Fivetran's CPO: closed data stacks won't survive the agent era
From The New Stack Podcast by The New Stack
May 13, 2026 · 23 min · Episode 1623
About this episode
Anjan Kundavaram discusses the challenges of enterprise data systems in the age of AI-driven analytics and introduces Fivetran's vision for Open Data Infrastructure.
At Google Cloud Next 2026, Fivetran Chief Product Officer Anjan Kundavaram argued that enterprise data systems are unprepared for the scale of AI-driven analytics. Unlike humans, AI agents can generate exponentially more queries, often routing them through the same expensive compute infrastructure. Kundavaram compared it to “using a Lamborghini to mow the lawn.” To address this, Fivetran introduced its “Open Data Infrastructure” vision and a benchmark designed to expose hidden AI workload costs in closed ecosystems.
People in this episode
Guest: Anjan Kundavaram
Topics covered
- data systems
- AI-driven analytics
- Open Data Infrastructure
- enterprise technology
- data management
Keywords
- Fivetran
- AI analytics
- data infrastructure
- enterprise data
- Google Cloud Next
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fivetran, Google Cloud
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