Making Data Simple
Hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales at IBM. Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on leadership, big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.
Episodes
330 episodes
Business Leadership for (Technical) Leaders Made Simple: Coaching, Mission, and Mapping Your 2025 Plan with Kate Mayne, Director of Partner Technical Sales, IBM
Let's talk business leadership coaching with Kate Mayne, Director of Partner andDigital Technical Sales, IBM. For Kate coaching is a practice. Mission and values.How to map out your 2025 plan.02:13 Meet Kate Mayne...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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54:02
AI Gold Rush: Unpacking Innovation with Patent Attorney Robert Plotkin
The AI Patent Attorney, Robert Plotkin is back! Founding partner of Blueshift IP and author of AI Armor and The Genie in the Machine. Robert outlines the new gold rush and how to take advantage of it.02:59 Meet Robert Pl...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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52:55
All Things AI: Exploring Large Language Models with Manav Gupta, VP & CTO of IBM Canada
The podcast welcomes Manav Gupta, VP and CTO of IBM Canada. As a frequent collaborator on client visits, we discuss various aspects of large language models. So all things AI models. 02:04 Jumping Right into AI!02:59 M...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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49:15
From Kansas to Silicon Valley: Jon Darbyshire, CEO's, Journey with SmartSuite {replay}
This week, we’re talking to Jon Darbyshire, CEO of SmartSuite, who’s making waves in work management from Kansas to Newport Beach. Learn how he's reshaping business operations with an all-in-one platform that’s turning process management on its...
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Season 8
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Episode 52
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53:32
Beyond ChatGPT: Peter Voss Founder and CEO of Aigo.ai Explains the Future of AI and Hyper-Personalized Systems {replay}
"Ready to dive deep into the future of intelligent systems? Meet Peter Voss, Founder and CEO of Aigo.ai, who coined the term 'Artificial General Intelligence' and is pioneering hyper-personalized chatbots WITH a brain. Join us as we explore his...
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50:40
A Database for AI with Rich Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB
Richmond Alake, Developer Advocate at MongoDB, is an AI/ML practitioner with an academic background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. If databases that scale for AI are your thing, this one is for you.02:05 Meet R...
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Season 8
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Episode 51
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41:25
Mind Over Memory: Empowering You with AI Extensions – A Conversation with Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal AI
ChatGPT might be a scrape of the internet, but Personal AI is something entirely different—AI that’s personally yours. Join us as we meet Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal AI, a visionary on a mission to empower individuals by creating AI ex...
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Season 8
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Episode 50
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53:55
Agentic AI: Redefining Decision-Making in a Generative World with Megan Gallagher, GTM Account Director at MavenAGI
Megan Gallagher outlines the case for Agentic AI from the seat of GTM Account Director at Maven AGI. "We are living in times where we're still underneath this construct that things are going to be deterministic and that there are certain ...
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55:01
Data Unplugged: Tech Policy Insights with Aaron Cooper VP of Global Policy at BSA on AI, Privacy, and Global Innovation
Aaron Cooper, Senior VP of Global Policy at BSA | The Software Alliance, shares insights on advancing emerging tech policies like #DataPrivacy, #Cybersecurity, #AIRegulation, and #DigitalTrade. Topics include balancing regulation with innovatio...
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Season 8
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Episode 39
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40:33
Bright Ideas with Ben Lowe, CEO of Lighthouse Technology: Entrepreneurship, Agentic AI, and Career Gold.
Ben Lowe, Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Technology, shares insights into building a successful entrepreneurial journey, the creation of Lighthouse, and the transformative potential of Agentic AI for enterprises. Packed with career advice and st...
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Season 8
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Episode 38
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46:43
Beyond the Resume: How Alooba is Redefining Hiring with Tim Freestone {Replay}
Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at [almartintalksdata@gmail.com] and tell us why you should be next.SynopsisWhat if hiring wasn’t about flipping through endless CVs but instea...
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Season 8
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Episode 37
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47:06
The AI Edge with Phillip Swan: Turning Complex Challenges into Strategic Opportunities
Phillip Swan is a dynamic, forward-thinking leader renowned for turning complex challenges into strategic opportunities. As Chief Product and go-tomarket (GTM) Officer at The AI Solution Group, Phillip blends customercentric go-to-market strate...
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Season 8
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Episode 36
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45:26
"It turns out, Python is still a thing" - Peter Wang, Chief AI and Innovation Officer, Co-Founder of Anaconda, is back!
Peter Wang, Chief AI and Innovation Officer and Co-founder of Anaconda, is back. Peter discusses Anaconda’s AI incubator. "It turns out Python is still a thing". Python and much, much more.01:27 Meet Peter Wang05:10 Python ...
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Season 8
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Episode 34
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50:22
Part 2 with Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial and Co-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments.
Part 2 with Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial and Co-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments.00:50 Lighthouse Technology
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Season 8
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Episode 33
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30:34
Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial andCo-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments
Mr. Ian Smith, the most interesting man alive… Serial Entrepreneurial andCo-founder of Lighthouse Technology, accelerating AI in the data center to optimize IT, Cloud and Data environments.00:58 Meet Ian Smith03:24 Knowing when ...
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Season 8
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Episode 32
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29:10
Get better at decision making: "The harder right versus the easier wrong" with 2 Star General Diane del Rosso {Replay}
Part 2 : Learning leadership from a 2-star General : "The harder right versus theeasier wrong". Hear about the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)00:12 How to become a 2-Star General01:22 Raising 3 girls
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Season 8
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Episode 31
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20:32
Learn about the benefits of a SLM (small language model) and other GenAI use cases with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering {Replay}
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 th...
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Season 8
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Episode 30
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31:24
"The story is the difference" What story do you tell? Learn how to tell a story with impact with Vinca LaFleur, West Wing Writers {Replay}
We all need to tell a better story.Meet Vinca LaFleur of West Wing Writers. As a writer, the West Wing is the dream job. Learn how to embody "The story is the difference". Fascinating and only Part 1.02:28 Meet Vinca L...
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Season 8
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Episode 29
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40:23
How do you make real-time decisions with data? Talking data with Dima Spivak, Director of Product Management, StreamSets, an IBM company.
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?...
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Season 8
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Episode 28
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37:11
Design. AI Method. Music. Drop in on some smart watercooler conversation with Distinguished Engineer Greg Hintermeister
A watercooler talk with the incredibly smart, Greg Hintermeister, IBMDistinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, and AI+ EnterpriseTransformation Lead. From Design, the AI Method, to Music.00:40 What Are You Singing?
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Season 8
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Episode 27
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32:46
Curiosity and Client Obsession deliver exceptional results. An interview with Chris Konarski, VP Client Engineering, IBM
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 Engineering09:02 Client Obses...
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Season 8
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Episode 26
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58:06
The master of Artificial Intelligence: Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research, an IBM Fellow, and Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology. {Replay}
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 #wa...
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Season 8
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Episode 25
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57:01
Master Your Circle: Leadership Coaching for Thriving and Influencing in a Messy World. With Lynne Snead, Founder and Coach at Talent Evolution Systems
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...
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42:23
Electrical Engineers in Test, this is your episode! Reliable performance through Systems Engineering - Genuen
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 Custo...
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Season 8
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Episode 30
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46:54
Learn AI Ethics, Risks, and Regulation! Christina Montgomery, IBM's Chief Privacy and Trust Officer. Yes, Law can be fun AND very interesting.
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
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Season 8
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Episode 29
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44:35