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Data Unchained

In the digital age, businesses run on data. Especially at a time when workers are distributed across the globe, it"s more important than ever that teams have access to the data they need, when they need it, wherever they are. In this show, we explore the world of decentralized data and the issues it raises for doing business in the 21st century. Host Molly Presley talks with a fascinating lineup of guests, including scientists, business leaders, and thinkers at the cutting edge of data science about

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12:01

Global Namespace for Precision Medicine: The Data...

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2026/03/20

Global namespace is becoming a critical strategy for cancer genomics, precision medicine, and life sciences data infrastructure. In this episode of Data Unchained, Molly Presley speaks with William Baird from Guardant Health about managing 160PB of genomic data across HPC, on prem systems, and multi-cloud environments. They break down why 80% of this data is still active, how researchers need faster access without worrying about where data lives, and why global namespace could become a major

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44:16

Understanding AI Readiness Before Implementation w/...

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2026/03/06

Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating across industries, but many organizations are discovering that the real challenge is not the technology. It is the data behind it. In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley speaks with Juan Sequeda and Tim Gasper from ServiceNow about what it truly means for enterprises to become AI ready. The conversation explores why metadata, governance, and context are becoming critical foundations for AI strategy, how companies are moving from experimentation

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35:18

Data Storage Shortage: What Options Do You Have? w/...

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2026/02/20

The global SSD shortage is reshaping data infrastructure, storage planning, and enterprise scale workloads. In this episode of Data Unchained, we talk with storage journalist Chris Mellor of Blocks and Files about the causes behind the NAND supply crisis, the pressure on GPU pipelines, the rise in flash pricing, and the limited fab capacity that will continue into 2027. We explore the future of disk technology, the growth of vector driven data, the increasing demand for high bandwidth memory, and

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33:58

Inside the SSD Shortage Crisis w/ Tom Coughlin

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2026/02/06

In this episode of Data Unchained, Molly Presley sits down with storage industry legend Tom Coughlin to break down the surge in global demand for NAND, DRAM, SSDs, and hard drives. AI is reshaping the storage market faster than anyone anticipated, and this conversation delivers the clearest look yet at what is happening, why it happened, and what enterprises can do about it.Tom and Molly dive deep into pricing spikes, long lead times, supply chain pressures, workflow strategies, data movement

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22:35

The Race to Build the Right SSDs for the AI...

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2026/01/23

In this episode of Data Unchained, we sit down with Hao Zhong, CEO and Co-Founder of ScaleFlux, for an in-depth conversation on the future of storage, the rise of computational SSDs, and the massive shift underway in data center architecture. Hao shares the evolution from HDD to SSD, the impact of PCIe and NVMe on performance, how modern acceleration frameworks emerged, and why high-density storage is becoming essential for today’s rapidly scaling workloads. The conversation explores supply chain

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16:44

How Data Chaos is the Real Killer of AI w/ Ari Berman

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2026/01/09

In this Supercomputing edition of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley is joined live from the St. Louis Convention Center by Ari Berman, former Founder and CEO of Fireteam and current member of the Starfish team. The conversation explores the growing convergence of high performance computing, AI, and large scale data management, with a focus on unstructured data visibility, global file systems, and shared data stewardship across science, life sciences, and enterprise environments. Ari and Molly

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37:26

A Look Inside How AI Would Work in the LIbrary of...

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2025/12/19

In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley is joined by Carl Watts of the Library of Congress for a deep dive into what it takes to manage and preserve one of the largest and most complex data environments in the world. Carl shares firsthand insight into overseeing more than 150 petabytes of historical data, navigating large scale tape migrations, and confronting the governance, copyright, and operational challenges that come with applying AI to national archives. The conversation

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11:57

How Vanderbilt Slashed Millions In Storage Costs &...

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2025/12/03

In this Supercomputing 25 edition of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley talks with Hunter Hagewood of Vanderbilt University’s ACCRE research computing center about the urgent storage and performance challenges that pushed Vanderbilt to rethink its entire HPC strategy. Hunter explains how procurement delays, faculty chargeback pressures, millions of small medical imaging files, manual GPU data staging, and rapidly growing research datasets created a breaking point that traditional appliance based

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24:24

Hammerspace Breaks IO500 Barriers: How They Built the...

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2025/11/20

In this landmark 100th episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Jonathan Flynn, Director of Applied Systems at Hammerspace, live from Supercomputing 2025. Together they explore the performance engineering breakthroughs that enabled Hammerspace and Samsung to deliver a historic IO500 10 Node Production result using only standard Linux, the upstream NFSv4.2 client, and off the shelf NVMe hardware.This episode breaks down how the Hammerspace Data Platform delivered more than a 33

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27:38

How To Protect Your Data From AI w/ Ellison Anne...

