In this episode of the Data & AI Podcast, hosts Steve Bryen, CTO at Mesh-AI, and Eric Papaluca, Principal Consultant at Mesh-AI, are joined by Adrian Hornsby, CEO and founder of Resilium Labs, focused at helping customers improve system resilience. Together, they explore what it really takes to build resilient systems and cultures that can adapt, recover, and thrive in the face of disruption.From the hard lesson of accidentally deleting a production database, to leading Chaos Engineering at Amazon, Adrian shares decades of experience turning incidents into learning opportunities. He explains why resilience isn’t something you buy, it’s something you build, and why cultural foundations are just as critical as technical tools in achieving operational excellence.This episode dives deep into:Chaos vs. resilience engineering - and why the distinction mattersHow game days, postmortems, and psychological safety drive true learningThe prevention paradox: why good resilience often looks like “nothing happening”How AI creates both new opportunities and new risks in incident responseWhy building resilience means transferring knowledge, not just deploying toolsWhether you’re scaling distributed systems, leading incident response, or building a culture of reliability, this is a must-listen for anyone serious about resilience in the age of AI.“Good resilience is invisible — its output is non-events.” – Adrian Hornsby Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operationalising AI in Financial Services
In this episode of the Data & AI Podcast, host Steve Barrett is joined by Amit Nandi, Solution and Data Architect at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank.Amit shares how Barclays migrated its data estate to AWS, built a data mesh to empower quants, and tackled the security and compliance challenges of AI in banking. He also explores the shift from MLOps to AgentOps, the importance of domain expertise, and how to drive real adoption of AI in complex, regulated industries.Whether you’re modernising data platforms or preparing for the next wave of AI, this is a candid look at the future of operationalising AI in financial services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Data Chaos to Data Culture: How Financial Services Can Build Foundations That Last
In this episode of the Data & AI Podcast, host Josh Walker is joined by two heavyweights of enterprise data: Peter Jackson, Interim Global Head of Data at Schroders, and Jez Davies, Global Head of Data Products at Northern Trust. Together, they unpack the cultural, structural, and strategic barriers to becoming truly data-driven in Financial Services, and what it really takes to overcome them. From data silos and sceptical execs, to failed initiatives and abandoned data villages, this episode explores why data transformation is less about tools and more about mindset. You’ll hear hard-won lessons on introducing product thinking into data, reshaping organisational behaviour's, and why "data governance by stealth" might be the future... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AI Transformation – A Partner Perspective on Avoiding Failure and Driving Success
80% of AI initiatives fail – stuck in pilots, misaligned with business strategy, or unable to scale. With AI investment soaring, the cost of inaction is rising.In this episode, Jacob Parsons (CEO, Mesh-AI) and Phil Le-Brun (Director, Enterprise Strategy, AWS) share practical advice for business leaders on why AI transformations fail – and how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to align business and technology for long-term success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The UK's Clean Power Mission – How to Accelerate the UK’s Trajectory
Is the UK’s Clean Power Mission too ambitious? What stands in its way? Are we too focused on blockers and not enough on opportunities?Join EnergyUK’s Dhara Vyas, Green Alliance’s Laura Sandys CBE and Ofgem’s Marzia Zafar for a deep dive into making a net zero transition a reality and digitalising the UK’s energy system.Laura Sandys: “We shouldn’t wait for a crisis to adopt digitalisation.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A podcast that explores the developments, insights and trends across data, AI and the technology that powers it. Join the Mesh-AI team and special guests as they delve into the latest news and discuss the challenges on how enterprises are reimagining how they use data and AI to benefit their customers. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or just wanting to find out more about this constantly changing space, our podcast has something for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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