Executives from DataRobot , LaunchDarkly and ServiceNow share strategies, actions and recommendations to achieve profitable growth in today's competitive SaaS landscape. Topics Include: Introduction of panelists from DataRobot , LaunchDarkly & ServiceNow ServiceNow's journey from service management to workflow orchestration platform. DataRobot's evolution as comprehensive AI platform before AI boom. LaunchDarkly's focus on helping teams decouple release from deploy. Rule of 40: balancing rev...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Steeb shares DTEX Systems’ strategic approach to implementing generative AI with AWS Bedrock, reducing risk while focusing on meaningful customer outcomes. Topics Include: Introduction of Ryan Steeb, Head of Product at DTEX Systems Explanation of insider risk challenges Three categories of insider risk (malicious, negligent, compromised) How DTEX Systems is using generative AI Collection of proprietary data to map human behavior on networks Three key areas leveraging Gen AI: customer value,...
Mar 04, 2025•28 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast From cost management to practical implementation, Sage 's Amaya Souarez shares invaluable insights on building AI-powered business tools that deliver measurable value to customers. Topics Include: Amaya Souarez introduced as EVP Cloud Services at Sage Overview of Sage: offers accounting, finance, HR and payroll tech for small businesses Company emphasizes human values alongside technology development Amaya oversees core cloud services and operations across 200+ products Sage Co-Pilot announced a...
Feb 25, 2025•20 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Box 's Chief Product Officer Diego Dugatkin discusses how the enterprise content management platform is leveraging AI through partnerships with AWS Bedrock and continuing to innovate for their customers. Topics Include: Introduction of Diego Dugatkin as Box's Chief Product Officer Box provides cloud content management for enterprise customers Focus on Intelligent Content Management Box serves 115,000 customers including 70% of Fortune 500 Company manages approximately one exabyte of enterprise d...
Feb 18, 2025•19 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast Through case studies of Graviton implementation and GPU integration, Justin Fitzhugh , Snowflake ’s VP of Engineering, demonstrates how cloud-native architecture combined with strategic partnerships can drive technical innovation and build business value. Topics Include: Cloud engineering and AWS partnership Traditional databases had fixed hardware ratios for compute/storage Snowflake built cloud-native with separated storage and compute Company has never owned physical infrastructure Applicatio...
Feb 11, 2025•13 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast In this AWS panel discussion, Naveen Rao , VP of AI of Databricks and Vijay Karunamurthy , Field CTO of Scale AI share practical insights on implementing generative AI in enterprises, leveraging private data effectively, and building reliable production systems. Topics Include: Sherry Marcus introduces panel discussion on generative AI adoption Scale AI helps make AI models more reliable Databricks focuses on customizing AI with company data Companies often stressed about where to start with AI ...
Feb 04, 2025•26 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Suresh Vasudevan , CEO of Sysdig , discusses the evolving challenges of cloud security incident response and the need for new approaches to mitigate organizational risk. Topics Include: Cybersecurity regulations mandate incident response reporting. Challenges of cloud breach detection and response. Complex cloud attack patterns: reconnaissance, lateral movement, exploit. Rapid exploitation - minutes vs. days for on-prem. Importance of runtime, identity, and control plane monitoring. Limitations ...
Jan 28, 2025•34 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast From hard-coded credentials to boardroom buy-in, join four tech security leaders from Clumio , Mongo DB , Symphony and AWS , as they unpack how building the right security culture can be your organization's strongest defense against cyber threats. Topics Include: Security culture is crucial for managing organizational cyber risk Good culture enables quick decision-making without constant expert consultation Many security incidents occur from well-meaning people getting duped Panel includes leade...
Jan 21, 2025•47 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast AWS executive Giancarlo Casella explains how organizations can navigate global privacy regulations and achieve compliant international expansion using AWS's privacy reference architecture. Topics Include: Welcome to executive forum on security and Gen AI Introduction of Giancarlo Casella from AWS Security Assurance Services AWS helps organizations with compliance and audit readiness Global expansion requires understanding local privacy laws Germany and France interpret GDPR differently Germany h...
Jan 14, 2025•28 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Haggai Polak – Chief Product Officer, Securonix and a veteran cybersecurity expert examines how artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and resource constraints are fundamentally transforming the threat landscape for security leaders Topics Include: AI transformation of cybersecurity landscape from past tactical focus CISO accountability and regulatory pressures increasing significantly Attack surface expanding beyond traditional network boundaries Quantum computing threatens current cryptog...
