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A Google Data Cloud Leader's Formula for Token-Efficient AI

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.

How Endpoint Clinical Closed the Embedded Analytics Revenue Gap

I'll be honest: one number from the latest embedded analytics research stopped the entire planning conversation for this webinar. 57% of teams with embedded analytics report no measurable business impact, and that means not low impact or underwhelming impact, but no measurable impact at all.

Beyond Dashboards: Verivox's Path to Agentic Analytics

For years, the "Data-Driven" dream has looked a lot like a crowded screen. We built dashboards for every department, every KPI, and every niche project. But as we reached "peak dashboard," a frustrating reality set in: we were drowning in visualizations but starving for immediate insights.

Stop Saying "Data Governance." Say This Instead.

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 Single Metric That Decides If Your SaaS Survives

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.

The 3 Simple Questions Tech VPs Wish You'd Ask

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.

Why Your Customers Hate Your Analytics (and What To Do About It)

Monthly active user rates stuck at 23%. A Slack message about another client who can't find the data they need. A support ticket your team has started to joke about: “Can you export this to Excel?” Once upon a time, embedding dashboards inside your product was a differentiator. Today, this is what the feedback looks like when your analytics stop working. AI agents can now respond to complex questions with meaningful insights in seconds.

Spotter Memory: How Your AI Analyst Learns Your Business

You ask your agent a question. The answer is slightly off. You point out the gap. Spotter fixes it, and that fix doesn't disappear when the session ends. Your team doesn't re-explain the same thing tomorrow. The next analyst doesn't start from scratch. The correction stays, and the work gets better from here. That's what memory makes possible. Not just for you. For everyone who comes after.

Intuitive Surgical's AI for BI powered by ThoughtSpot and Snowflake

I spend my days helping organizations modernize analytics to drive tangible business outcomes and liberate analytics teams from legacy processes. At this year’s Snowflake Summit ’26, I had the pleasure of sitting down with AJ Subbarao, Director of Business Intelligence & AI at Intuitive Surgical (ISRG).