Tech Talks Daily

Florian Schnappauf, Vice President of Enterprise Commercial Strategy at Veeva Systems, dives into the crucial role of Chief Digital Officers (CDOs) in the pharmaceutical sector. He discusses how CDOs are reshaping the industry by driving digital transformation amid regulatory challenges. The episode explores the impact of effective digital leadership on drug development efficiency and cost management. Florian emphasizes how CDOs help companies innovate faster, improve communication with healthcare providers, and ultimately enhance patient outcomes.

Brian Stallings, Chief Evangelist at Lucid Software, discusses the challenges of workplace productivity and how visual collaboration tools can streamline decision-making. He reveals that 41% of workers require three hours to make simple decisions due to unproductive meetings. Brian emphasizes the importance of agile methodologies, citing that while many see benefits, reluctance remains. He shares practical steps like daily scrums and retrospectives to gradually adopt agile practices, highlighting their role in fostering engagement and innovation within teams.

Alois Reitbauer, Chief Technology Strategist at Dynatrace and an expert in AI-driven observability, discusses the transformative power of AI in enterprise IT. He delves into how AI and automation can enhance performance monitoring and cloud management, addressing challenges like alert fatigue. The conversation covers predictive AI solutions for proactive issue detection and the future of IT operations in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Alois also highlights innovations that enable self-healing IT ecosystems for improved efficiency and resilience.

The rapid pace of technological change continues to reshape industries, forcing businesses to rethink their IT strategies, embrace automation, and harness AI to stay competitive. But with so many moving parts—legacy systems, cybersecurity risks, and increasing demands for performance—how can enterprises successfully modernize without disrupting mission-critical operations? In today’s episode, the conversation takes place live from Dynatrace Perform in Las Vegas, where the focus is on AI-driven transformation, digital twins, and the future of IT services. Howard Boville, Executive Vice President at DXC, shares how the company is helping enterprises modernize applications, optimize cloud environments, and use AI to drive efficiency and scalability. With a global team of 50,000 engineers, DXC is at the forefront of enabling businesses to navigate complexity while maximizing operational performance. A key part of this transformation is DXC’s long-standing partnership with Dynatrace, which spans 15 years. Howard explains how observability plays a pivotal role in ensuring seamless application performance and IT operations. With thousands of interconnected applications running on intricate infrastructure, gaining real-time insights is critical for predicting outages before they happen. The discussion explores how AI-powered observability is preventing IT failures, improving customer experiences, and enabling businesses to transition from reactive to proactive problem-solving. Another major theme is the rise of digital twins—real-time virtual models that help businesses optimize their technology ecosystems. Originally developed in manufacturing to simulate production lines, digital twins are now being used to map out entire IT environments. Howard discusses how DXC and Dynatrace are bringing this concept into enterprise IT, allowing companies to model the impact of AI, streamline cloud migrations, and maximize return on investment. The conversation also touches on the growing concerns around cybersecurity and quantum computing. As the industry approaches a new era of quantum capabilities, encryption methods once considered secure will soon be vulnerable. Howard explains why businesses need to start preparing for this shift now, rather than waiting for a crisis to emerge. With AI playing a bigger role in IT services, the discussion also explores how DXC is leveraging automation to drive operational improvements while ensuring human expertise remains central to decision-making. Howard shares insights on how businesses can balance innovation with risk management, optimize costs, and make AI work for them rather than against them. As enterprises navigate digital transformation, the question remains: how can they ensure their IT investments deliver measurable business outcomes? What role will AI, observability, and cybersecurity play in shaping the future of enterprise technology? And with quantum computing on the horizon, how can businesses prepare for the seismic shifts ahead? Join the discussion for a thought-provoking look at the future of IT and the evolving role of AI in enterprise modernization. What are your thoughts on AI’s impact on IT services? Let’s continue the conversation.

Raju Datla, Co-founder and CEO of Fabrix.ai, discusses the bold rebranding of CloudFabrix to Fabrix.ai, marking a shift towards AI-driven IT operations. He explains the revolutionary Agentic AI Operational Platform that automates IT workflows, utilizing independent AI agents for predictive analytics and anomaly detection. Raju compares this new approach to traditional methods, highlighting safeguards against AI errors. Additionally, he shares insights on strategic partnerships with industry giants like Cisco and IBM, and the importance of strong tech leadership and company culture.

In this insightful conversation, Krishna Subramanian, co-founder and COO of Komprise, leverages over a decade of experience in data management. He dives into the explosion of unstructured data, now constituting 90% of enterprise data, and discusses the urgent need for businesses to adopt independent data management to avoid vendor lock-in. Krishna highlights how AI is reshaping data strategies and stresses the importance of data governance amidst rising ransomware threats. Discover how organizations can ensure their data is AI-ready and future-proof their strategies.

Join Steve Tack, Chief Product Officer at Dynatrace, as he dives into the future of AI observability and security straight from Dynatrace Perform in Las Vegas. He discusses the shift from reactive to proactive IT strategies and highlights groundbreaking advancements in AIOps and cloud security. Steve reveals how businesses are restructuring for agility in a cloud-native world. With AI transforming IT operations, he explores the convergence of automation and security, posing the exciting question of whether we are on the verge of fully autonomous IT.

In this engaging conversation, Abhijeet Chakraborty, VP of Engineering at Synopsys, dives into the future of semiconductors. He discusses the shift to multi-die integration as a solution to the limits of traditional chip design. With the demands of AI and high-performance computing on the rise, multi-die architectures are set to revolutionize the industry. Chakraborty highlights breakthroughs like Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express and how AI is optimizing chip reliability, ensuring efficient advancements in the semiconductor landscape.

Mel Morris, founder and CEO of Corpora.AI, is a seasoned tech innovator with a rich history in gaming and business. He discusses how AI can transform research, addressing the limitations of traditional search engines. Corpora.AI processes millions of documents per second, providing real-time insights and comprehensive information across various fields, from academia to finance. Mel shares his vision for democratizing research access, showcasing the platform's multilingual capabilities and its applications in diverse sectors.

How can businesses harness the full potential of their data without moving it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I explore this question with Ángel Viña, CEO of Denodo, a company at the forefront of logical data management and AI integration. With organizations drowning in complex data landscapes, Denodo offers a way to unify, govern, and personalize data access without the inefficiencies of traditional data movement. Ángel explains how Denodo’s approach creates a seamless, federated data environment that allows businesses to extract insights from multiple sources while maintaining compliance and security. He shares how their platform leverages retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to enhance large language models (LLMs) with corporate data, ensuring AI applications are not just powerful but also contextually aware and enterprise-ready.   By partnering with Google Cloud, Amazon, NVIDIA, and OpenAI, Denodo is shaping the future of AI-driven data augmentation. As AI continues to reshape industries, many organizations struggle to develop secure and effective GenAI applications.   Ángel discusses how Denodo accelerates the adoption of AI-powered data solutions, helping companies build applications that meet real business needs. He also shares insights from the upcoming O’Reilly book Logical Data Management, which provides a deeper look into how organizations can optimize their data strategies. With AI and automation transforming enterprise data, what does the future hold for self-service data access, security, and integration? How can businesses ensure their AI models are trained on the most relevant and accurate data? Join us for this deep dive into the evolving world of data management and AI-powered intelligence.   Useful Links   The O’Reilly Logical Data Management book that Ángel mentioned at the end of the episode is available here: and check out Denodo’s blog here for more information.