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InsideAnalysis is the only nationally syndicated radio show in America that's all about the Information Economy. New jobs, new roles, new business models, new technologies - we talk to the smartest minds in the world of business to learn best practices for making things happen in the modern world.

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Agentic ERP: The Future of Enterprise Software

44 min

What happens when enterprise software moves beyond traditional workflows and starts working proactively through AI agents? Sam Yen of Lensing.ai joins InsideAnalysis to explore how Agentic ERP is transforming the way businesses operate, enabling greater agility, automation, and innovation. Learn how secure, virtual sandboxes powered by real enterprise data allow organizations to experiment, test AI agents, and redesign business processes without risking production systems. Hear more about the evolving role of traditional ERP, the importance of trust and governance, and how AI is dramatically reducing the distance between a business idea and its real-world implementation.

AI-Driven Business and the Battle for Trust

48 min

AI is reshaping how businesses operate, how services are delivered, and how entrepreneurs build value. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh discusses with Aater Suleman of Vixul how AI is transforming technology services, creating new market opportunities, and challenging traditional business models around hourly pricing, productivity, and incentives. In the second part, Nick Loui, co-founder and CEO of PeakMetrics, explores the growing importance of narrative intelligence, showing how organizations can distinguish genuine public sentiment from bot-driven activity, track misinformation, and understand how AI is influencing brand perception. Listen to this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out how businesses can adapt, compete, and build trust in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Personalization at Scale: How AI Is Transforming B2B Marketing

44 min

For decades, personalized marketing has been a promise that businesses have struggled to deliver. Now, AI is making it possible to move beyond generic campaigns and create experiences tailored to individual buyers. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as Eric Kavanagh speaks with Matthew Langie, Co-Founder and CMO of Personize, about how the company combines CRM and external data to build detailed customer profiles and deliver more relevant marketing across ads, email campaigns, and landing pages. They explore how AI is changing B2B marketing and helping companies make every customer interaction count.

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Agentic ERP: The Future of Enterprise Software

44 min

What happens when enterprise software moves beyond traditional workflows and starts working proactively through AI agents? Sam Yen of Lensing.ai joins InsideAnalysis to explore how Agentic ERP is transforming the way businesses operate, enabling greater agility, automation, and innovation. Learn how secure, virtual sandboxes powered by real enterprise data allow organizations to experiment, test AI agents, and redesign business processes without risking production systems. Hear more about the evolving role of traditional ERP, the importance of trust and governance, and how AI is dramatically reducing the distance between a business idea and its real-world implementation.

AI-Driven Business and the Battle for Trust

48 min

AI is reshaping how businesses operate, how services are delivered, and how entrepreneurs build value. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh discusses with Aater Suleman of Vixul how AI is transforming technology services, creating new market opportunities, and challenging traditional business models around hourly pricing, productivity, and incentives. In the second part, Nick Loui, co-founder and CEO of PeakMetrics, explores the growing importance of narrative intelligence, showing how organizations can distinguish genuine public sentiment from bot-driven activity, track misinformation, and understand how AI is influencing brand perception. Listen to this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out how businesses can adapt, compete, and build trust in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Personalization at Scale: How AI Is Transforming B2B Marketing

44 min

For decades, personalized marketing has been a promise that businesses have struggled to deliver. Now, AI is making it possible to move beyond generic campaigns and create experiences tailored to individual buyers. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as Eric Kavanagh speaks with Matthew Langie, Co-Founder and CMO of Personize, about how the company combines CRM and external data to build detailed customer profiles and deliver more relevant marketing across ads, email campaigns, and landing pages. They explore how AI is changing B2B marketing and helping companies make every customer interaction count.

Exploring the Future of AI and Enterprise Innovation

45 min

How is AI transforming the way organizations work, build, and innovate? Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Les Ottolenghi of FuzeBox AI and Poonacha Kongetira of Classie AI. Hear more about the evolving AI landscape, emerging opportunities, and the technologies shaping the future of business.

