The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Gaurav Rao, EVP & GM of Machine Learning and AI at AtScale in Boston, MA. Founded in 2013, AtScale enables smarter decision-making by accelerating the flow of data-driven insights. The company’s semantic layer platform simplifies, accelerates, and extends business intelligence and data science capabilities for enterprise customers across all industries. With AtScale, customers are empowered to democratize data, implement self-service BI and build a more agile analytics infrastructure for better, more impactful decision making. AtScale has brought together a leadership team comprised of accomplished executives from across the global technology ecosystem. Drawing experience from companies including Vertica, Yahoo, Oracle, Dell, Citrix, AWS and IBM, AtScale is squarely focused on transforming the way organizations think about their data and analytics. Gaurav brings his expertise across Product, Engineering, Sales and Corporate Strategy to AtScale, specializing in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI in support of business needs across public, private and hybrid enterprise environments. In the episode, Gaurav will discuss: The interesting work he does with AtScale, An insight into their ML & AI team, The impact they bring to customers, Plans for growing the team, Educating and promoting trust in AI and What excites him for the future at AtScale

Today's guest is Tim Woodruff, Senior ServiceNow Architect & Developer at Tanium. Founded in 2007, Tanium is the industry's first and only provider of converged endpoint management (XEM) and leads the paradigm shift in endpoint management by consolidating tools, connecting workflows and bringing together people to create a convergence. Tanium's mission is to create a single platform that can identify where all your data is, patch every device you own in seconds, implement critical security controls - and they do that all in a single pane of glass, in real time. Tim is an experienced ServiceNow IT Service Management platform Architect, Developer, and Administrator. He has 10 years of experience architecting powerful best-practice solutions, teaching, reviewing code, and building and leading teams of developers, as well as over 12 years of experience building a wide-range of ServiceNow solutions. Tim is also the author of several books on ServiceNow including The ServiceNow Development Handbook, Learning ServiceNow and ServiceNow: Building Powerful Workflows. In this episode, Tim will discuss: How he got into the world of ServiceNow, His current work and role with Tanium, How the ServiceNow Development handbook came about, What you can learn from the handbook, Staying focused on his different projects and His hopes for the future of the ServiceNow platform

Today's guest is Wouter van Groenestijn, Head of Data & Analytics, EVP Digital & Technology Practice at EY-Parthenon. Whether it’s digital transformation, sector convergence and dislocation, or financial and operational complexities, EY-Parthenon teams bring data analytics, leading technology and digital capabilities to a CEO's toughest strategic issues. In doing so, EY-Parthenon teams can move quickly from idea to implementation to help clients realize their strategy with speed and certainty, which they call Strategy Realized. Wouter leads the data, decision science and analytics capabilities within EYP's digital and technology ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) practice. His team focuses on making better use of under-utilized data around us to identify business growth opportunities and inform strategic decision-making. They do so through the application of advanced analytics, AI, machine learning, modelling and algorithm development in combination with deep domain expertise and business understanding. In the episode, Wouter will talk about: His background and journey to EY-Parthenon, Challenging projects within the Asia-Pacific region, How they are applying AI across different sectors, Future trends and the democratization of AI, Why he’s loves his role & what’s helped him succeed

Today's guest is Chen Peng, Head of Data at Faire. Founded in 2017, Faire is the online wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers and brands around the world. The company's vision is to help small businesses come together to compete on a more level playing field with the likes of Walmart and Amazon. Today, Faire is the online marketplace where retailers discover their next bestsellers from independent brands across the globe. The data team at Faire is currently a 70+ person full-stack team including data engineering, analytics engineering, machine learning engineering, and data science. They own data warehouse, ETL pipelines, experimentation platform, ML platform, data discovery & quality tooling. The team also work on various ML & optimization systems related to search & recommendation, paid placement, financial underwriting, lead scoring, marketplace dynamics, incentives & pricing, etc. In the episode, Chen will talk about: Faire’s B2B ecommerce marketplace for wholesale, Day-to-day life of the data team, An overview of how they are applying AI in the platform, Why Faire is a great place to work, and What excites him for the future of the organization

Today's guest is Nicholas Puleo, Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture and Software Solutions at Tierpoint. Founded in 2010, Tierpoint's mission is to be a champion for untangling the complexity in Hybrid IT. They meet their customers where they are on the path to digital and IT transformation by leading with security, being cloud-agnostic, and always solutioning for business outcomes. TierPoint draws on a comprehensive portfolio of services, from public to private to multitenant cloud, from colocation to disaster recovery, security and more. Nicholas is directly responsible for teams working on strategic software development initiatives, enterprise application integration and custom software solutions within TierPoint, overseeing all application architecture for critical business and operational systems. He leads teams that build custom applications to support customers and increase opportunities for further acquisition of customer services. He is responsible for creating TierPoint's ServiceNow Platform team and driving the direction of the platform, its enhancements and overall day-to-day support. In this episode, Nicholas will discuss: The work he is doing within ServiceNow at Tierpoint, Benefits that the platform brought to the organization, The role of change management, How to succeed with an implementation partner, Balancing configuration vs customization, and His top advice for a successful implementation

