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For most enterprises, autonomous AI agents still feel like a risk waiting to happen. Andi Gutmans, Vice President and General Manager for Data Cloud at Google, joins Cindi Howson to explain what it takes to build the data foundation that trustworthy agentic AI depends on. He breaks down how organizations can finally activate the 90 percent of enterprise data that's unstructured, why tokenmaxxing is the wrong way to measure AI value, and how open standards like Apache Iceberg are helping leaders tear down fragmented, multi-cloud data silos and unify data across clouds.

Silicon Valley has been measuring AI success by token consumption. The more tokens, the more AI transformation. Right? Wrong. Andi Gutmans, Vice President and General Manager for Data Cloud at Google, joins Cindi Howson on the podcast to share that the best context is the context that drives the outcomes you need with the least amount of tokens and processing. Efficiency, not volume, is where the real value is.

Stop saying "Data Governance." Start saying Data Enablement. If your team thinks governance is just red tape, you’re doing it wrong. True governance is a foundation of accountability that ensures high-quality data flows everywhere. Bring your team along on the journey. Show them that a little bit of process right now means they get to make decisions faster and better tomorrow. Trust the data. Speed up the business. Learn more from Swire Coca-Cola's Bharathi Rajan on podcast.

The SaaS purge is here, and it’s survival of the fittest. On the latest, Joshua McKenzie (@elmosoftware) drops a harsh reality check: If your software isn’t the ultimate "system of record," your customers are already plotting to build over you. If you're just a pretty interface, you're replaceable.

Managing a $3 BILLION supply chain comes down to just 3 simple questions... @swirecoca-colausa6473’s VP of Data, Bharathi Rajan, reveals why you need to ditch the complex frameworks and AI hype before you try to scale. ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson drops the ultimate truth bomb: Stop waiting for "perfect" infrastructure. Use what you have today to win. Tune in to for the full blueprint! Music: “The Clermont” by Flash Fluharty Licensed via PremiumBeat, ID: P9IHFMDYNZCKLEFZ.