Grounding LLMs in Data: Quantitative & Causal Reasoning

44 min

LLMs are remarkably powerful at language and open-world knowledge, but that doesn't necessarily make them reliable for quantitative reasoning or analysis of enterprise data. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as Eric Kavanagh speaks with Pradeep Ravikumar of WoodWide.ai about bridging that gap. Learn more about how WoodWide.ai is working to automate the journey from data to intelligence while keeping data teams in the loop. Hear more about the fundamental differences between language models and structured enterprise data, the importance of quantitative and causal reasoning for use cases such as customer churn and fraud detection, and how organizations can leverage the strengths of LLMs without sacrificing the rigor of their existing data models.

Slowdown Showdown

44 min

So, they want to slow down? Don't believe your lying sighs! The AI race just caught the yellow flag, or was it black? The LLM CEOs cried for a slowdown. AI "will kill us all," they said. But, how? And are they serious? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear a candid take on what's really happening. As David Linthicum asked, "Are we being played?" Also joining the fray: the legendary Stephen Klein of Curiouser.ai, and David Sweenor, purveyor of the concisely insightful TinyTechGuides.

Building Infrastructure for the Agentic Era

43 min

AI agents are transforming enterprise technology, creating new challenges around governance, security, observability, and infrastructure. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Jeremy Snyder, Founder and CEO of FireTail.ai, about governing AI usage and protecting enterprise data, and Debosmit Ray, CEO of DevZero, about optimizing Kubernetes infrastructure for the unique demands of AI agentic workloads. Explore how organizations can build the visibility, control, and infrastructure needed to scale AI safely and efficiently.

Building Smarter Businesses with AI

44 min

How do organizations harness AI without losing human control - and how do they build the data infrastructure needed to make AI truly reliable? Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as Eric Kavanagh speaks with Jon Cheney of GenAIPI about AI-powered entrepreneurship, human agency, AI implementation, and using generative AI to amplify human capabilities. Then, Anshul Verma of Zeta Global discusses data observability, automated pipelines, and self-healing mechanisms designed to improve data reliability at scale. Explore the human and technical foundations of implementing AI - from maintaining human oversight to building reliable data infrastructure for AI-driven workloads.

Safety First? Stats Over Stories, Please

51 min

Promises, promises! We've been told time and again that self-driving cars will save lives. But there's more to safety than crash data. If an autonomous vehicle blocks a fire truck, for example, that's a severe edge case. And there are many others like it. Most people tend to focus more on stories than stats, which causes friction when the self-driving auto industry tries to make its pitch. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear from the legendary Carnegie Melon visionary, Philip Koopman, the man who helped write the safety standards for self-driving cars. He'll be joined by AI architectural guru Mark Madsen of Third Nature, who's worked with numerous car companies over the years to create their data and analytics products. Attendees will learn: * Why perceptions of safe behavior often belie statistics * How edge cases can undermine traditional testing and engineering * Why crash rates provide an incomplete picture of autonomous safety * How this next generation of vehicles creates an accountability conundrum

AI Agents Are Changing the Internet

44 min

The rise of agentic AI is reshaping how we interact with the internet, from shopping and information gathering to hiring and marketing. Join this episode of InsideAalysis as host Eric Kavanagh and Dr. CJ Meadows explore the shift from marketing to humans toward marketing to AI agents, as agents increasingly make decisions on our behalf. Learn the importance of responsible AI and governance as these systems become more autonomous. With AI increasingly mediating everything from job applications to online traffic, the relationship between humans, data, and technology is entering a new era.

Context Is Everything: AI & Asset Intelligence

48 min

How do you turn disconnected data into meaningful decisions? Join this episode of Inside Analysis as Eric Kavanagh sits down with Peter Wang, Co-founder & CEO of Hypha, to discuss why context is the missing ingredient in enterprise AI. Explore knowledge graphs, human-AI collaboration, and the challenges of connecting structured and unstructured data - particularly in commercial real estate. Learn how Hypha is helping organizations transform fragmented information into actionable intelligence.

