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...