56 – Transitioning to Lumen Technologies Marco describes his shift from entertainment into the telecommunications and technology space. He emphasizes the parallels between Hollywood and tech—both thrive on communication, audience engagement, and cutting-edge production processes.15:55 – What IS Lumen Technologies Marco explains Lumen’s core mission: powering next-generation connectivity, cloud, edge computing, and security solutions. By marrying technology services with an innovative culture, Lumen seeks to help organizations accelerate data-driven transformation.18:29 – Culture versus Technology An organization’s culture can be its greatest asset—or its biggest hurdle. Culture “eats strategy for breakfast” because fostering collaboration, trust, and continuous learning is what truly drives successful technology initiatives forward.24:20 – The Management System Marco talks about the framework for leadership and team alignment at Lumen, which integrates vision, purpose, and measurable goals. This system ensures that cultural values and strategic objectives reinforce each other—resulting in cohesive, energized teams ready to tackle the biggest challenges in tech.Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/marcorotapix Website: https://www.lumen.com/en-us/home.html Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Send us a text Part 2 with Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial and Co-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments. 00:50 Lighthouse Technology02:23 A Closed, Free AI Model?? How is it Monetized?08:17 Back to the Data Center10:44 The Edge11:51 Lighthouse GTM19:29 The Future21:12 Reaching Lighthouse21:43 Rapid Fire- Hardest Part of Entrepreneurship- Easiest Part of EntrepreneurshipLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/ian-smith-a803701 Website: https://lighthousetechnology.ai/

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Send us a text Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial andCo-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments.

00:58 Meet Ian Smith 03:24 Knowing when to Walk Away 06:32 Back to Ian 08:14 Startup Companies 09:51 A Wine Making Distraction 14:54 Exercise? 16:01 Back to Exciting Tech 19:12 Lighthouse Technology 26:46 Optimize Cloud via Conversational AI

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Send us a text Part 2 : With Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures.  We transition from 5 truths on GenAI to 5 truths on Hybrid Cloud.  Everything inquiring minds want to know! 01:40 Hybrid Cloud02:32 Truth #6, ROI on Cloud13:51 #7, Hybrid Multi-cloud is the Norm18:06 Hybrid Landscapes Today20:50 #8, Hybrid is Not Just for Large Enterprises23:17 Multi-cloud Affordability25:40 #9, Open Source Wins32:23 Lock-in34:53 Final #10, Hybrid by Design40:30 Getting Started45:15 Summarizing IT TruthsLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/ Website: https://www.ibm.com Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Let's talk data transformation and what makes a great seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce,  Armon Petrossian.   As more companies move to the cloud the weakness in data transformation is becoming profound. 01:15 Meet Armon Petrossian02:21 The problem in being data driven04:28 Introducing Coalesce07:53 Automation defined09:56 The ETL to ELT shift11:54 Typical customer use case12:55 The Coalesce differentiator16:18 Proof of value24:39 Column metadata25:40 Data transformation inhibitors28:17 The future31:52 What makes a great sellerLinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/armonpetrossian/ Website:

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Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text He's BACK!  Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures Development at IBM.  How the world has changed in a short year.  Generative AI and more!   02:29 Meet Roger Premo Take 205:52 A Changing World08:18 Generative AI12:48 Both Sides of the Story14:22 Hybrid Cloud and AI20:50 IBM's watsonx25:53 What Have We Learned?27:46 Enterprise Models29:59 Hugging Face31:03 IBM's Differentiation32:23 The 2 min Bar Pitch35:57 Three Questions42:21 An Intentional Hybrid Cloud Architecture 46:40 Responsible AILinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/ Website: https://www.ibm.com/watsonx Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text He's BACK!  Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures Development at IBM.  How the world has changed in a short year.  Generative AI and more!   02:29 Meet Roger Premo Take 205:52 A Changing World08:18 Generative AI12:48 Both Sides of the Story14:22 Hybrid Cloud and AI20:50 IBM's watsonx25:53 What Have We Learned?27:46 Enterprise Models29:59 Hugging Face31:03 IBM's Differentiation32:23 The 2 min Bar Pitch35:57 Three Questions42:21 An Intentional Hybrid Cloud Architecture 46:40 Responsible AILinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/ Website: https://www.ibm.com/watsonx Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Let's talk data transformation and what makes a great seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce,  Armon Petrossian.   As more companies move to the cloud the weakness in data transformation is becoming profound. 01:15 Meet Armon Petrossian02:21 The problem in being data driven04:28 Introducing Coalesce07:53 Automation defined09:56 The ETL to ELT shift11:54 Typical customer use case12:55 The Coalesce differentiator16:18 Proof of value24:39 Column metadata25:40 Data transformation inhibitors28:17 The future31:52 What makes a great sellerLinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/armonpetrossian/ Website:

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Send us a text Earnings are next week - so I thought I'd bring forward the IBM strategy again for a refresher.

