Tech Barometer · 2026-07-29 · 5 min
An estimated 80% of all existing digital data isn't neatly organized in rows and columns, but that unstructured data can unlock significant value and fuel enterprise AI applications, explains data solutions specialist Kailin Hart. Get tech leader insights to move faster and smarter. Get more stories by subscribing to The Forecast . Video transcript: Kaitlin Hart: I'm Caitlin Hart, director of strategic partnerships at Pryon. I help build together ecosystems and technologies with our partner to build full value driven solutions for our customers. Ken Kaplan: Now tell me how you got into this. Kaitlin Hart: Well, I'm a data nerd. I've been a data nerd in all kinds of different capacities of the market for almost 20 years. I have spent a lot of time in machine learning before it was popular. And then most recently I've moved into unstructured data transformation at Pryo. Ken Kaplan: And what pulled you to the other side? Kaitlin Hart: To the other side of data? Well, so I spent so much time in structured data trying to help customers solve really critical problems there, but it's only 20% of all data is actually structured.
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