AI Data Bites · 2025-12-23 · 17 min
We’re excited to bring you the second episode of Executive Spotlight, our series featuring Denodo executives and thought leaders shaping the future of data and AI. In this episode, Ravi Shankar, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, and Alberto Pan, Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, explore the next set of predictions from Denodo’s 2026 Data Predictions Report. The discussion focuses on how geopolitical pressures, regulatory mandates, and real-world AI use cases are reshaping enterprise data architectures - and why Logical Data Management is becoming essential for compliance, safety, and production-ready AI. Key Insights from This Episode Geopolitics Drives the Sovereign Data Fabric As global regulations and geopolitical instability intensify, data sovereignty and portability are becoming mandatory. Logical Data Management enables enterprises to avoid cloud lock-in, comply with regulations like the EU Data Act, and share data securely across regions without replication. Physical AI Moves from Concept to Reality AI is no longer confined to software.
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