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What exactly is a Catalog, and why has it become such a critical component of the modern Lakehouse architecture and AI workloads? In this episode, we break down the differences between technical catalogs (metastores) and business catalogs, explore how catalogs enable governance and interoperability, and explain why the Iceberg REST Catalog specification became the open standard for sharing Iceberg tables across platforms without vendor lock-in.

Ready to scale your corporate support from chaotic firefighting to structured flight control? In this comprehensive overview, we explore how Cloudera leverages its own technology stack to develop Agent TAM—a powerful suite of autonomous AI agents designed to unlock institutional knowledge, streamline customer workflows, and eliminate technical debt. Whether you want to build an automated Case Analyzer or an intelligent planning companion, this guide provides the exact architectural blueprint to transition your engineering teams from reactive firefighting to proactive, data-driven automation.

Chef Laurent trained under Ducasse. Her knife work was flawless. Then the blade bent before it touched the meat. She was told the proper knives were being used elsewhere. These had worked "well enough" before. Well enough is a difficult standard to cook by. It's a worse one for filing taxes. Your tax team knows the feeling. Fragmented data. Manual reconciliation. Every close cycle a race against "well enough.".

At Snowflake Summit 2026, Gene Teare from Crunchbase and Harsha Kapre, Director at Snowflake Ventures, discuss their joint report examining AI investment trends and capital formation in the data ecosystem. Learn how the market has evolved from 2021's broad exuberance to concentrated investment in AI-ready infrastructure, governance, and agentic applications. Discover what signals indicate a startup is truly enterprise-ready versus experimental, and explore the next phase of capital formation in the agentic AI economy.

ThoughtSpot has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. We’re celebrating this milestone while building for tomorrow, as we shift from the Era of Reporting into the Era of Action. Hear a message from our CEO Ketan Karkhanis on what this shift means for our customers and partners, and how companies can win in this next era of AI BI.

Check out what’s new in ThoughtSpot’s latest release! SpotterModel gets smarter: Build complex data models with AI formula suggestions and instant version rollbacks if you make a mistake. No stress, no lost work. Spotter Instructions: Fully customize Spotter’s persona, formatting rules, and strict guardrails. It says exactly what you want it to say—and nothing it shouldn't. Ad Hoc Analysis: Drop local files directly into Spotter for instant answers, or blend them safely with your governed enterprise data.