Jan 07, 2025•33 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Yanbing Li , Chief Product Officer at Datadog , outlines how the company has integrated AI and automation into its incident response framework, helping customers manage both traditional security challenges and emerging AI-specific risks. Topics Include: Introduced talk about incident response and CISO liability Datadog founded 14 years ago for cloud-based development Platform unifies observability and security for cloud applications Current environment has too many fragmented security produc...
Dec 30, 2024•24 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast Sanjay Kalra of Zscaler and Randy DeFauw of Amazon Web Services explore the hidden dangers of generative AI security—from invisible text manipulation and deep fakes to data poisoning and dark AI models—while offering practical strategies for protecting your enterprise in this era of generative AI. Topics Include: AI security threats grouped into data, malicious use, trust/safety Data security critical for SaaS-based AI services Model training data vulnerable to poisoning and manipulation GenAI l...
Dec 24, 2024•36 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast This illuminating conversation with CyberArk's SVP of Finance, Nili Serr-Reuven , reveals how the 25-year-old cybersecurity leader successfully transformed from a traditional software company to a SaaS business model in just five quarters - far faster than the industry standard of 2-2.5 years - while maintaining strong margins and customer trust throughout the transition. Topics Include: Introduction to SaaS transformation challenges and opportunities. Tomaz Perc introduces Nili Serr Reuven from...
Dec 19, 2024•41 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Soumya Banerjee , Associate Partner at McKinsey and Company , shares a comprehensive data-driven exploration of how generative AI is transforming the cybersecurity landscape, revealing emerging threats, organizational challenges, and strategic opportunities for security professionals. Topics Include: AI's transformative potential in cybersecurity Survey of 500 cybersecurity professionals Generative AI's impact on security landscape Rising sophistication of phishing attacks Threat actors leveragi...
Dec 17, 2024•40 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast Brendan Ittelson, Chief Ecosystem Officer of Zoom and Fedrico Torreti of AWS share how Zoom and AWS are leveraging generative AI to revolutionize application development, enhance cross-app personalization, and streamline user experiences with intelligent communication tools. Topics Include: Introduction of speakers and session overview. Generative AI's disruptive impact across industries. Reimagining customer experiences with generative AI. Driving productivity through AI-powered applications. C...
Dec 10, 2024•33 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Jonathan Shulman, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company , highlights the transformative potential of AI in the software industry and the evolutions needed to capture emerging market opportunities. Topics Include: AI's transformative potential in the software industry. Why AI is a massive business opportunity. Software industry evolution: Mainframe to Cloud SaaS eras. Potential entrance into a new AI-driven era. AI spend forecast: $15B to $200B by 2026. Most AI spend repurposed from existing I...
Dec 03, 2024•27 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast AWS's Miguel Álava and BoardWave's Phill Robinson explore how European software companies can overcome market fragmentation, leverage cloud and generative AI, and adopt global strategies to scale competitively. Topics Include: Introduction of Miguel Álava and Phill Robinson Overview of BoardWave's mission and community Challenges for European software companies in scaling globally Comparison of US and European software market dynamics Cloud adoption benefits for European software scalability Mod...
Nov 28, 2024•27 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Borstein of RingCentral and Richard Sonnenblick of Planview discuss how AI-driven innovations enhance customer and employee experiences, and unlock organizational growth through cutting-edge tools and strategies. Topics Include: Importance of integrated communication tools for businesses. Challenges caused by disconnected communication platforms. Role of data in enhancing business operations. How RingCentral addresses communication and data integration issues. Benefits of real-time conve...
Nov 26, 2024•24 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Benjamin Flast , Director, Product Management at MongoDB discusses vector search capabilities, integration with AWS Bedrock, and its transformative role in enabling scalable, efficient, and AI-powered solutions. Topics Include: Introduction to MongoDB's vector search and AWS Bedrock Core concepts of vectors and embeddings explained High-dimensional space and vector similarity overview Embedding model use in vector creation Importance of distance functions in vector relations Vector search uses k...
Nov 19, 2024•31 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast David Gildea of Druva shares their approach to building cost-effective, fast generative AI applications, focusing on cybersecurity, data protection, and the innovative use of LLMs for simplified, natural language threat detection. Topics Include: Introduction by Dave Gildea, VP of Product at Druva. Focus on building generative AI applications. Emphasis on cost and speed optimization. Mention of Amazon's Matt Wood keynote. AI experience with kids using "Party Rock." Prediction: GenAI as future wo...