Enterprise AI: Data, Reasoning & People

43 min

Enterprise AI is about more than deploying large language models. Building systems that deliver real business value requires trusted data, transparent reasoning, and people who know how to use AI responsibly. In this episode of Inside Analysis, Eric Kavanagh speaks with Chadd Kenney of EverPure, about the shift toward universal data intelligence and how intelligent agents can operate on trusted, real-time enterprise data. Next, Ramesh Parameswaran of LangGrant explains how structured "data plans" capture and preserve the reasoning behind AI-driven analytics, creating reusable organizational knowledge while improving transparency and collaboration. Lastly, Sara Skowronski, AI Consultant & HR Strategist at Eos HR Consulting, shares practical guidance on AI adoption, governance, workflow optimization, and the policies organizations need to help employees use AI effectively and responsibly. Together, these conversations explore the three essential pillars of modern enterprise AI: data, reasoning, and people.

Mainframes, AI Agents & Modern Infrastructure

53 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as Eric Kavanaugh explores how enterprise infrastructure is evolving - from the mainframe to the age of AI agents. He interviews David Eddy of Legacy Software LTD, who explains how organizations can unlock valuable metadata from legacy mainframes using automated data dictionaries and business glossaries, joined by Patrick Quirk of Opengear, who discusses how AI-driven traffic is reshaping network infrastructure, resiliency, and failover strategies. Whether you're managing legacy systems or preparing for an AI-powered future, this conversation offers valuable insights into the technologies driving modern enterprise infrastructure.

Live from Accelerate: The Future of Data-Centric Infrastructure

43 min

Recorded live at Accelerate in Las Vegas, this episode of Inside Analysis explores how enterprise infrastructure is evolving for the AI era. Host Eric Kavanagh sits down with Everpure's Angad Narang to discuss Everpure as a service, and guaranteed performance, then speaks with Ashish Gupta about the growing importance of data intelligence and making enterprise data AI-ready. Together, they examine why data-centric infrastructure is becoming the foundation for modern, intelligent enterprises.

AI's Next Business Frontier

42 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as Eric Kavanagh explores how AI is reshaping both digital analytics and business operations. First, Matteo Zambon, Co-Founder of Tag Manager Italia, explains why traditional web analytics are losing visibility as AI agents bypass JavaScript, and how organizations can leverage CDN logs, server-side tracking, behavioral analysis, and machine learning to distinguish humans from bots in an AI-first internet. Next, Todd A. Krause, Founder of Silversun Consulting, discusses how affordable AI-powered CRM, communication, and automation tools are giving small and midsize businesses enterprise-grade capabilities. Together, the conversations highlight a common message: success in the AI era requires combining intelligent technology with human judgment, curiosity, and strong customer relationships.

InsideAnalysis at We Make Future: AI Innovation from the Show Floor

51 min

Recorded live at We Make Future in Bologna, this special episode brings together conversations with industry leaders, innovators, and technology experts on the latest developments in AI, data, digital transformation, and the future of enterprise technology.

Live at We Make Future: Exploring the Next Frontier of AI

52 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis live at We Make Future with Paolo Dello Vicario, CEO and Co-Founder of ByTek, and Iulia Feroli, Founder of Back to Engineering. Learn how AI is helping organizations derive greater value from customer data while maintaining privacy and trust. Take a look at the growing Physical AI movement and explore how robotics and autonomous systems are becoming increasingly practical, accessible, and impactful across industries.

