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AI has changed the rules for data. You may not need perfectly clean data, a huge data lake, or months of preparation before you can start getting value from it.

In this episode, Alex and Jason are joined by Ehsan Emamirad, data and agentic AI expert, to challenge some of the assumptions that still shape Data & AI projects. They discuss why context matters more than ever, how unified data platforms and semantic models are changing the route to value, and why your organisation’s real advantage may not be the data it owns, but what that data actually means.

Book Recommendation:
AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own by Verity Harding

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What happens when professional developers stop just writing code, and start leading teams of AI agents?

In this episode, Alex and Jason are joined by Sebastian Brandt and Paweł Stuczyński to explore how AI is changing software development beyond the vibe-coding hype.

From faster prototypes and AI-assisted reviews, to smaller pull requests, security scanning, QA, cognitive load, agent overload and token costs, this is a practical look at what happens when development gets faster, but the need for quality, governance and good engineering judgement becomes even more important... because AI can help you build more, but someone still needs to know whether what you’ve built is actually any good!

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AI used to chat. Now it’s starting to do the work.

In this episode of Optimise to Innovate, Alex and Jason step back from the agentic AI hype and ask what happens when organisations actually start running this stuff at scale, because one agent is interesting, but a thousand agents is an operating model...

We explore the real-world challenges behind agentic AI, from governance, control planes and non-human identities, to trust, explainability, token costs and FinOps.

We also tackle a bigger question - if agents take on more entry-level work, how do we build the experienced people we’ll still need in five or ten years’ time?

A practical, honest and occasionally sci-fi-adjacent conversation about where AI is heading, what organisations need to think about now, and how to separate the signal from the agentic AI noise.

Further reading: https://www.softwareone.com/en-gb/blog/articles/2026/06/18/five-takeaways-from-the-ai-summit-london-2026

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Vibe coding promises a tempting idea. Describe the app you want, let AI build it, and suddenly anyone can become a creator!

Building something that works is one thing, but building something you can trust is another...

In this episode, Alex and Jason are joined by Gio and Jacek to explore how non-developers are using AI to build apps, automate annoying tasks, and turn domain knowledge into working software. They unpack what vibe coding actually is, why “prompt and pray” only gets you so far, and how a more structured approach can turn AI from a clever toy into a genuinely useful collaborator.

For anyone who has an idea, a problem to solve, or a recurring task they would love to automate, this episode might be what encourages you to stop waiting and start experimenting.

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We're back with a question every business should be asking right now:

Are you oversubscribed?

We're joined by Julian Kuiper and Robert Whyte to unpack the increasing challenge of SaaS sprawl. Whether it's hidden subscriptions, shadow IT, overlapping tools, or a myriad of other reasons, the uncomfortable truth is that many organisations are paying for far more software than they realise.

Subscription software can be both a huge advantage and a serious management headache. If you've ever looked at a software bill and thought “hang on, what even is this?”, this one is for you!

You can follow our guests on LinkedIn:

• Julien - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julienkuijper/
• Robert - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-whyte-a401b959/

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In this episode of Optimise to Innovate, we cut through the hype around agentic AI and ask the big question: is this the future of business process transformation, or just generative AI with a very enthusiastic to-do list?

Expert guests Alex Waldhaus and Seva Shchepanskyi explore why agentic AI is not really about agents at all, but about better process design, stronger data foundations, sensible governance, and knowing when to keep humans firmly in the loop.

From data platforms, governance, and change management to observability, human-in-the-loop design, and the risks of treating AI like magic instead of engineering it like a system, this conversation grounds the topic in real-world execution and practical examples.

A great listen for anyone who wants smarter automation and fewer meetings where someone says the word transformation 14 times...

You can follow our guests on LinkedIn:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-waldhaus-5a5174115/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/vsevolod-shchepanskyi/

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FinOps is not just spreadsheets and frowning, and this episode is proof!

We dive into the people side of cloud cost control, the habits that actually work, and the common mistakes that quietly burn budget. This episode is very practical, with plenty to steal for your own teams.

If your cloud bill has ever made you wince, this one will feel very familiar.

Want to suggest a topic for discussion on a future episode? Simply email Alex and Jason on o2i@softwareone.com.