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Sage Partner - Christopher Reeves on why the value of data is NOT overhyped
Sage Thought Leadership Podcast
English - January 29, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MB - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business accounting enterprise entrepreneur financials sage Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Sage Partner - Anthony Miller on unpacking the meaning of "integrations"
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Christopher Reeves claims to be as passionate about data as he is about food and music. Christopher is the CEO of ZAP, makers of Sage Data and Analytics and is a technologist with a product and finance background. As a 20-year veteran in the manufacturing, ERP and data space, Christopher has lived through many technology hype cycles, but his conviction is that the core value of data cannot be over-hyped.
Summary
The importance of data and its potential value. Christopher Reeves believes data's core value cannot be overhyped, despite technology hype cycles. Data value, AI, and data management. Christopher believes AI will solve data problems in the next decade, but human processes are essential for now. AI's potential to provide new knowledge and reach wisdom level. Ed Kless and Christopher discuss the potential of AI to reach the wisdom level described by Peter Drucker's data pyramid, with Christopher expressing optimism about the possibility. Kless and Christopher agree that AI will not take jobs directly, but rather provide opportunities for those who know how to use it to take jobs from those who don't. AI, data management, and heroes. Christopher names their father as their hero, citing his strong moral compass and gratitude. Christopher Reeves highlights Steven Pinker and Brian Kaplan as intellectual heroes, and shares insights from their books on data management and analytics.