Building AI-Ready Data for the Agentic Enterprise

52 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis as Eric Kavanagh speaks with Thiru M. Arunachalam of Walt, Jason Wells of AI Dev Lab, and Rohit Choudhary of Acceldata about the data foundations required to power the next generation of enterprise AI. Across three conversations, the guests explore how organizations are modernizing data architectures, leveraging knowledge-driven approaches, and improving data observability to support AI agents and intelligent automation. Learn about the critical role of data quality, context, governance, and operational reliability in delivering trustworthy AI outcomes at scale. Get a roadmap for organizations looking to transform raw data into actionable intelligence and sustainable business value.

AI Agents at Boomi World - Governance, Knowledge, and Automation

44 min

Join this Inside Analysis episode from Boomi World as Eric Kavanagh explores how AI agents are moving from experimentation to real enterprise operations. Guests John Baker of Lexitas, Mani Gill and Michael Bachman of Boomi discuss how AI is being operationalized across integration, governance, and development. From agentic accounting workflows at Lexitas to Boomi's work on knowledge graphs, policy, and AI skills, learn how enterprises are building governed, context-aware systems for autonomous AI.

Governing AI and Building the Intelligent Enterprise

43 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis as host Eric Kavanagh explores two of the most critical challenges shaping the AI era: governance and enterprise transformation. He is joined by Blake Brannon of OneTrust, who discusses how organizations can assess AI risk, translate policies into enforceable guardrails, and build governance frameworks that align with their unique compliance and operational needs. Next, Lamiaa Farrag of Nestlé shares insights on the shift from experimental AI pilots to autonomous enterprise execution, emphasizing the vital role of data integration and interoperability. Learn how enterprises are navigating the complexities of AI adoption while laying the foundation for scalable, intelligent operations.

How Do Large Language Models Work?

52 min

Large Language Models are rapidly reshaping the way people search for information, write software, analyze documents, and interact with machines. But beneath the polished interfaces and conversational fluency lies a complex architecture built on probabilities, patterns, transformers, and attention mechanisms. Understanding how these systems actually work is becoming increasingly important for business leaders, technologists, and everyday users alike.

Building Safe AI Agents & Accessible Experiences

49 min

*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:ef48629d-a704-4080-88cf-ed7829259617-6" data-testid= "conversation-turn-14" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn= "assistant"> Join this episode of Inside Analysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with two experts exploring key frontiers in modern technology: inclusive digital design and the safe deployment of AI systems. First, Imogen Wethered of EnableAll explains how AI-powered accessibility tools are helping people with disabilities navigate the web more easily, while also improving SEO and boosting business conversion rates through better metadata, interface design, and compliance with accessibility standards. Then, Tyler Akidau, CTO of Redpanda Data, examines the challenges of building and governing agentic AI systems in the enterprise. He breaks down why AI agents behave more like unpredictable "digital coworkers" than traditional software, and why organizations must rely on external guardrails, observability, and infrastructure-level governance to keep these systems safe, reliable, and effective at scale.  

A Graph for All Your Data? And AI?

44 min

The forcing function of AI and agents puts tremendous pressure on data teams to get their house in order. The demands for getting "AI-Ready" are coming from all sides, and there are countless methods being touted. The most promising approach? A graph for all your data! Internet powerhouses like Meta, LinkedIn and others have demonstrated the remarkable power of graph technology. Join this episode of InsideAnalysis to learn how your organization can connect all the dots, and enter the AI era with confidence. Harsha Chintatalapani of the OpenMetadata Project, and Co-Founder of Collate, will demonstrate how semantics can be baked into every data structure via automation and curation using open standards. Also joining the show will be world-renowned Data Maven, Jessica Talisman, who will explain how a data graph can solve for the many challenges that Master Data Management and Data Virtualization were supposed to fix. She'll also share how Web Ontologies (OWL) and Reference Description Frameworks (RDF) are finally coming into their own, offering tremendous promise for enabling the semantics that can pave a smooth transition into Enterprise AI. What you'll learn: • The difference between a data graph and a domain ontology, and why it matters for AI • How semantic metadata graphs connect your domain logic to enterprise data assets • What OWL and RDF enable that data catalogs and MDM tools cannot • How to get started quickly using RDF/DCAT standards, automated semantics, and glossary-to-source linking

