#268 Scaling AI in the Enterprise with Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudera

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Dec 9, 2024

Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudera, is an expert in corporate strategy and innovation. He shares insights on the real-world application of AI in business, emphasizing the alignment of data infrastructure with business needs. The conversation explores trends like data trustworthiness and the evolution of data architectures. Abhas also discusses the capital-intensive nature of AI compute and the importance of identifying specific use cases to drive success, particularly in sectors like financial services. Hybrid solutions and the future of AI are also key topics.

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INSIGHT

Data as an Asset

Enterprises are increasingly focusing on data as an asset, prioritizing trust, quality, and accessibility.
This shift is driven by the rise of AI and the need for reliable data to train large language models.

INSIGHT

AI Adoption Stages

Enterprises are at different stages of AI adoption, with leaders scaling agent applications and laggards still experimenting with models.
Leaders embed AI into core processes, while laggards focus on building a scalable data platform foundation.

ADVICE

Data Preparation for AI

Solve data engineering challenges like ingestion, preparation, and wrangling before applying AI.
This ensures data is ready for model training and application building.

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AI adoption is not just about flashy innovations or big models. For businesses, it’s about solving real problems and driving measurable outcomes. That means aligning your data infrastructure, navigating compute costs, and understanding where AI adds the most value. How do enterprises prioritize their use cases? What role does hybrid play in scaling securely and efficiently? What’s the next frontier beyond generative AI?

As Chief Strategy Officer, Abhas Ricky leads the overall corporate strategy for Cloudera and is responsible for creating the company vision, building the business and customer target operating model, communicating that with key stakeholders via clearly defined OKRs, and executing key transformational initiatives to realize that plan. He’s also tasked with driving growth and innovation and making appropriate build/buy partner decisions, including pricing and packaging, corporate development, and Cloudera’s innovation accelerator to launch new products. Previously, he served as chief of staff and vice president for business transformation at the company. Prior to the Cloudera/Hortonworks merger, he helped scale Hortonworks’ go-to-market efforts as global head of customer innovation and value management. A management consultant by training, he is passionate about driving action and change in the society and has led projects with multiple organizations including the World Economic Forum, Founders of the Future, and other nonprofits.

In the episode, Richie and Abhas explore the evolving landscape of data security and governance, the importance of data as an asset, the role of AI in transforming business processes, the challenges of data sprawl, and the significance of hybrid AI solutions, and much more.

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Cloudera
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Course: Understanding Cloud Computing Course
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