Today's guest is Alex Siegman, Machine Learning Technical Program Manager at Google AI. Google are excited about the transformational power of AI and the helpful new ways it can be applied. From research that expands what's possible, to product integrations designed to make everyday things easier, and applying AI to make a difference in the lives of those who need it most, Google are committed to responsible innovation and technologies that benefit all of humanity. Alex is an experienced leader in the AI/ML space, specializing in designing and leading AI-centric programs. He joined Goggle in April 2021 and currently partners with scientists, applied researchers, and engineering & product teams, alongside compliance, ethics and fairness orgs to develop and deploy human-centric, generative foundation models and other incubatory programs. He is also responsible to manage strategic planning, budgeting, communications, compute, and resource allocation for a 110+ person organization within Research. In the episode, Alex will talk about: An overview of the work he does with Google Research, What a typical working day for him looks like, The most rewarding aspects of his role, What the interview process was like joining Google, His advice for people who want to work at Google, Skills and qualifications needed to succeed in his team, New tech trends that excite him and What ‘s changed for him since his last episode

Today's guest is Ryan Johnson, Senior Director of Data and AI at GoGuardian. Founded in 2014, GoGuardian powers K-12 digital learning environments where every student can thrive. The company are helping shape the future of digital learning by providing educators, students and schools with tools to create equitable and engaging learning environments. Together, they build innovative solutions that empower students, deliver insights, encourage experimentation and reduce inequity. Ryan is a results-oriented leader with over 15 years of experience in data strategy and management. Ryan leads GoGuardian's data science and data engineering team where they assist product teams with quantifying success using analysis of high-volume user data. He also partners with the Head of Privacy to build out privacy strategy, data infrastructure and governance, and leads the creation of data models combining seven product lines into knowledge base of educational concepts. In the episode, Ryan will discuss: GoGuardian’s interesting work within EdTech, How they are applying Data Science and Data Engineering, How customers are utilizing their products, Day-to-day life of the data team, Upcoming projects and what the future holds for GoGuardian, Why GoGuardian is a great place to work

Today's guest is Matt Farahmand, Practice Manager at Thirdera. Founded in 2021, Thirdera helps organizations adopt better patterns of work and get more from ServiceNow.  Thirdera is a new type of ServiceNow partner - one that blends the scale and depth of experience that massive multi-national consultancies offer with the responsiveness, agility, and relationship focus of boutique providers. The Thirdera team unlocks enterprise potential to elevate experiences across the world of work. With over 21 years of experience in various areas of the IT industry, Matt is continuously learning new technologies and understanding customer requirements by developing applications to meet their demands. In addition to his broad technical and managerial skills, Matt’s focus in the past several years has been to organize and improve his efficiency, knowledge and development skills by using ITSM software deployment methodologies, and ITIL Service Management’s best practices and practical implementation in his day to day operations. In this episode, Matt will discuss: His background and current role with Thirdera, An overview of CitizenKey and their work in the Public Sector, Use cases of the problems that CitzenKey solves in the sector, Helping public sector companies evolve in the digital age, When to expect improved services from the municipalities, Increasing the Net Promoter Score, AI, virtual agents and future digitalization in the Public Sector

Today's guest is Bjorn Austraat, Senior Vice President and Head of AI Acceleration at Truist. Bjorn is responsible for leading their new AI & Analytics Accelerator (A3) to fuel innovation and accelerate scalable solution deployment across the enterprise. The Accelerator delivers AI thought, policy and platform leadership, as well as end-to-end model development and Agile AI methodologies to support and empower teammates across Truist to grow ideas from early stage to MVP to fully deployed solutions.  Bjorn brings more than two decades of diverse experience in taking complex business problems and finding pragmatic, profitable solutions to them through AI, Machine Learning and other technologies. Prior to Truist, Bjorn held a number of senior leadership roles in companies ranging from Silicon Valley startups to large, multinational consulting enterprises working with companies such as Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, Ford, Wells Fargo and IBM. When he is not busy with all things technology, Bjorn spends his time with photography, international travel, nutritional science and AI ethics. In the episode, Bjorn will discuss:  The work they do at Truist, His role and responsibilities in AI acceleration, An insight into how they are applying AI & ML day-to-day, Team structure & how they are set up for success, The working culture at Truist, and What makes Truist a great place to work

Today's guest is Dylan Fox, Founder and CEO at AssemblyAI in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2017, AssemblyAI build on the latest AI breakthroughs to offer state-of-the-art, production-ready AI models. The company's mission is to make State-of-the-art AI models accessible to developers and product teams at an extremely large scale through a simple API. Thousands of startups and global enterprises leverage AssemblyAI to ship AI-powered features and products to their end users. AssemblyAI build on the latest AI research in LLMs, generative AI, and scaling large neural nets to deliver production-ready AI models that can transcribe and understand speech within your products. In the episode, Dylan chats about: The interesting work they do at AssemblyAI, Use cases of the impact they bring to organizations, Interesting projects the team are working on, Career opportunities with AssemblyAI, and What excites him for the future of the company