Live from HumanX: AI, Software Chaos & Opportunity

43 min

Dive into this episode of InsideAnalysis as Steve Lucas, CEO of Boomi, joins Eric Kavanagh at the HumanX Conference to explore how AI is fueling an explosion of software - and the chaos that comes with it. As more applications are built faster than ever, organizations face growing challenges around quality, governance, and integration. Learn how businesses can turn that chaos into opportunity by bringing structure and clarity to their data and systems. It's a timely look at what it takes to stay in control in an AI-driven world.

Driving AI-Powered Transformation in the Enterprise

51 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Gajen Kandiah, CEO of Rackspace Technology, about how organizations can successfully navigate digital transformation in the age of AI. Hear his perspective on aligning technology investments with business outcomes, and why many enterprises struggle to fully realize the value of their data and cloud strategies. Explore the practical realities of AI adoption, from organizational readiness to execution at scale, and unpack what it takes to move beyond hype and build truly intelligent, outcome-driven operations.

Fixing the Broken News Ecosystem

51 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Kira Shishkin, founder of informed.now, about the growing crisis in modern journalism and the challenges of navigating today's information economy.  Explore how bias, narrative-driven reporting, and lack of transparency have eroded trust in news, and what it means for businesses and society. Kira will share his vision for rebuilding the news ecosystem through data-driven, unbiased insights that empower audiences to understand the "why" behind the headlines. Examine the intersection of media, data, and truth - and what it will take to restore credibility in the digital age.

Real-Time Insights and Data Observability

44 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Sid Banerjee of Medallia about how organizations can extract meaningful, real-time intelligence from their data to better understand events as they unfold and drive smarter decisions.  They are joined by Kunal Agarwal of Unravel Data, who explains why observability has become essential in today's complex cloud and data environments, helping teams monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize data pipelines.  Learn how deeper visibility into data systems is becoming the foundation for reliable, scalable analytics in this episode of InsideAnalysis.

Connecting the Commerce Chain: Pricing, AI, and Enterprise Agility

52 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Geoff Webb and Jason Smith from Conga about the growing complexity of managing pricing, quoting, contracts, and revenue operations.  Find out more about findings from Conga's global research on the challenges organizations face in connecting these critical processes. Learn how the concept of the "commerce chain" helps unify data and workflows across the enterprise, and how AI and automation are enabling companies to streamline operations, improve agility, and drive smarter business decisions.

Durable Governance That Sticks

53 min

John Ladley and Bob Seiner will be joining Eric Kavanagh on The Data Governance Show for a candid, practical conversation about where data governance is headed and what organizations must do differently to make the programs durable. We will explore why governance does not fail but instead stalls when it is treated as a side initiative, how formal accountability may already exist inside most organizations, and why the real opportunity is to recognize and elevate existing accountabilities and allow data governance to evolve into its intended "business as usual" state. We will also dive into the intersection of governance, change management, and data fluency, and why the future of governance in an AI-driven world depends on rising all the boats in the same tide rather than operating them in silos. Expect a discussion grounded in real-world experience, lessons learned from decades in the field, and a clear message for leaders who want governance to move from documentation to durable business value.

From BI to AI: Where Real Business Value Comes From

51 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Eva Polini, author of BI Without the BS, about why many analytics projects fail despite technical success. Find out more about unclear requirements, stakeholder communication gaps, and why trust and transparency become even more critical in the age of generative AI. They will be joined by Arshavir Blackwell, author of The Creative Agency's Guide to AI, who will explain how creative organizations can move beyond generic AI outputs through fine-tuning and local models while protecting sensitive data. This conversations connects business intelligence and modern AI, showing that real value comes not from tools alone, but from understanding problems, data, and workflows.

