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Talking data with Dima Spivak, Director of Product Management, StreamSets. Data integration and real-time decision making.

• 02:02 Dima Spivak is Here!
• 04:19 Why StreamSets?
• 06:00 What is StreamSets?
• 09:48 On Demand Expense
• 11:34 Regulated Industries
• 12:36 Secret Sauce
• 14:41 A Competitive View
• 15:50 Data Fabric and StreamSets
• 18:25 StreamSets and AI
• 21:12 Use Cases
• 24:02 The Future of Streaming
• 25:48 Quality and Testing
• 31:19 For Fun

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dmitryspivak

Website: https://www.ibm.com/blog/announcement/ibm-acquires-streamSets/

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A watercooler talk with the incredibly smart, Greg Hintermeister, IBM
Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, and AI+ Enterprise
Transformation Lead. From Design, the AI Method, to Music.

• 00:40 What Are You Singing?
• 03:09 Meet Greg Hintermeister
• 06:16 The Role of Design
• 09:19 Becoming a Distinguished Engineer
• 11:33 The Game Changer
• 12:47 Monolithic Applications to Cloud
• 17:34 Avoiding Egress Charges
• 19:05 The AI Method
• 22:34 Reference Architectures
• 26:59 High Quality Data Sets
• 28:50 Finding Greg
• 29:04 Proving Musical Talent

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/greg-hintermeister
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 5:33 PM

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Chris Konarski, VP Client Engineering, IBM, talks about how to place client obsession, co-creation, and curiosity to work within the Enterprise.

• 01:55 Who is Chris Konarski?
• 04:41 Client Engineering
• 09:02 Client Obsesses, Biased to Action, Curiosity
• 11:49 Love to Designers
• 13:37 Four Weeks to Deliver
• 16:04 3 Most Successful AI Use Cases
• 18:14 AI Win Rate
• 21:05 Use Case Problems
• 30:36 What Client Engineering is NOT
• 37:12 Competitors
• 39:33 Client Engineering's Future
• 41:36 Measuring Success
• 44:14 In Summary
• 44:37 For Fun
• 49:22 What's True
• 57:20 It's a Wrap

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-konarski/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/client-engineering

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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

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I took a much needed vacation and invited my favorite coach back on the show. Lynne Snead, Principal and Owner of Talent Evolution Systems, discusses how to maintain focus and expand influence, using the three circles model. Leadership is is influence; are you a manager or leader? Would people follow you even if they didn't have to? If the answer is yes, that's leadership.

• 02:47 Meet Lynne Snead Again
• 03:47 The Circles Model
• 09:30 The Circle of Personal Control
• 14:05 It’s the How You Say It, Also to Yourself!
• 20:43 Thought Management
• 22:53 Leadership = Influence
• 25:08 A Manager vs a Leader
• 27:05 Mindset & Energy
• 29:59 Stress
• 31:11 Atomic Habits
• 33:47 Mindmapping
• 36:19 Emotional Intelligence
• 39:38 Read, Study, Learn or Be Left Behind

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Reading list:
Stephen Covey, 7 Habits
James Clear, Atomic Habits
John A Daly, Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others

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For the Electrical Engineers in Test out there, this is your episode. Todd VanGilder, CTO and CRO, and Ryan Smith, Tech Fellow, for Genuen join the podcast to talk about achieving reliable performance through Systems Engineering and Custom Test Equipment. And their secret sauce: Replica.

• 02:26 Meet Genuen Leaders
• 08:33 Boeing
• 09:21 Genuen
• 15:11 2-min Pitch
• 16:11 Client Profile
• 18:25 Use Cases
• 23:00 Replica
• 33:10 Reflective Memory Secret Sauce
• 37:16 Monetizing Replica
• 40:06 Coolest Use Case
• 41:42 True but No One Agrees

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/todd-vangilder, linkedin.com/in/hryansmith Website: https://www.genuen.com/

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Learn AI Ethics, Risks, and Regulation with Christina Montgomery, IBM's Chief Privacy and Trust Officer. Yes, Law can be fun AND very interesting.

• 01:00 Christina Montgomery!
• 04:36 My Daughter and the Bar
• 08:36 Chief Privacy and Trust Officer
• 11:37 Keeping IBM Out of Trouble
• 13:34 Client Conversations
• 16:23 Where to Be Bullish and Bearish
• 20:52 The Risks of LLMs
• 24:21 NIST and AI Alliance
• 28:26 AI Regulation
• 36:13 Synthetic Data
• 38:00 Misconceptions
• 40:07 Worries
• 41:27 The Path to AI
• 43:13 Aspiring Lawyers

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/christina-montgomery-8776b1a
Website: https://www.ibm.com/impact/ai-ethics

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An avid rock climber and passionate advocate for digital services, Meg Gallagher, Director of Sales, WalkMe. WalkMe is a digital adoption platform (DAP) that helps businesses simplify the user experience and increase user engagement on their websites, mobile apps, and software platforms.

• 01:19 Meg Gallagher!
• 02:09 Favorite Spirits
• 04:47 Jeff City MO
• 07:38 Meg's Background
• 13:57 WalkMe
• 16:53 A Double Click
• 19:14 The How
• 23:40 Human Process Automation
• 26:42 SLED
• 31:53 Monetization
• 33:04 The 1-Min Pitch
• 33:33 Technology behind WalkMe
• 34:04 Finding Meg
• 35:01 Rock Climbing
• 36:20 True but No One Agrees
• 37:55 Advice for Women in Tech
• 39:58 Reading Recommendations

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/megfgallagher

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walkme/

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IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and

IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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