Inside Informatica: How AI is Automating & Scaling Enterprise Data Management with Gaurav Pathak
March 6, 2025
What if you could redefine enterprise data management with AI—while boosting productivity by 30%? In this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life, host Amy Horowitz sits down with Gaurav Pathak, VP of Product Management for AI and Metadata at Informatica, to explore how AI is turning data from a manual headache into an enterprise-wide superpower. As a DataIQ 2025 Data and AI Leader of the Year nominee, Gaurav delivers actionable strategies to help CDOs, CIOs, and data architects scale operations, enhance governance, and harness AI-driven automation. Tune in now to embrace innovation—without sacrificing security or trust.
In this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life, host and VP of Data Governance and Data Integration Solution Sales at Informatica Amy Horowitz welcomes Gaurav Pathak, VP of Product Management for AI and Metadata at Informatica and DataIQ 2025 Data and AI Leader of the Year nominee, to unravel how AI is transforming data management at scale.
Together, they cut through the noise to discuss:
- How AI is turning data from a technical bottleneck into a business-wide enabler
- Why data quality and governance are non-negotiable for AI success
- How AI is shifting data ownership from IT to business teams
- Key hurdles organizations face when adopting AI-driven solutions—and how to overcome them
- The rapid evolution of agentic AI and its three vectors of development
- The next frontier: AI-powered creativity and its role in modern data management
Whether you’re an enterprise leader looking to future-proof your data strategy or a data architect navigating AI transformation, this episode is packed with expert insights you can apply today.
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