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2025/11/14

In this episode of Data Unchained we sit down with Ellison Anne Williams, Founder and CEO of Enveil, to explore one of the most important questions in modern technology: how do you protect your data from AI. In this conversation, Ellison Anne breaks down how data can be used securely across environments you do not own, trust, or control, why AI models silently leak sensitive information, and how encrypted computation is transforming the future of AI, cybersecurity, finance, and national security

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20:45

Look Back: Accelerating Access to Data w/ Harry Carr

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2025/10/24

As we count down to the 100th episode of Data Unchained, we’re revisiting one of the conversations that perfectly captures the spirit of this show: how data mobility is transforming business.In this look-back episode, host Molly Presley welcomes Harry Carr, CEO of Vcinity, for a deep dive into the technology that’s redefining how enterprises access and move data across distributed environments. Harry explains why hybrid cloud exists, how Vcinity accelerates data access without duplication or

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39:59

Saving Watts for GPUs? Put DPUs to work with Power...

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2025/10/09

Welcome to another episode of Data Unchained hosted by Molly Presley. In this episode, Molly sits down with Ted Weatherford, VP of Business Development at Xsight Labs, to explore the cutting-edge future of data infrastructure. They dive deep into the rise of DPUs (Data Processing Units), how they compare to GPUs, and why 800G networking could change the balance of supercomputing forever. From AI data centers and neo cloud architectures to the Open Flash Platform initiative, this conversation

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30:43

How the White House is Assessing AI Policy w/ Paul Lekas

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2025/09/26

In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Paul Lekas, Head of Global Public Policy for the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), to explore the future of data, AI, and public policy. From privacy legislation to the challenges of AI training data, Paul offers a unique perspective on how industry, government, and civil society must work together to build a trustworthy data ecosystem.You can find out more about Chris and SIIA by visiting their

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32:06

The Hidden Data Battles Driving The AI Revolution w/...

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2025/09/12

Chris Mohr, President of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), joins us to unpack the legal and policy challenges shaping the future of data, AI, and digital information. Discover how companies, policymakers, and innovators can prepare for an era where AI regulation, copyright liability, and privacy standards are evolving faster than ever. If you’re a CIO, CTO, or business leader navigating decentralized data, compliance, and digital transformation, this episode will give you

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43:52

The Infrastructure Revolution for AI Factories w/...

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2025/08/29

In this episode of Data Unchained,we sit down with David Flynn, Founder and CEO of Hammerspace, to explore how next-generation infrastructure is transforming the future of AI factories, hyperscaler data centers, and enterprise-scale AI deployments. From exabyte-in-a-rack architectures to parallel file systems native in Linux, this conversation reveals how organizations can drastically lower CapEx, OpEx, and power consumption while unlocking unprecedented performance density.Cyberpunk by jiglr |

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29:41

Inside AMD: How Women are Shaping the Future of CXL...

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2025/08/15

In this episode, Rita Gupta, AMD Fellow and recent recipient of the Superwomen of FMS Leadership Award, shares her 25-year journey in technology—from being one of the only women in engineering school to leading innovation in CXL, memory technologies, and supercomputing infrastructure at AMD. She opens up about career-defining moments, the importance of embracing discomfort for growth, and her mission to mentor the next generation of women in tech.Discover how Rita is helping shape the future of data

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40:58

How AI is Finally Delivering Digital Transformation's...

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2025/08/01

What does AI transformation really look like inside a 180-year-old company? In this episode of Data Unchained, we are joined by Younes Hairej, founder and CEO of Aokumo Inc, a trailblazing company helping enterprises in Japan and beyond bridge the gap between business intent and AI execution. From deploying autonomous AI agents that eliminate the need for dashboards and YAML, to revitalizing siloed, analog systems in manufacturing, Younes shares what it takes to modernize legacy infrastructure

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31:49

The Superpower Data Teams Are Missing w/ Scott Taylor

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2025/07/18

What if the reason your data strategy is failing has nothing to do with technology—and everything to do with storytelling? In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Scott Taylor, “The Data Whisperer,” to unpack why data leaders keep missing the mark when trying to engage the business. With decades of experience helping global enterprises understand the value of foundational data, Scott makes a powerful case for why “data quality” doesn’t sell, why AI without clean inputs

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38:56

How Data and AI are Transforming Healthcare w/ RJ...

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2025/07/04

In this episode of Data Unchained, we are joined by RJ Kedziora, CEO and co-founder of Estenda Solutions, for a deep dive into the massive and urgent data challenges facing healthcare. We explore the decades-long lag in healthcare data integration, how AI is quietly transforming clinical workflows, and the critical difference between data overload and actionable insight. From diabetic retinopathy surveillance to AI-powered ambient listening and personalized health tracking, this conversation breaks

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37:04

Is Master Data Management the Missing Link in Your AI...

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2025/06/20

In this episode of Data Unchained, we sit down with Malcolm Hawker, former Gartner analyst and Chief Data Officer at Profisee, to expose the real barriers to AI adoption. We explore why Master Data Management (MDM) is the foundation enterprises overlook, how decentralized systems and unstructured data derail governance, and why CDOs must evolve their role or risk irrelevance. This conversation challenges the myth of a single source of truth, breaks down the politics of data ownership, and offers a

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