Nov 12, 2024•30 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Urmila Kukreja of Smartsheet and Nick Simha of AWS discuss leveraging Amazon Q ’s Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solution to enhance productivity by enabling employees to quickly access relevant information within secure, integrated workflows like Slack, improving efficiency across the organization. Topics Include: Introduction by Nick Simha, AWS. Overview of Amazon Q ’s role in data analytics and Gen AI. Gen AI’s impact on productivity, ~30% improvement backed by Gartner study findings. G...
Nov 05, 2024•22 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Harold Rivas – Chief Information Security Officer at Trellix , discusses the role of generative AI in cybersecurity, focusing on Trellix's adoption of AI for threat detection and model governance, while emphasizing the importance of privacy, responsible innovation, and cross-functional collaboration. Topics Include: Introduction to generative AI and its impact on cybersecurity Harold’s background in financial services and cybersecurity roles Trellix’s focus on product feedback through the Custom...
Oct 29, 2024•59 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Executive leaders from Arctic Wolf , Docker and Illumio share insights on fostering a strong security culture, balancing innovation with security, and addressing challenges in data protection and AI model development. Topics Include: Overview of security culture in different company teams Importance of guidelines and secure IT infrastructure for AI models Challenges of accessing customer data while maintaining security Need for anonymization in early AI model development Docker's open-source eco...
Oct 22, 2024•32 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Hear the generative AI journeys of Cohere , Epiq , and Forcura , including their market assessments, use case prioritization, responses to ethical and security considerations, while discussing generative AI's impact on healthcare, legal industries, and business applications. Topics Include: Panel Introductions by David Cristini Where is Focura at in their AI journey Summary of Epiq’s AI journey to date Cohere’s AI journey to date Where did each company begin and assessing the market opportunitie...
Oct 16, 2024•48 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast J.B. Brown , VP of Engineering at Smartsheet , shares how integrating Amazon Q with Smartsheet's flexible work management platform has streamlined productivity and enhanced employee support through AI-driven automation. Topics Include: Introduction by J.B. Brown, VP of Engineering at Smartsheet. Story about improving productivity Context about Smartsheet as an enterprise-scale work management platform. Examples of Smartsheet use in healthcare, TV streaming, and small businesses. Focus on not cha...
Oct 08, 2024•23 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast AWS's Shahid Mohammed and Darktrace's Michael Beck discuss how generative AI innovations are transforming cybersecurity by both enhancing defences and introducing new, sophisticated threat management strategies. Topics Include: Shahid Mohammed introduces himself as a lead solution architect at AWS. Mike Beck is Global Chief Information Security Officer at Darktrace . Darktrace specializes in AI-driven cybersecurity solutions for digital environments. Darktrace secures multiple digital data pots:...
Oct 01, 2024•23 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Daryl Martis of Salesforce and Rashna Chadha of AWS share how Amazon Bedrock integrates with Salesforce to enhance AI applications, highlighting the partnership's strategic benefits, AI model customization, and secure deployment options. Topics Include: Introduction to Amazon Bedrock and Salesforce partnership. Overview of Amazon Bedrock as an API-based generative AI service. The strategic collaboration between AWS and Salesforce. Salesforce Data Cloud and its integration with Amazon Bedrock. Ov...
Sep 24, 2024•38 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Ashish Arora , Head of Engineering & Machine Learning, Product Analytics at Autodesk , shares how personalized AI-powered experiences and real-time data can drive product adoption, featuring insights into Autodesk’s transformation journey, leveraging machine learning, and delivering actionable recommendations to millions of users. Topics Include: Real-time data description and examples Leveraging AWS for real time and generative AI services Autodesk’s journey leveraging AWS to transform arch...
Sep 17, 2024•29 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast A panel discussion on presenting on security and data to Boards of Directors, focusing on metrics, ROI, generative AI, securing intellectual property, and strategic board engagement. Topics Include: What security metrics are most valuable for Board of Directors Articulating ROI of security program Quantifying benefits of security program Sales enablement of the security team Driving efficiencies within the business with generative AI and more Quantifying business and template-based reporting to ...
Sep 10, 2024•46 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Lacework ’s VP and Head of Engineering Arash Nikkar, and Product and Security Software Engineer Teddy Reed , discuss their work with generative AI and Amazon Bedrock, focusing on threat detection, chat interface improvements, and the rapid development of AI-driven solutions. Topics Include: Introducing Lacework with Arash Nikkar Working with AWS and Bedrock Focusing on threat detection Lacework ingests over a trillion events each day Composite alerts for detecting anomalies Developing and improv...
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