RR010: The big data unlock for AI with Edward Calvesbert, IBM

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The episode discusses the importance of data quality for AI in enterprises with guest Edward Calvesbert from IBM.

AI is only as strong as the data beneath it, and as it moves into the core of the enterprise, fragmented, duplicated, and poorly governed data is no longer hidden in the background, it’s amplified, exposed, and impossible to ignore. This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob are joined by Edward Calvesbert, VP Product Management for IBM watsonx AI & Data Platform, to dig into the foundations of enterprise AI, from data silos and the SaaSpocalypse to lakehouse architectures and agent‑driven workflows. TLDR 00:17 – Introduction 00:55 – Dig in: The big data unlock for AI 14:02 – Conversation with Edward Calvesbert 57:58 – Hiking Mount Rainier near Seattle Guest Edward Calvesbert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecalvesbert/ Hosts Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Sound Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/ Louis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Realities Remixed' is an…

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Hosts: Dave Chapman, Esmee van de Giessen, Rob Kernahan

Guest: Edward Calvesbert

Topics covered

• big data
• AI
• enterprise
• data governance
• lakehouse architectures
• workflows

Keywords

• big data
• AI
• data governance
• enterprise AI
• data silos
• lakehouse architecture
• agent-driven workflows

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Organizations: IBM, Capgemini, watsonx AI & Data Platform

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