Justin Borgman, Starburst | theCUBE + NYSE Wired: AI Factories - Data Centers of the Future

In this episode of theCUBE + NYSE Wired's series on AI Factories, Justin Borgman, CEO of Starburst, discusses the critical role that data plays in the development of AI applications. Joined by Dave Vellante, Borgman emphasizes that data, rather than just infrastructure elements like power and silicon, serves as the essential fuel for powering AI capabilities. He elaborates on Starburst’s federated approach to data management, which allows enterprises to create "data products" tailored with business context and metadata, ultimately enhancing the utility and governance of AI applications. The conversation further explores trends observed at Starburst’s customer advisory board, where insights about the evolving role of data in enterprises, the significance of harmonized context, and the shift towards a focus on semantic layers were highlighted.

Key Topics Covered:

• The importance of data as the fuel for AI factories.
• Starburst’s federated approach for assembling data products.
• Trends and insights from Starburst's customer advisory board.
• The evolving role of financial institutions in building on-prem AI capabilities.
• Challenges posed by data silos and the need for a semantic layer.
• Emerging use cases for AI applications in customer support and analytics.
• Starburst's upcoming virtual Datanova event on October 22–23.
• The future potential of edge computing in data querying.