Expert Panel: Strategies to Operationalize Data, Analytics, and AI
Webinar Speaker: Donald Farmer, Research Fellow
Date: Monday, December 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET
Organizations today are rethinking their data foundations for analytics and AI, and it’s more complicated than ever. Modern data environments must handle real-time data streams, support the deployment of analytics and AI models into production, and maintain trust and governance across distributed systems. Yet many companies still struggle with fragmented architectures, manual reporting processes, and the challenge of moving from insights to operational impact. These barriers slow decision-making and limit the business value of data investments.
Join TDWI research fellow Donald Farmer along with experts from insightsoftware as they discuss how to operationalize data, analytics, and AI to accelerate value and drive business performance. Topics include:
- Building the trusted, governed data foundation that enables real-time analytics and AI
- Integrating AI and analytics into operational workflows for faster, more confident decisions
- Automating data delivery and reporting across complex ERP and enterprise systems
- Managing change, monitoring performance, and ensuring ongoing trust in AI-driven operations
Guest Speaker
Sami Akbay
VP, Product Management
insightsoftware Data + Analytics
Sami is the vice president of product management at insightsoftware for the data and analytics business unit. Prior to joining ISW, he was a group product manager at Google Cloud focusing on the data and analytics portfolio. Before Google, Sami Akbay was a founder of Striim where he led commercial and go-to-market activities. He served as the CEO of Altibase, Inc. – an in-memory RDBMS company with customers in financial services, utilities, and telecommunications. Sami was the VP of marketing and product management for GoldenGate Software from 2004 through its acquisition by Oracle. Earlier in his career, he served in product marketing and business development roles at Embarcadero and AltoWeb. He started his career in technical and consulting roles working at Rabobank Nederlands, Hearst New Media, American Stock Exchange, MediaMetrix, OneMain.com (Earthlink), and ALK Associates. He is a graduate of Rutgers University.
Date: December 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 am PT
Donald Farmer