Enterprises are at a turning point in how they manage and leverage data in the world of AI. From structured to unstructured, transactional to predictive, organizations are under pressure to unify their data estate, simplify complexity, and create trust at scale. Metadata plays a central role in this transformation—powering governance, discoverability, interoperability, and activation across an open ecosystem. In this session, guest speaker, Forrester VP & Principal Analyst Noel Yuhanna shares his perspective on how the data platform landscape is evolving. We’ll explore why unifying data, analytics, and metadata is essential, how governance enables trust, why zero copy data sharing and openness matter more than ever, and how activation is becoming the true measure of success. Looking ahead, we’ll discuss the rise of agentic data management and what the data platform of the future will look like.