AI's Real Target: Your Business Model

53 min

Join this InsideAnalysis episode to learn where AI actually creates (or destroys) value. Host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Octavian Tanase of Hitachi Vantara, Joshua Gould of thebigword, and Preston Zeller of Psalmlog about why results depend less on the models and more on data, workflows, and services - and why organizations that redesign operations, rather than simply adopt tools, are the ones seeing real impact.

AI in Insurance: Smarter Claims, Better Decisions

44 min

Dive into this episode of Inside Analysis as we explore the intersection of AI, security, and enterprise operations. Eric Kavanagh interviews Juan Garcia of Tuio (Spain) who will share how AI is transforming insurance - from smarter claims processing to fraud detection - while keeping humans in the loop.  Next, Amiram Shachar, CEO of Upwind Security, will reveal why runtime security is the future, showing how protecting applications in motion is critical in today's hybrid cloud environments. Finally, Rinki Sethi of Upwind Security will bring the practitioner's view, explaining how DevOps and security teams can work together and scale AI-driven protection across complex systems. You'll hear real-world insights, practical tips, and forward-looking perspectives on securing AI-powered enterprises. Tune in, learn from the experts, and discover how to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape!

AI on the Aircraft Maintenance Front Line

52 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis as Eric Kavanagh speaks with Joe Early, Hannah Hunt, Jesse Scearce, and Wilson Rodden of MetroStar about how applied AI is being used on the aircraft maintenance front line for the U.S. Air Force. Learn how visual AI, multimodal data, and real-time collaboration are changing the way maintenance is performed - capturing maintainer expertise, reducing downtime, and turning video, audio, and sensor data into actionable intelligence for safer, more efficient operations.

Context Is King: A Roadmap for AI Success

50 min

Despite massive investment, most enterprise AI initiatives fail to deliver meaningful return on investment. Recent research shows that nearly 95% of organizations are not seeing measurable returns, leaving many stuck in what analysts call the AI Failure Zone, where tools look powerful but produce little business impact. In this episode of InsideAnalysis, Eric Kavanagh speaks with David Roberts, CEO of SugarCRM, about why broad, unfocused AI approaches are breaking down in the enterprise. Roberts argues that AI must become deeply context driven, grounded in real workflows, customer relationships, business moments, and desired outcomes. Joining the show will be world-renowned AI Analyst, Ray Wang of Constellation Research. The conversation will focus on 2026 as a turning point, when AI shifts from hype to practical execution and begins helping sellers sell, marketers market, and service teams better serve customers.

Live from the AI Summit: GenAI, Governance, and the Human Element

44 min

Live from the AI Summit at the Javits Center, Inside Analysis host Eric Kavanagh speaks with Rory Crone, Senior Director of Marketing for the AI Summit, about what's really driving enterprise AI adoption. Learn about the rise of generative AI, the growing focus on governance and ethics, the importance of human-in-the-loop decision-making, and how AI is reshaping skills, data management, and modern marketing in the era of zero-click search.

Smarter, Faster Enterprise Answers with Fivetran's AI Innovators

41 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis with two leaders in AI-driven support innovation - Meel Velliste and Levon Korganyan from Fivetran's CTO organization. First, dive into their experimental new product, Triage, designed to solve one of the toughest enterprise AI challenges: delivering accurate, trusted answers from sprawling internal documentation. Learn how hybrid search, vector retrieval, and LLM reasoning dramatically outperform traditional enterprise search. Then, discover how Triage streamlines support workflows by providing precise, context-aware responses, reducing manual escalation, and enhancing customer experience. See how intelligent search and smart architecture are redefining enterprise knowledge access.

