Making Data Simple

By IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub

Hosted by Al Martin, WW VP of Technical Sales at IBM, Making Data Simple cuts through the hype to reveal how data and AI reshape the modern enterprise.

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April 10, 2024 Reskilling Impact and the Mindful Response for a Better World with Estela Zuheros
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When I need to re-center and remind myself to stay grounded and that growth is accessible to all of us (that's the reskill part) I'm reminded of this episode.
The Mindful Response with Estela Zuheros, Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM. Come for social responsibility in reskilling the world, stay for lessons in being mindful and being kind to yourself.
· 02:06 Meet Estela Zuheros
· 05:21 Your personal why?
· 07:16 Reskilling
· 11:41 The skills problem to solve
· 18:44 Measuring success
· 20:07 Primary areas of reskilling 23:02 Program selection criteria
· 26:31 The Mindful Response
· 37:30 Avoiding burnout
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/estelaquesadazuheros
Website: https://estelaquesadazuheros.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.

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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April 03, 2024"The Brain Behind IBM's WatsonX: Ruchir Puri Unveils the Secrets of Artificial Intelligence - Dare to Ask!" #MakingDataSimple #AIUnleashedWithRuchirPuri
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The master of Artificial Intelligence: Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research, an IBM Fellow, and Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology. AI questions you were afraid to ask, from hallucinations to watsonx. #makingdatasimple #watsonx

Welcome to the enlightening world of AI with Ruchir Puri, the Master of Artificial Intelligence and esteemed guest on our podcast. Join us as we embark on a captivating journey, delving deep into the realms of AI that you've always been curious about but hesitant to ask. From hallucinations to WatsonX, we leave no stone unturned in our quest for knowledge. Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research and IBM Fellow, as well as Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology, shares his expertise and insights, unraveling the complexities and potential of AI. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of AI's capabilities and its impact on our lives. Prepare to have your questions answered and be amazed by the wonders of AI.

02:17 Meet Ruchir Puri the "Maker"
09:24 A day in the life 14:22 The AI hype 24:21 Why now?
27:36 The AI triangle
35:57 Why IBM 40:58 Deciding factors
43:57 Is bigger better?
47:59 Hallucinations
49:53 watsonx
52:33 Who are you betting on?
54:23 First steps
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ruchir-puri-b117021a
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.
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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March 27, 2024 It's March Madness so we are revisiting a favorite topic with Nancy Hensley, founding member and advisor of Mercury/13 {Replay}
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This is one of my favorite episodes with Nancy Hensley, when she was CMO at Stats Perform. I've got to get back to my bracket!

Money Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained.

Show Notes

· 04:09 What does Money Ball look like now?
· 07:30 Mrs Chicago's personal update
· 08:40 Fan website: The Analyst
· 11:16 Stats Perform for the rest of us
· 17:25 Sports tech competitors
· 18:34 Monetizing data. $115M for NFL data! What?
· 27:44 Broadcaster and Pressbox
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhensley/

Website: https://statsperform.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.
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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March 20, 2024The Maverick CEO: Don Finley's Unconventional Approach to Product Development and AI
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More AI with Don Finley, Founder of FINdustres, a leading product development agency. Don talks about fusing science, art, and technology into one. Not your conventional CEO.
01:30 Meet Don Finley
03:50 The Midlife Crisis
06:36 FINdustries
07:02 Kilimanjaro Break
09:40 Work/Life Integration
10:30 Client Profiles
12:00 FINdustries Differentiation
13:43 The 2-min Pitch
14:58 Science, Art, plus Technology
16:34 Good to Great
18:18 Predominate Use Cases
20:06 When to Seek Help
22:20 The Role of the Developer
26:37 AI Risks
28:17 Big Bets
31:22 Methodology and Scale
34:41 Top Learnings
36:23 The Next Kilimanjaro
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dfinley
Website: https://findustries.co/
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.
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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March 13, 2024Live Impromptu Show! Several topics: AI, shorting NVIDIA stock, and partners. At the IBM Canada Partner event.
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A live, impromptu podcast with Kevin Nugent, Data & AI Global Partner Sales @ IBM with the IBM partner community in Toronto. A quick and fun discussion on the state of AI in the industry.
01:04 Kansas City Chiefs
01:93 Meet Kevin Nugent
02:25 Shorting Nvidia 03:25 State of the AI Business 05:520 What is watsonx
07:22 IBM's Differentiation
08:39 Again, Why IBM?
14:13 Making Money with AI
16:37 AI Skills
20:06 Go IBM Partners!
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinrnugent
Website: https://www.ibm.com/partnerplus
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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March 06, 2024Automating data transformation and bonus! What makes a great seller, with CEO of Coalesce, Armon Petrossian {Replay}
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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 Petrossian
02:21 The problem in being data driven
04:28 Introducing Coalesce
07:53 Automation defined
09:56 The ETL to ELT shift
11:54 Typical customer use case
12:55 The Coalesce differentiator
16:18 Proof of value
24:39 Column metadata
25:40 Data transformation inhibitors
28:17 The future
31:52 What makes a great seller
LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/armonpetrossian/
Website:

https://coalesce.io/
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.
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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February 28, 2024Deep Tech Episode: Understanding Search, GenAI, RAG methodology, and vector databases with Nixon Cheaz, Engineering Lead at IBM's Experience Engine.
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Understanding Search, GenAI, RAG methodology, and vector databases with Nixon Cheaz, Engineering Lead at IBM's Experience Engine.
02:24 Meet Nixon Cheaz
04:32 Search without Google
06:35 Experience Engine
08:30 Elements of Good Search
12:46 Search Data Source
15:36 GenAI Use Cases and Vector DBs
19:40 Foundational Models?
22:07 Impact of Vector DBs
25:38 IBM Public Content DB
28:02 Use Cases
29:58 IBM Technologies
32:54 RAG
40:12 Health is Wealth
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nixon-cheaz

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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February 21, 2024"Beware the simple questions" - A live recording that level sets of Data Science.
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A Data Science level set in 2024. This episode is a live recording that talks to
Distinguished Engineers at IBM from Client Engineering, Finance, and
Research with Rachel Reinitz, Suj Perepa, and "Beware of simple questions" Darrell Reimer, respectively. Pardon just a bit of sound quality issues.

00:16 The Field of Data Science
00:50 Meet Rachel, Suj, and Darrell
03:37 What is Data Science Today?
07:00 Data Science Skills
10:25 How has Data Science Changed
12:07 A Day in the Life
14:25 AI Engineers?
23:45 Fake News and Cost
30:36 What's Next?
33:27 Too Much GenAI?
36:49 Low Barrier Risks
39:29 Deep Science vs Deep Business
42:17 For Fun

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rreinitz, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sperepa/
linkedin.com/in/darrellreimer

Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/watsonx-ai/foundation-models

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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February 14, 2024Be wiser than 98% of the world with this episode, continuing last week's conversation. More on GenAI, Hallucinations, RAG, Use Cases, LLMs, SLMs and costs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering.
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More on GenAI, Hallucinations, RAG, Use Cases, LLMs, SLMs and costs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering. With this and the previous episode you'll be wiser on AI than 98% of the world.

00:12 Hallucinations
02:33 RAG Differentiation
06:41 Why IBM in AI
09:23 Use Cases
11:02 The GenAI Resume
13:37 watson.x
15:40 LLMs
17:51 Experience Counts
20:03 AI that Surprises
23:46 AI Skills
26:47 Switching LLMs
27:13 The Cost and SLMs
28:21 Prompt Engineering
29:16 For Fun
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/armand-ruiz, linkedin.com/in/john-webb-686136127 Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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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.
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February 07, 2024Candid view on GenAI, Foundational Models, and LLMs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering
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Let's go deep on GenAI, Foundational Models, and LLMs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering. Get a candid view on what is happening in the industy today.
01:40 Meet Armand Ruiz
05:09 Meet John Webb
06:43 The Client Engineering Practice
07:51 GenAI
11:50 IBM's AI Approach 13:50 GenAi in the Enterprise 15:47 Where to Start?
18:10 RAG Method
19:11 IBM's Differentiation
21:25 AI Regulation
24:22 LLM versus Smaller Models
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/armand-ruiz, linkedin.com/in/john-webb-686136127 Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering
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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