Ep 1: All about Databricks Data + AI Summit | Terry McCann

Are traditional apps on their way out? In this episode of The Data Hotseat, Paul McComish is joined by Falek Miah to explore the ever-expanding Genie ecosystem, and how AI agents, Ontology, App Builder and Lakebase are changing the way we work with data. From building apps in minutes to making AI more trustworthy, they discuss what it all means for the future of analytics, application development and the people behind it.

Dr. Gavi Regunath, Chief AI Officer at Advancing Analytics, is in the hotseat today! We chat about how to implement AI from a business perspective, without falling into the common pitfalls. This includes the foundational role of data, governance & security, and management & scalability.

Live from DataMinds Connect! This week, Ash Warren is in the hotseat from one of our favourite data conferences, chatting about the benefits data events offer, from keeping up with the technical landscape, to community and networking.

What turns data into a product people actually want to use? Ust Oldfield joins The Data Hotseat to talk customer thinking, rapid prototyping, and why building better data products takes more than technical expertise.

In the hotseat this week is James Bentley, Senior AI Consultant and face of the AI videos on our YouTube channel! With host, Paul McComish, they chat about Genie App Builder - how it differs from other app builders, and how, yet again, the conversation turns to data quality and governance.

In the hotseat this week is Ashley Warren, here to chat about Genie One and Genie Ontology. This episode dives into Databricks' attempt to stop AI from confidently getting business questions wrong. They explore why context is the missing ingredient in enterprise AI, why governance is suddenly everyone's problem again, and whether analysts should be excited, worried, or both.

In the hotseat this week is George Dutton, here to chat about Genie ZeroOps, Databricks' new autonomous background agent for data and AI operations. Is this the beginning of the end for Monday morning firefighting? With host Paul McComish, they dig into how Genie ZeroOps detects, diagnoses and fixes broken pipelines before they hit production, and why sandboxed testing is key to earning engineers' trust.

In the hotseat this week is Peter Sach, who joins our host, Paul McComish, in chatting about Lakehouse//RT and LTAP - two big announcements from Databricks Data + AI Summit. What are they? How do the two integrate with Reyden and the wider Databricks ecosphere? And how could they impact you?

In the hotseat this week is Adam Lammiman, here to chat about the intriguing world of Omnigent, an open source meta orchestration layer for AI agents, recently announced by Databricks. With host, Paul McComish, they cover the rapid evolution of agentic workflows, the hype vs reality of AI advancements, and how Omnigent stands to revolutionise the orchestration of AI processes.

In the hotseat this week is CEO of Advancing Analytics, Terry McCann! With Paul McComish, they chat about all things Databricks Data + AI Summit. From 'sexy' data, to reclaiming the fun work, they look about how the new announcements actually add value, and impact how companies can access and use their data.