Utilizing Tech - The Podcast Series about New and Emerging Technologies
by Tech Field Day - Part of The Futurum Group
09x09: AI Gets Personal with Agents Acting on Our Behalf
About this podcast
Utilizing Tech is a weekly podcast exploring practical technology in the modern enterprise. Each season spotlights an emerging area: three seasons on AI, plus dedicated seasons on CXL and Edge. Season Six revisited AI, while Seasons Seven and Eight—presented by Solidigm—examined AI Data Infrastructure and AI at the Edge. Now, Season Nine turns to Agentic AI.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 166 episodes
- 09x09: AI Gets Personal with Agents Acting on Our Behalf · 36 min · Season 9 Episode 9Agentic AI is an autonomous system that learns, adapts, and uses tools on the behalf of its users. This final episode of Season 9 of Utilizing Tech brings hosts Stephen Foskett…
- 09x08: A Realistic Approach to Agentic AI with Nick Patience of The Futurum Group · 37 min · Season 9 Episode 8As customers try to figure out how to present data to Agentic AI applications, many of them are realizing that it’s time for the storage infrastructure team to step up and take a…
- 09x07: Achieving Business Outcomes using Agentic AI with Luke Norris of Kamiwaza AI · 30 min · Season 9 Episode 7Although there's a lot of skepticism around generative AI, companies are finding incredible practical uses for these new capabilities. This episode of Utilizing Tech brings Luke…
- 09x06: AI Agents are Coming to the Real World with Olivier Blanchard of the Futurum Group · 35 min · Season 9 Episode 6We are surrounded by intelligent devices and these increasingly use various AI interfaces and processing capabilities to support the needs of users. This episode of Utilizing…
- 09x05: The Role of Data Infrastructure in Enterprise AI with Ingo Fuchs of NetApp · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 5As customers try to figure out how to present data to Agentic AI applications, many of them are realizing that it’s time for the storage infrastructure team to step up and take a…
- 09x04: Bringing Agentic AI to Production with Articul8 · 35 min · Season 9 Episode 4Most generative AI work has been fairly general purpose to date, but it is far more effective to develop expert models focused on specific industries. This episode of Utilizing…
- 09x03: Bringing Agentic AI Applications to Market with Brad Shimmin of The Futurum Group · 35 min · Season 9 Episode 3From the very first episode of this podcast back in 2020, we've been focused on practical applications for AI technology, and we're starting to see these come to market with…
- 09x02: Moving Beyond Text for Agentic AI Applications with ApertureData · 38 min · Season 9 Episode 2Our online interactions include audio, video, and sensor data, but most AI applications are still focused on text. This episode of Utilizing Tech considers how we can integrate…
- 09x01: Utilizing Agentic AI with Frederic Van Haren, Guy Currier, and Stephen Foskett · 35 min · Season 9 Episode 1AI is the hottest topic in tech right now, evolving dramatically over the previous eight seasons of this podcast. We are kicking off Utilizing Tech season nine with a discussion…
- 08x12: Revolutionizing Data Infrastructure for AI with WEKA · 32 min · Season 8 Episode 12Fore more episodes: https://www.utilizingtech.com/ Storage software running on modern hardware can deliver incredible performance and capability to support AI applications. This…
- 08x11: Long Live Immersion Cooled Servers with Hypertec · 36 min · Season 8 Episode 11More episodes and seasons of Utilizing Tech: https://utilizingtech.com/ Immersion cooling requires specialized servers designed to operate submerged in a tank of coolant, but…
- 08x10: Cooling at the Edge with DUG · 26 min · Season 8 Episode 10More episodes and seasons of Utilizing Tech: https://utilizingtech.com/ Modern AI servers generate a lot of heat, but the industry is ready with revolutionary technologies like…
- 08x09: Building Data Driven AI Applications with Metrum AI · 33 min · Season 8 Episode 9As enterprises roll out production applications using AI model inferencing, they are finding that they are limited by the amount of memory that can be addressed by a GPU. This…
- 08x08: Spreading Standards and Ideas with Dr. J Metz · 32 min · Season 8 Episode 8Standards bodies don't just set technical specifications, they also drive greater understanding of topics like storage. This episode of Utilizing Tech, brought to you by…
- 08x07: Building Servers for the Edge with Antillion · 38 min · Season 8 Episode 7No matter how we define the edge, the special requirements for use in harsh environments drive unique product decisions. This episode of Utilizing Tech, brought to you by…
- 08x06: HPC Technology Transfer with Los Alamos National Laboratory · 31 min · Season 8 Episode 6Much of what we take for granted in the IT industry was seeded from HPC and the national labs. This episode of Utilizing Tech features Gary Grider, HPC Division Leader at Los…
- 08x05: Bringing IT to Healthcare and Research with PEAK:AIO and Solidigm · 36 min · Season 8 Episode 5AI applications have unique requirements for server infrastructure, so a new platform is required. This episode of Utilizing Tech features Mark Klarzynski of PEAK:AIO discussing…
- 08x04: Using AI for Sustainable Agriculture with Nature Fresh Farms and Solidigm · 31 min · Season 8 Episode 4Much of the conversation on AI is focused on power consumption and chatbots, but there are so many other positive applications for the technology. This episode of Utilizing Tech…
- 08x03: Data at the Edge Needs Protection and Management with Rick Vanover of Veeam · 31 min · Season 8 Episode 3As the use of AI spreads outside the cloud and datacenter, data management and protection has never been more important. This episode of Utilizing Tech, sponsored by Solidigm…
- 08x02: Ultra-Converged Infrastructure from Verge IO · 34 min · Season 8 Episode 2Successful edge infrastructure must be incredibly reliable and adaptable, especially in the AI age. This episode of Utilizing Tech focuses on the ultra-converged infrastructure…