Speed and Scale: Exasol & Arcitecta Insights

49 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis with two leaders in data innovation. Explore how Exasol's in-memory database delivers lightning-fast analytics and optimized BI dashboards, enabling queries at the speed of thought. Then, hear from Jason Lorry of Architecta about MediaFlux, a metadata-driven, database-centric platform that manages billions of files, supports AI workflows, and streamlines data lifecycle management. Learn how performance and smart architecture are reshaping enterprise data operations.

Maximizing the Return on Customer Data

50 min

Join this Inside Analysis episode as Eric Kavanagh talks with Derek Slager, CTO and co-founder of Amperity, about why customer data remains the most powerful and differentiated asset a brand possesses. Explore how fragmented systems, SaaS sprawl, and evolving customer expectations make unified first-party data more critical than ever. Learn more about Amperity's highly opinionated data pipeline, how it helps consumer brands build durable customer experiences, and what trends are shaping the future of customer data platforms.

AI Defense Breakthroughs in Wartime

53 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Dr. Moshik Cohen, who reveals how Israel's multi-layer air defense system achieved near-perfect interception rates - and how rapid AI-driven upgrades were deployed in the middle of wartime. A rare, inside look at innovation under extreme pressure.

Inside the Quantum Revolution

44 min

Join this eye-opening episode of Inside Analysis, as Eric Kavanagh sits down with QuEra Computing CTO and co-founder Nathan Gemelke to explore quantum computing at its most fundamental level - individual atoms manipulated by lasers. You'll learn how neutral-atom qubits work, why error correction is a major breakthrough, and how quantum systems are already running in the cloud via AWS. If you want a front-row seat to the technologies shaping the next computing revolution, don't miss this conversation.

Meeting of the Minds: Getting AI-Ready

54 min

How Do You Know If Your Enterprise Is AI-Ready? It starts with data. Can your enterprise architecture support AI workloads, RAG, or Agentic AI? For most, the answer is not yet. But with the right strategy, any data environment can get there. Then comes Governance. Do you have the right polices in place, the right people involved? Do you understand your use case well enough to know what success looks like? What You'll Learn * How to assess whether your data architecture is AI-ready * Practical ways to modernize your systems for AI workloads * Real-world lessons from successful enterprise AI projects * Pitfalls to avoid when implementing GenAI and RAG systems * Strategies to align your data, tools, and teams for scalable AI * Discover how to align your data and strategy to make your enterprise truly AI-ready.

Building the Backbone of AI

51 min

What does it really mean to be AI-ready? In this episode of Inside Analysis, host Eric Kavanagh welcomes Mark Madsen of Third Nature and Roger Cummings, CEO of PEAK:AIO, to explore how cutting-edge infrastructure is powering the AI revolution. From GPUs and parallel file systems to energy-efficient data centers and workload optimization, the guests unpack the hardware and software innovations driving enterprise-scale AI.  Learn how smarter architectures, virtualization, and software-defined systems are reshaping data performance - and why getting your infrastructure right can make or break your AI strategy.

AI-Powered Collaboration: The Junto AI Vision

52 min

Is LinkedIn losing its edge? Join this episode of Inside Analysis as host Eric Kavanagh sits down with Dr. Markus Schmidberger of JuntoAI to explore a bold new idea: a social action network that replaces likes and noise with AI-powered collaboration, transparency, and ownership.  Discover how Junto AI gives every professional their own autonomous AI agent, designed to help achieve business goals without sacrificing privacy or control. Tune in to hear how AI-native networking could transform the way professionals connect, hire, and grow.

Metadata, Governance, and Private AI: Inside Cloudera Evolve 25

44 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh talks with two leaders shaping the future of enterprise AI and analytics. Jide Adeoye, Director of Business Intelligence at goeasy Ltd, explains how his team leverages Cloudera's platform - along with Octopai - for data cataloging and metadata management, enabling trusted analytics at scale. Then, Sergio Gago, CTO of Cloudera, shares insights on governance, private AI, and the balance between deterministic and probabilistic models.  Tune in to hear how Cloudera and goeasy are charting the course for the next era of enterprise intelligence.