Let's talk tech strategy: IBM strategy with Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM. The state of the industry, hybrid cloud, containers, competition. We hit it all. Show Notes 02:00 Roger Premo's path to strategy08:37 First impressions of IBM10:42 Hybrid cloud15:33 Facts to support hybrid18:57 Cloud's future21:40 Why containers, Why Redhat?25:55 Addressing lock-in30:08 The IBM bar pitch34:04 Start with outcomes36:10 The most exciting technology38:50 Continuous learning43:09 The chips actLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/ Website: https://www.ibm.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Let's talk tech strategy: IBM strategy with Roger Premo, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at IBM. The state of the industry, hybrid cloud, containers, competition. We hit it all. Show Notes 02:00 Roger Premos path to strategy08:37 First impressions of IBM10:42 Hybrid cloud15:33 Facts to support hybrid18:57 Cloud's future21:40 Why containers, Why Redhat?25:55 Addressing lock-in30:08 The IBM bar pitch34:04 Start with outcomes36:10 The most exciting technology38:50 Continuous learning43:09 The chips actLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ropremo/ Website: https://www.ibm.com/ Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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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, we have Kim Smith. Kim is Global Vice President, Hybrid Cloud Services Consulting at IBM. Kim is author, UNCTAD speaker, executive board member, top 10 women in cloud, 10 ten game changing female leaders.  Show Notes 1:25 – Kim’s experience 5:44 – What did you code in? 8:56 – How do you continue to reinvent yourself? 11:29 – What have you done to drive value? 14:02 – Describe your roll at IBM 18:18 – What does IBM offer in Containerization? 24:54 – What use cases are you working on? 28:10 – How does the engagement work? 35:48 – What are the top technology trends going to be? 42:53 – Say more on the top 10 women in Cloud and the top 10 game changing female leaders Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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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, we have Yonatan Geifman, CEO & Co-founder of DECI.ai. We provide a proprietary optimization technology for deep learning practitioners that complements other techniques like pruning, quantization and NAS, enabling you to accelerate deep neural network inference on any hardware while preserving accuracy. Show Notes 1:28 – Yonatan’s experience 4:19 – What did you see in the market that didn’t exist today?  9:30 – How does the process begin? 11:57 – Does it sync in the cloud? 14:50 – What is it that you can’t find in the market? 20:13 – What is the most common hardware? 22:55 – What are your thoughts on bias? 26:08 – What is your definition for AI to be practical? 31:35 – What do you do when the data is not ready? DECI Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Paul Zikopoulos. Paul is the VP of IBM Technology Sales – Skills Vitality & Enablement Global Markets. Paul is an award winning speaker and author and has been at IBM for 28 years.

Show Notes 3:40 – Is Skills Vitality not the prefect job? 5:08 – What’s been your journey at IBM? 8:29 – Hybrid Cloud Operation and Artificial Intelligence is this the right strategy? 21:13 – What is the new maturity curve? 23:53 – Define Data Fabric 26:53 – Why is the Challenger Seller book so important? 29:14 – What makes a great leader? Books Energy Bus Grit Challenger Sale Challenger Customer Effortless Experience  Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Jean-Claude Mamou. Jean-Claude is the Chief Architect of Information Integration and Governance portfolio, this includes such products as Watson Knowledge Catalog and Datastage.   Show Notes 1:45 – Jean-Claude’s experience 5:15 – What are the industry challenges? 6:52 – Is there integration without governance? 9:49 – What is the new solution? 13:12 – Understanding your critical data 16:06 – Explain what IBM Satellite means 19:53 – Where does Cloud Pak for Data come into play? 24:57 – What technology can we use to avoid repetitive mistakes? 30:36 – Understanding critical data 33:52 – What is the number 1 data quality issue? 37:08 - How are you inspired and how do you figure your next innovation?  38:52 – Do you have a process you follow? Jean-Claude Mamou – LinkedIn Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Elo Umeh, from Terragon Africa’s fastest-growing enterprise marketing technology company. Terragon uses its on-demand marketing cloud platform, attribution software, and deep analytics capability to enable thoughtful, targeted omni-channel access to 100m+ mobile-first African consumers. Elo is the Founder and CEO at Terragon Group. Elo career has spanned over 15 years where he has worked in the mobile and digital media across East and West Africa. He was part of the founding team at Mtech Communications. Elo holds a global executive MBA from IESE business of school where he graduated at the top of his class. Elo also has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lagos State University. Show Notes 4:02 – What keeps you going? 6:15 – Lets dive into Terragon 8:40 – Who are your customers? 11:06 – Define pre-paid 14:40 – What kind of incites and security are you providing? 20:37- What kind of technology is Terragon using? 23:16 – What was it about the smart phone that made you want to go out on your own? 26:10 – Who’s your biggest competitor?  28:20 – What’s next for Terragon? 31:01 – What are the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make? Terragon  Elo Umeh - LinkedIn

Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Trent Gray-Donald Distinguished Engineer, IBM Data and AI, Dakshi Agrawal IBM Fellow and CTO, IBM AI.  Trent Gray-Donald spend his first 16 years on manage language runtime, then moved over to Data and AI, and then Cloud Pak for Data.  Dakshi Agrawal joined IBM right after his Phd in IBM Research, then Dakshi moved into software development, and in the 6 years in AI.  Show Notes .15 - 5:23 - Repeat of introductions from Part 1 5:50 – What is AI Anywhere? 9:09 – Does it make our development more difficult? 11:22 – Does data virtualization work? 15:31 - How do we get started with AI? 17:41 – Customer success stories Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Trent Gray-Donald Distinguished Engineer, IBM Data and AI, Dakshi Agrawal IBM Fellow and CTO, IBM AI.  Trent Gray-Donald spend his first 16 years on manage language runtime, then moved over to Data and AI, and then Cloud Pak for Data.  Dakshi Agrawal joined IBM right after his Phd in IBM Research, then Dakshi moved into software development, and in the 6 years in AI.  Show Notes 5:24 – Why is IBM Watson important? 10:28 – How does data fabric fit in? 15:25 – How would you describe the customer journey around data fabric? 17:10 – Is the ultimate destination AI? Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Davor Bonaci co-founder and CEO of a Seattle-based startup Kaskada. Previously, Davor served as the chair of the Apache Beam PMC and software engineer in Google Cloud since its early days and the inception of Cloud Dataflow. Show Notes 2:39 – Are you focused on the platform or the models around event based data? 6:52 – Does your company provide knowhow or is it tooling? 9:58 – What’s your secret sauce? 11:19 – How did you end up here? 15:40 – Who’s your biggest competitor?  17:13 – Can you talk to some of the common use cases? 20:30 – Are you and IDE, how does it work? 21:18 – Are you a subscription service? 22:18 – What’s your 5 year plan? 26:44 – How feature store save time and money 29:19 – Describe the company in three bullets 31:35 – What are the top skills?  Davor Bonaci  - LinkedIn Kaskada

Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [[email protected]] and tell us why you should be next.

Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Orr Danon CEO at Hailo Technologies. Hailo has developed a breakthrough deep learning microprocessor based on a novel architecture which enables edge devices to run sophisticated deep learning applications that could previously run only on the cloud. Orr has a decade of software and engineering experience from the Israel Defense Forces’ elite intelligence unit. Orr coordinated many of the unit’s largest and most complex interdisciplinary projects, ultimately earning the Israel Defense Award granted by Israel’s president, and the Creative Thinking Award, bestowed by the head of Israel’s military intelligence. Orr holds an M.Sc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc in Physics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Show Notes 4:28 – Is Edge a hardware solution? 11:45 – Where do you think the fastest growth in the Edge is going to be? 14:01 – What makes your AI chip different? 17:10 – Anything else in your secret sauce that makes you different? 18:28 – If I am a customer what do I do for proof of technology? And do your chips work together at the Edge? 21:35 – What about security? 22:50 – Tell us about the data? 26:40 – Where will you be in 5 years? Hailo website    Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [[email protected]] and tell us why you should be next.

Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Robin Hernandez, Robin is the VP of Offering Management Cloud Data for Watson AI Ops. Robin started out in software development, and then worked in Technical Sales, IBM Cloud Garage, and then Product Management.

Show Notes 3:46 – What is AI Ops? 6:31 – What is the ROI? 12:00 – What does it take to setup AI? 17:48 – How does this really work? 21:34 – I am in Services what do I get? 26:06 – What king of grantees does AI offer? 28:12 – Who is monitoring AI? IBM AI Ops    Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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Abstract Hosted by Al Martin, VP, IBM Expert Services Delivery, 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 Simple, we have Rob Thomas. Rob is Senior VP of IBM Cloud and Data Platform, a Coach and has a Mentor newsletter, an author, and a Blogger. Rob has been at IBM his whole career, started in consulting moved to microelectronics then moved to software in 2006.

Show Notes 3:26 – What are your learning's from 2020? 7:42 – What’s your vision and objectives for Cloud and Data platform?  11:44 – Discuss the rules of your organization 14:08 - What’s your view on hybrid cloud? 18:30 – What does IBM Cloud and data platform do that nobody else can do? 21:51 – What should companies be looking at to build their competitiveness? 28:18 – What was your reason for writing about “Just Show Up”? The Mentor Newsletter It Takes What It Takes    Connect with the Team Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn. Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn. Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.  Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.