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Businesses must be prepared to transform their data architecture to keep up with the pace of the industry as long-standing ideas about operational efficiency and the customer experience have changed too. That’s especially true in the travel industry, an industry that generates and consumes tremendous amounts of data: think booking your flight, finding the best price of your hotel stay, etc.

Data has so much promise, but organizations struggle to use it effectively, especially with the increasing complexity of managing large projects and the pressure of incorporating AI. On this episode of The AI Forecast, we’re joined by Simon Asplen-Taylor, the founder and CEO of DataTick and author of “Data and Analytics Strategy for Business”. Simon has spent years counseling organizations on getting their data right. In this episode, Simon shares the common missteps organizations experience with their data – with all roads leading back to data quality and a wild west of data collection across a business.

For the inaugural episode of Women Leaders in Technology on The AI Forecast, we’re joined by one of the top female leaders in the technology industry, Kari Briski - Vice President of AI Software Product Management at NVIDIA. Kari shares the stories and strategies that inform her leadership style–like GSD or “getting stuff done”–what it means to trust your instinct, and the advice she gives to young women embarking on a career in tech and to women further along who feel stuck where they are.

The AI explosion has led to non-stop hype cycles as the technology continues to develop. But AI is only as good as the data behind it. The threat of lousy data is bad AI. Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO of Blue Badge Insights, joins The AI Forecast to discuss the AI hype–and how to prevent what he calls an “artificial Charlatan” of bad AI. He emphasizes the dependent relationship between data and AI and the former’s role in the success of the latter. Specifically, he addresses the data governance conundrum, and why in order for data technology to be successful, it has to be fun.

More data exists than ever before – in fact, IDC predicts worldwide data will grow 61% by 2025. However, simply having data is not enough; business leaders must know how to effectively leverage it to make informed decisions. Conversely, data professionals also need strong business acumen to understand how their insights create value for the organization. Jordan Morrow, known as “The Godfather of Data Literacy,” joins The AI Forecast to share why data has become so complicated and what leaders and data professionals can do to untangle a messy data web for real value.

Data professionals are at the forefront of today’s digital economy, driving organizational transformation through AI. Yet, despite the vast opportunities AI presents, many data professionals encounter challenges that hinder their ability to lead effectively in this space.

An overview of how GenAI empowers Cloudera customers to drive impactful business outcomes, and how Cloudera AI makes it easier for organizations to deploy and scale AI successfully. We dive into powerful tools like Accelerators for Machine Learning Projects (AMPs), Cloudera AI Inference service, AI Assistants, and end-to-end GenAI platforms, all designed to accelerate your AI journey.

Technology in the enterprise is evolving at a record pace, making it increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest "tech du jour." AI has only accelerated this evolution, bringing about a data reckoning—especially as more organizations adopt hybrid models to manage their data. Both users and organizations are seeking data platforms that can connect the dots of their data today while adapting to tomorrow's demands. This shift underscores the growing demand for open standards. But what does that kind of platform experience look like today?

Airports are an interconnected system where one unforeseen event can tip the scale into chaos. For a smaller airport in Canada, data has grown to be its North Star in an industry full of surprises. But in order for data to bring true value to operations–and ultimately customer experience–those data insights must be grounded in trust. Ryan Garnett, Senior Manager Business Solutions of Halifax International Airport Authority, joins The AI Forecast to share how the airport revamped its approach to data, creating a predictions engine that drives operational efficiency and improved customer experience.

Everyone's juggling multiple cloud and on-prem solutions. How do customers balance cost, security, and governance across them all? Cloudera powered by Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a seamless solution by offering the efficiency and security customers need in a data platform to optimize their hybrid environment.