Making Data Simple

Making Data Simple

IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub

Episodes 402
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (10)
Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Hosted by Al Martin, WW VP of Technical Sales at IBM, Making Data Simple cuts through the hype to reveal how data and AI reshape the modern enterprise.


Thought leaders, researchers, and innovators share firsthand lessons on leading teams, scaling analytics, and driving real-world impact—delivered in Al’s signature straightforward, witty style.


Tune in to Making Data Simple today.  From data and AI breakthroughs to leadership hacks, top experts drop actionable gems that help businesses thrive in a data-driven world. #MakingDataSimple #AI #Leadership

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What If the Data Inside Your Head Could Diagnose What Doctors Miss? — with Dr. Nicholas Dogris, Founder, NeuroField & Dr. Tiff Thompson, PhD, NeuroField Neurotherapy

Jun 10, 2026 43m

Send us Fan MailYour Brain Generates Data. Are You Using It? Your brain is producing data every second. The question is whether anyone is actually reading it — and what happens when AI starts to.In…

What Happens to the DBA when AI Agents take over? A conversation with Satya Krishnaswamy, Director, IBM Db2 Genius Hub

Jun 03, 2026 42m

Send us Fan MailThe database has always needed a human hand — someone to tune it, protect it, and keep it running. But what if AI could do most of that work autonomously? And if it can, what does…

AI Deployments: A Practical Guide

May 27, 2026 42m

Send us Fan MailRaffi Khatchadourian, Account Technical Leader at IBM, shares his expertise - from AI deployments to infrastructure and more. Raffi dives into the latest trends and insights in the…

S10E21 {In Case You Missed It} From Sovereign AI to Social Impact: The Big Shifts You Need to Watch with IBM VP and CTO of IBM Canada, Manav Gupta

May 20, 2026 49m

Send us Fan MailFrom Sovereign AI to Social Impact: The Big Shifts You Need to Watch with IBM VP and CTO of IBM Canada, Manav GuptaManav Gupta, Vice President & CTO at IBM Canada, returns to the…

The Rapidly Evolving World of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

May 13, 2026 43m

Send us Fan MailThe rapidly evolving world of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) with Manav Gupta, VP & CTO of IBM Canada!  We’re tackling the big questions – is an ‘AGI clock’ ticking? –…

In case you missed it: David Hirschfeld; CEO of Tekyz. What it takes to make a startup successful - is it the founder or the technology?

May 06, 2026 45m

Send us Fan MailIn case you missed it....🎧 Episode Description:This week on Making Data Simple, we welcome David Hirschfeld, Founder and CEO of Tekyz. With a background spanning major tech firms and…

Chief Operating Officer of IBM Infrastructure, Barry Baker, oversees the world’s most critical systems – including the iconic IBM Z.

Apr 29, 2026 43m

Send us Fan MailEver wonder how your bank transaction really gets processed without a hitch? Barry Baker, Chief Operating Officer of IBM Infrastructure, oversees the world’s most critical systems –…

S10E17 In case you missed it — The Way Elite CEOs Actually Think: Dave Martin on Mega Thinking, High-Stakes Decisions & What's Holding You Back

Apr 22, 2026 40m

Send us Fan MailWhat separates the leaders who scale from the ones who stall? According to Dave Martin — CEO, tech entrepreneur, investor, and coach to elite executives worldwide — it's not IQ, it's…

S10E12 Still Essential: Ruchir Puri on AGI, Jensen Huang's Bold Prediction, and Why Reasoning Is the Missing Piece {Replay}

Apr 15, 2026 27m

Send us Fan MailLast week we brought back Part 1 of our Ruchir Puri masterclass. This is the episode that completes it.If Part 1 was about how AI works — agentic loops, inference scaling, the death…

S10E13 The Partner X Factor: What IBM's SVP Kareem Yusuf Knows About Ecosystems That Most Leaders Miss

Apr 08, 2026 42m

Send us Fan MailToday we're joined by Kareem Yusuf, SVP at IBM, where he leads Ecosystem and Strategic Partnerships. His career journey spans IoT, sustainability, and product growth — and it's more…

S10E13 Making Developers and AI Agents more productive with an Enterprise MCP. An in depth review with Craig McLuckie, Founder and CEO of Stacklok.

Apr 03, 2026 28m

Send us Fan MailPart2: Craig McLuckie, Founder and CEO of Stacklok and inventor ofKubernetes, discusses his latest venture: Stacklok, an Enterprise MCPPlatform that makes developers and AI agents…

S10E12 The Man Who Built Kubernetes Is Betting Everything on This New Idea: Craig McLuckie Founder and CEO of Stacklok

Mar 25, 2026 29m

Send us Fan MailCraig McLuckie is the Founder and CEO of Stacklok and one of the original inventors of Kubernetes — the open-source container orchestration system that became the backbone of modern…

S10E11 Still Essential: Ruchir Puri, IBM Chief Scientist, on the Death of Prompt Engineering and the Rise of Agentic AI {Replay}

Mar 18, 2026 29m

Send us Fan MailFirst Aired Apr 23, 2025If you've been following the AI space lately, this episode hits differently the second time around.When Al sat down with Ruchir Puri — Chief Scientist of IBM…

S10E10 The Data You Never Collected: Adam Kamor Co-Founder & Head of Engineering, Tonic.ai, on Synthetic Data's AI Revolution

Mar 11, 2026 42m

Send us Fan MailMaking Data Simple dives into the exciting world of synthetic data with Adam Kamor, Co-Founder & Head of Engineering at Tonic.ai — a company building a synthetic data platform to…

S10E9 From Two Phones to Crystal Balls — A CISO's Unfiltered Take on AI and Security with Josh Scott, CISO and VP of Security at Hydrolix

Mar 04, 2026 36m

Send us Fan MailMaking Data Simple dives into the world of data security with Josh Scott, CISO and VP of Security at Hydrolix — a real-time data platform built for massive scale. Josh unpacks…

S10E8 The Hidden Laws Behind Every Decision You Make — with Princeton's Tom Griffiths and his new book, The Laws of Thought

Feb 25, 2026 43m

Send us Fan MailTom Griffiths, Henry R. Luce Professor at Princeton University, joins the show to explore the surprising science behind how we actually think. His new book, The Laws of Thought,…

S10E7 From Hollywood to High-Tech: Marco Rota’s, VP Strategic Technology Alliances at Lumen Technologies, Blueprint for Cultural Transformation {Replay}

Feb 18, 2026 32m

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to Making Data Simple, where we explore how data-driven strategies ignite innovation and transform businesses. In this exciting episode, we sit down with Marco Rota, VP…

S10E6 Taming the Messy Data Reality: Turning AI Training Chaos into an $80T IP Asset Class with Andrea Muttoni, President and CPO of Story

Feb 11, 2026 43m

Send us Fan MailTackling the messy reality of data fueling artificial intelligence, Andrea Muttoni—President & CPO at Story—joins the show to unpack how Story is building an AI-native…

S10E5 This Episode is Deep into the Tech! From Graph DB Fundamentals to Grid Security: Engineering the Next-Gen Infrastructure

Feb 04, 2026 19m

Send us Fan MailPrasad Calyam, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Center Director at the University of Missouri, joins the show to explore how knowledge graphs, modern data platforms, and AI are…

From Sovereign AI to Social Impact: The Big Shifts You Need to Watch with IBM VP and CTO of IBM Canada, Manav Gupta

Jan 28, 2026 49m

Send us Fan MailManav Gupta, Vice President & CTO at IBM Canada, returns to the podcast to unpack the fast-changing landscape of artificial intelligence. From keeping a technical edge to…

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