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Ep 50 | The AI Readiness Gap: Is Your Data an Asset or a Liability with IBM's Marcela Vairo

Enterprise leaders are racing to deploy generative AI, but most overlook a critical foundation: data readiness. Despite bold ambitions, less than one-third of technology leaders believe their data is prepared to support AI at scale. Marcela Vairo, IBM’s Vice President of Data and AI for the Americas, joins The AI Forecast to explore one of the most persistent challenges in enterprise AI: why strong data foundations remain the exception, not the rule.

End Data Disparity | Looking Beyond Technology To Maximize Data's Impact

In this episode of the End Data Disparity video series, host Ryan Green sits down with Jennifer Wong, Executive Director of the Partnership for Access, Collaboration and Trust Collective. During the conversation, Jennifer makes the point that as important as good data is, data alone doesn't create impact. That comes from the systems, the governance, and the business operations that surround the data, and the empathy of the people behind the data. Data, she notes, is only powerful when it is connected.

Qlik Analytics Cloud and Snowflake Cortex Agents Integration

Integrating Qlik Analytics with Snowflake Cortex Agents for real-time augmented analysis: Extends natural-language capability beyond dashboards Integrates semantic and business logic Understands and applies Qlik filters dynamically Handles nuanced, domain-specific questions Enables ad-hoc and exploratory insights by drilling down to details Supports complex, multi-step analytics in a single application Drives faster decision-making Complements Qlik associative engine capabilities and visualizations.