Amazon's Test Drive, and a New Lease on Life for Dealers

53 min

The crashing waves of AI and Digital Transformation continue to reshape entire industries, and the auto business is no exception. With new car inventory levels running nearly double monthly sales, and tariffs incentivizing U.S. production, dealers face compressed margins. And then, there's Amazon's foray into the biz! Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear several industry experts explain the challenges and opportunities that dealers face. We'll explore how trade-in programs, incentives, and personalized engagement strategies can help dealers move metal while protecting margins.

Breaking It Down: How Composable Apps Power Enterprise AI

52 min

Join this episode of Inside Analysis as host Eric Kavanagh explores the power of composable applications and their role in building enterprise-grade AI solutions. He will talk with Gilad Shoham‏, founder of Bit.dev, about how breaking software into reusable components transforms development, collaboration, and long-term application resilience. Together they discuss the benefits of modular design, versioning, and Ripple CI for managing dependencies and preventing costly downstream errors. Tune in to learn how composability is reshaping the future of software development.

Turning Chaos into Clarity: Data Governance in the AI Era

44 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh talks with Hao Yang of Splunk and Josh Rubin of Fiddler AI about the evolving role of AI in observability and data analysis. They dive into agentic AI, time series foundation models, and how companies can monitor large language models to ensure reliability and performance. Don't miss this deep dive into the cutting edge of AI in enterprise systems!

From Friction to Flow: Building Trust in Data for the AI Era

52 min

Join this episode of InsideAnalysis as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Colin Dober of SAP, who shares insights on enterprise data systems, including common friction points in pipelines and strategies for keeping complex environments running smoothly. Next, Sean Knapp, Founder & CEO of Ascend.io, explains how his platform helps organizations streamline workflows, validate pipelines at scale, and build trust in data across teams. Closing out the episode, Josiah Vincent of Fivetran dives into practical ways to extract hidden value from systems like Salesforce and SAP, highlighting tools and techniques that make analytics faster, easier, and more reliable. Learn how collaboration, confidence in data, and modern tooling empower businesses to innovate and prepare for the AI-driven future.

More Agility, Less Risk: The Dawn of AI ERP

51 min

The most important tech stack in any organization takes care of core business. For the last 20 years, not much has changed in the world of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). That's mostly because core business is so crucial, that any changes made could cause serious disruption. Until now! Imagine being able to test your business ideas in a production-like environment, a sandbox that's prebuilt with your data, policies, corporate DNA. Your team can run any number of scenarios to see how they'll play out in the real world. Whether it's a new product line, or a potential merger, an acquisition, or a whole new line of business: you can model it all in this sandbox, make sure it will work, and the... Voila! Make it happen! That's the vision of AI ERP!  Register for this episode of InsideAnalysis to learn about the nexus of GenAI and ERP! Host @eric_kavanagh will speak with Stefan Sigg and Sandeep Chopra of Everest ERP, whose AI-enabled platform can spin up whole new lines of business in a matter of hours! Projects that once took whole teams and weeks or months to develop, can now be ideated and built in a tiny fraction of the time.

A Stellar Debut: Vertical SaaS Intelligence Awaits

51 min

With the pace of innovation ramping up worldwide, businesses everywhere continue to sharpen their focus on AI. In the crosshairs are vertically oriented SaaS companies, where purpose-built technologies have been gathering rich, contextual data for years. With the right GenAI platform, these companies could leapfrog over their competition. Sound exciting? That's exactly what the founders of StellarIQ think! Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis as Host Eric Kavanagh speaks with co-founders Alon Goren and John Heyman, who will explain why many software companies struggle to build AI capabilities internally. They'll then detail how SaaS companies can now harness proprietary data and domain expertise to become the intelligence layer for their industries. With more than three decades of experience, and billion-dollar exits under their belts, these founders are ready for the next wave of innovation!

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