Defending Your Valuable Data Assets, with Kristopher Moniz

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Kristopher Moniz serves as the National Data & Analytics Lead for Centric Consulting, an international management consulting firm with unmatched expertise in business transformation, AI strategy, cyber risk management, technology implementation and adoption. Kristopher's focus is helping his clients tackle their Data & Analytics challenges, specifically in the insurance industry, where he has concentrated the last fifteen years of his career. Today we discuss the importance of a data strategy in your organization and the steps to building one.

Conversation Highlights:
[00:40] Microsoft Copilot updates
[02:14] Introducing our guest, Kristopher Moniz
[04:23] Explaining data strategy
[09:49] Building an organizational data strategy
[13:36] Utilizing a business plan
[23:04] Data and AI
[25:27] Security risks with LLMs
[30:19] Compliance laws in the modern landscape
[34:39] Cloud first approach
[39:19] Emerging tech in data and analytics
[42:12] Kristopher's message to IT leaders
Notable Quotes:
"You can't have AI without data." Aaron Bock [23:33]
"Every bit of data has value, you just don't know exactly what that value is yet." Kristopher Moniz [43:16]
Connect With Kristopher Moniz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristophermoniz/
The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT. It is produced by Opkalla, a technology advisory firm that helps their clients navigate the confusion in the technology marketplace and choose the solution that is right for their business.

فصول

1. Microsoft Copilot updates (00:00:40)

2. Introducing our guest, Kristopher Moniz (00:02:14)

3. Explaining data strategy (00:04:23)

4. Building an organizational data strategy (00:09:49)

5. Utilizing a business plan (00:13:36)

6. Data and AI (00:23:04)

7. Security risks with LLMs (00:25:27)

8. Compliance laws in the modern landscape (00:30:19)

9. Cloud first approach (00:34:39)

10. Emerging tech in data and analytics (00:39:19)

11. Kristopher's message to IT leaders (00:42:12)