Observed annually on April 28, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work emphasizes the importance of creating safe, healthy, and dignified working environments. While progress has been made across many sectors, the healthcare industry continues to face persistent safety gaps. Ironically, those entrusted with saving lives often work under conditions that jeopardize their own health and...
Each year, Earth Day encourages companies to reflect on their role in environmental stewardship. But in 2025, it raises a tougher question: Are corporate Earth Day initiatives truly advancing ESG goals—or are they performative gestures that obscure a lack of real progress?
For today’s business leaders, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is no longer about optics. It's a...
To start, Justin, can you share a bit about your journey as a software engineer and how those early experiences influenced your path to founding Starburst?
My background as a software engineer gave me firsthand insight into the complexities of building technology that solves real-world problems. Early in my career, I founded Hadapt, which introduced “SQL on Hadoop,” transforming...
In today's competitive business landscape, access to accurate and up-to-date information is vital. But how can integrating real-time data enhance a business’s performance?
Businesses now compete based on their ability to quickly extract valuable insights from their data. These insights fuel the creation of products, services, and experiences. Customers decide whether to purchase from you...
Medical research is rapidly evolving, particularly as it confronts challenges like data scarcity and the handling of personal data which are hindering progress in critical areas such as cancer research and precision medicine. Advances in decentralized data storage and artificial intelligence (AI) offer opportunities to reshape this landscape. By facilitating ethical, secure, and scalable data...
As we approach Earth Day 2025, a new question arises: Are sweeping corporate sustainability initiatives sufficient, or does lasting change truly begin with individual action? This year, leaders in the C-suite are confronting a critical insight—headline-grabbing commitments alone won’t drive transformation. The future of sustainability leadership depends on embedding eco-conscious...
Hello Nicole, welcome to AITech. Could you tell us about your professional background and being VP of Product Management at Degreed?
My background is a prime example of how taking a skills view opens new opportunities and career mobility. I’ve worked in different roles and industries: defense/public service, consumer advertising, travel, retail, and high-tech. I’ve worked in...
Remember how the world was taken aback by the sheer power of generative AI when ChatGPT was launched? That was the moment when AI became more than a buzzword—from a thing of the future into our current reality.
Since then, tools like ChatGPT have become mainstream, and new AI tools aimed at optimizing efficiency across industries and organizational departments are popping up as we speak....
The significant pressures artificial intelligence (AI) has placed on data architectures to be more efficient has led to the rise of data lakehouse architectures, which decouple the storage and tracking of data from how it is accessed and processed. The essence of this approach lies in storing datasets within a data lake, utilizing open table formats such as Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Apache...
Influence is no longer a human-only trait. By 2025, AI agents—agile, self-learning, and autonomous—are evolving beyond digital assistants into digital strategists. While many still see them as support tools, today’s most influential AI agents are driving decisions, shaping workflows, and even impacting corporate governance.
Beyond the Assistant Role
For years, AI agents...
Cédric, with your extensive experience in retail analytics, can you share what initially drew you to the world of predictive AI and retail marketing?
I spent the bulk of my career in data analytics for the retail sector, and as machine learning and AI models began to proliferate, it was a natural progression for me to immerse myself in those possibilities. The work we’re doing now...
As we move through an era defined by rapid technological advancement and intense competition, ensuring employee safety and well-being has become more critical than ever. In response to the alarming statistics from the International Labour Organization (ILO)—which reports around 2.3 million global fatalities each year due to work-related incidents or illnesses—artificial intelligence...
Hello Kevin. We are very excited to have you onboard. Could you tell us about your journey that started in cybersecurity and now has led you to be known as a renowned author?
I started my career journey as a developer and found myself working most often on cybersecurity issues. Applications needed to authenticate users and their inputs that I was building – what became more than the...
As the global cybersecurity landscape grows increasingly volatile in 2025, one truth is undeniable: AI agents can no longer be viewed as experimental or optional. They’re transitioning from supportive tools to essential frontline defenders. Yet, despite their growing promise, executive teams still wrestle with a critical question — are these AI-powered technologies evolving fast...
Ken, as the Co-founder and CEO of Yobe, your work with VIENNA is transforming voice technology. Could you start by sharing how VIENNA is revolutionizing industries with its ability to extract precise voice data and provide emotional analytics?
VIENNA is a cutting-edge voice extraction solution designed to revolutionize how businesses capture and analyze voice data. It makes it easier than ever...
The speed at which cyber attackers are moving presents some massive challenges that organizations must be prepared for in the coming year, especially as innovations like generative AI continue to proliferate.
It’s no surprise as generative AI matures and is adopted by more enterprises that threats against data security will continue to grow. We already see it happening. For example,...
Hi Dan, please share a bit about yourself and your professional background. Also, tell our readers what led you to your current role at DRUID AI.
Hi, I’m Dan Balaceanu. I’m the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of DRUID AI. I’ve spent over 20 years building enterprise-level business applications – which provided me with learnings that have been hugely impactful in my...
The buzz around GenAI technologies in the workplace is unmistakable. According to a report from Menlo Ventures, business spending on GenAI surged 500% from 2023. Despite the increased spending, realizing the impact of the GenAI gold rush has proved difficult.
As we head into the new year, business leaders must prioritize finding value and impact, which means moving from current, foundational...
In an era where data-driven decision-making is paramount, organizations are constantly searching for effective ways to harness the full potential of their data assets. Enter Unified Data Fabric (UDF)—an innovative and evolving approach that offers a consolidated view of data and its ecosystem. In this blog, we’ll explore what UDF is, its key benefits, and why it’s poised to...
As cyberattacks become increasingly complex and frequent, traditional cybersecurity measures are struggling to keep pace. Firewalls, antivirus software, and even intrusion detection systems are no longer sufficient to protect modern organizations. In 2024, businesses are likely to face sophisticated threats such as advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware, and insider attacks—many...
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