From Iceberg to Insight: Qlik’s Vision for AI-Ready Data

What does it take to build a truly AI-ready data stack? At Qlik Connect, I sat down with Sam Pierson, SVP of the Data Business Unit R&D at Qlik, to talk about what’s shaping enterprise data strategies right now.

We covered a lot, including:

— Why a strong data foundation matters more than ever in the agentic AI era

— How Qlik’s Open Lakehouse (announced at Qlik Connect) fits into that picture

— The role of Apache Iceberg and what’s ahead for its adoption in 2025

— How the Qlik Talend Cloud and Open Lakehouse come together for customers

— And how the data and analytics teams at Qlik align behind one shared vision

It was a timely conversation—especially as more organizations move from experimenting with GenAI to actually deploying it across workflows.

If you're thinking about how to connect data, AI, and analytics more seamlessly… this is the kind of conversation worth following.

What are you seeing in your own organization when it comes to AI adoption and data readiness?

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