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The Long Arc of Data and AI | Ep. 7 with Reza Rad (RADACAD)
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- Think AI Podcast
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- May 5, 2026
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Summary
The Long Arc of Data and AI with Reza Rad Reza Rad has watched every Microsoft data platform turn since SQL Server. 15-time MVP. Founder of RADACAD. Author of seven books. 10 million YouTube views. In this episode he tells Dave Goyal exactly which workforce AI is replacing, why your Copilot output is only as good as your star schema, and what a 22-year-old should spend the next two years learning if they want to survive the next decade. In this episode: 00:00 Cold open: Who AI is actually replacing 00:34 Welcome and intro 01:48 What has actually changed and what has not in the AI era 07:52 Why Copilot in Power BI fails on a bad data model 10:39 The CFO who got the right Q3 number from stale data 14:59 Why AI is replacing juniors, not seniors 16:02 Real Fabric and AI customer outcomes 20:39 Governance, F-SKUs, and the iceberg under every AI investment 24:49 Mindset, energy, and surviving 20 years of platform turns 29:36 What Reza would tell a 22-year-old today 34:18 Power BI and Fabric Summit and why virtual beats in-person 37:55 Music, pattern, and improvising inside structure 42:13 What kept the content engine running for a decade 44:01 One thing AI-curious, AI-enthusiast, and AI-skeptic should each learn this quarter 47:02 New Zealand vs US adoption curves 49:22 Closing word If this conversation helped you frame your own Power BI, Fabric, or AI strategy, share it with one teammate wrestling with the same questions. Subscribe for weekly conversations on building real AI in real companies. --- 🔗 Links and Resources RADACAD Academy: https://radacad.com Reza on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezarad/ Reza's books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QOdC4I Power BI and Fabric Summit: https://globalpowerbisummit.com/ Think AI Podcast: https://bit.ly/ThinkAIPodcast #PowerBI…