This week on episode 370, we interviewed Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kalliniko, Co-authors of Data Rules: Reinventing the Market Economy, Charles Henderson, EVP of Cyber Security Services at Coalfire and Ron Miller, Enterprise Reporter at TechCrunch. Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kalliniko discussed their book "Data Rules," emphasizing the sociological aspects of data and its impact on organizations and society. Charles Henderson highlighted cybersecurity challenges, noting that despite significant spending, security remains broken due to motivated adversaries and poor prioritization. Ron Miller discussed AI's financial impact, noting that it diverts budgets from cybersecurity and lacks clear ROI metrics. Cloud revenues were also examined, with major tech companies reporting strong growth despite economic headwinds. Topics covered include: 📌 Why is it important to look at data in a wider, socioeconomic context? How can we conceive of data as a social function? 📌 How has data influenced the social structures and people around them? 📌 Why is security still broken today? 📌 The issues involved in measuring ROI on generative AI 📌 Does generative AI hype match what's happening with companies at this point? 📌 The Google-Wiz deal falling through in the wake of the Google-HubSpot deal collapsing and what it means for Google Cloud 📌 Are AI agents the next big thing in AI? DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.