Matthias Funke and Thomas Chu lead the team shaping IBM's strategy for hybrid data management. They join host Al Martin for a deep dive into trends around data management across cloud environments — from private, to public, to multicloud. Matthias and Thomas each started as software developers in the trenches of data and analytics, and they bring that knowledge of fundamentals to their work with large organizations  in the grip of rapid change.----------------------------Shownotes00:00 - Check us out on YouTube and SoundCloud! 00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn & Twitter 00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn & Twitter 00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn & Twitter 01:25 - Connect with Matthias Funke on LinkedIn02:29 - Connect with Thomas Chu on LinkedIn10:02 - Prepare your data for AI.19:25 - What is data efficiency? 22:01 - What is cloud computing?