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Eye On A.I.#264 Amr Awadallah: Vectara’s Mission To Make AI Hallucination-Free & Enterprise ReadyAGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What’s stopping large language models from being truly enterprise-ready? In this episode, Vectara CEO and co-founder Amr Awadallah breaks down how his team is solving one of AI’s biggest problems: hallucinations. From his early work at Yahoo and Cloudera to building Vectara, Amr shares his mission to make AI accurate, secure, and explainable. He dives deep into why RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is essential, how Vect...2025-06-2238 min
jawbreaker.ioExploring AI Hallucinations The Growing Challenge of Trusting Intelligent SystemsWelcome to today’s podcast! We’re diving into a growing concern about AI models: hallucinations. A recent technical report from OpenAI reveals that its latest models, o3 and o4-mini, are hallucinating at alarming rates—51 percent and 79 percent respectively—when tested on the SimpleQA benchmark. This is a significant increase from the earlier o1 model, which had a 44 percent hallucination rate.
AI has always had issues with inaccuracies, and as Amr Awadallah, the CEO of Vectara, points out, "AI models will always hallucinate." Experts like University of Washington’s Hannaneh Hajishirzi acknowledge that we still don’t fully unde...2025-05-0701 min
Category VisionariesAmr Awadallah, CEO & Founder of Vectara: $53 Million Raised to Build the RAG-as-a-Service CategoryVectara is pioneering the field of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), addressing the critical challenge of hallucinations in AI systems. With over $53 million in funding, Vectara has positioned itself as the go-to platform for enterprises seeking to combat "RAG sprawl" while building AI assistants and agents that are accurate, secure, and explainable. In this episode of Category Visionaries, I sat down with Amr Awadallah, CEO and Founder of Vectara, to explore his journey from Egyptian immigrant to serial entrepreneur and his vision for creating AI systems that enterprises can truly trust.
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Amr's journey from Egypt...2025-03-3133 minCategory VisionariesAmr Awadallah, CEO & Founder of Vectara: $53 Million Raised to Build the RAG-as-a-Service CategoryVectara is pioneering the field of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), addressing the critical challenge of hallucinations in AI systems. With over $53 million in funding, Vectara has positioned itself as the go-to platform for enterprises seeking to combat "RAG sprawl" while building AI assistants and agents that are accurate, secure, and explainable. In this episode of Category Visionaries, I sat down with Amr Awadallah, CEO and Founder of Vectara, to explore his journey from Egyptian immigrant to serial entrepreneur and his vision for creating AI systems that enterprises can truly trust.
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Amr's journey from Egypt...2025-03-3133 min
The AI Voiceأسرار الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال | الجزء الثاني | د. عمرو عوض الله | The Ai Voice Podcastالجزء الثاني من أول حلقة من الموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast!في الحلقة دي، عمر المنير بيستضيف واحد من أهم الشخصيات في عالم الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال، د. عمرو عوض الله. @vectara @awadallah هنكتشف مع بعض:🔹ايه هي @vectara 🔹هل يمكن للذكاء الاصطناعي أن يحل محل البشر؟🔹هل يمكننا تحسين التعليم باستخدام التكنولوجيا؟🔹كيف يمكن للتكنولوجيا أن تخلق وظائف جديدة؟🔹كيف يمكن للتكنولوجيا أن تجعل حياتنا أسهل؟🔹كيف يمكننا تنظيم استخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي؟ 🔹التعليم الذاتي للأنظمة🔹كيف بدأت مسيره د. عمرو عوض الله في جوجل! 🔹كيف يمكن للشركات الصغيرة أن تنجح؟🔹كيف يمكن للحكومات أن تدعم الشركات الصغيرة؟🔹كيف تؤثر القرارات الأمريكية علي الشركات الصغيرة؟🔹قصة نجاح ستيف جوبز: كيف بدأت؟الموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast برعاية @Wuzzuf Powered By Meska.ai#aivoice #Amr_Awadallah2025-02-111h 00
The AI Voice Podcastأسرار الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال | الجزء الثاني | د. عمرو عوض الله | The Ai Voice Podcastالجزء الثاني من أول حلقة من الموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast!في الحلقة دي، عمر المنير بيستضيف واحد من أهم الشخصيات في عالم الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال، د. عمرو عوض الله. @vectara @awadallah هنكتشف مع بعض:🔹ايه هي @vectara 🔹هل يمكن للذكاء الاصطناعي أن يحل محل البشر؟🔹هل يمكننا تحسين التعليم باستخدام التكنولوجيا؟🔹كيف يمكن للتكنولوجيا أن تخلق وظائف جديدة؟🔹كيف يمكن للتكنولوجيا أن تجعل حياتنا أسهل؟🔹كيف يمكننا تنظيم استخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي؟ 🔹التعليم الذاتي للأنظمة🔹كيف بدأت مسيره د. عمرو عوض الله في جوجل! 🔹كيف يمكن للشركات الصغيرة أن تنجح؟🔹كيف يمكن للحكومات أن تدعم الشركات الصغيرة؟🔹كيف تؤثر القرارات الأمريكية علي الشركات الصغيرة؟🔹قصة نجاح ستيف جوبز: كيف بدأت؟الموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast برعاية @Wuzzuf Powered By Meska.ai#aivoice #Amr_Awadallah2025-02-111h 00
The AI Voiceأسرار الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال | الجزء الأول | د. عمرو عوض الله | The Ai Voice Podcast S2E1الجزء الأول من أول حلقة من الموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast! في الحلقة دي، عمر المنير بيستضيف واحد من أهم الشخصيات في عالم الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال، د. عمرو عوض الله. @awadallah @vectara هنكتشف مع بعض:🔹 بداية مشوار عمرو عوض الله من القاهرة لستانفورد🔹 كواليس تأسيس Cloudera وثورة البيانات الضخمة🔹 كيف بيقود الابتكار في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي و AGI مع Vectara؟🔹 رؤيته لمستقبل الذكاء الاصطناعي والتحديات اللي جايةالموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast برعاية @Wuzzuf Powered By Meska.ai#aivoice#Amr_Awadallah2025-02-1153 min
The AI Voice Podcastأسرار الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال | الجزء الأول | د. عمرو عوض الله | The Ai Voice Podcast S2E1الجزء الأول من أول حلقة من الموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast! في الحلقة دي، عمر المنير بيستضيف واحد من أهم الشخصيات في عالم الذكاء الاصطناعي و ريادة الأعمال، د. عمرو عوض الله. @awadallah @vectara هنكتشف مع بعض:🔹 بداية مشوار عمرو عوض الله من القاهرة لستانفورد🔹 كواليس تأسيس Cloudera وثورة البيانات الضخمة🔹 كيف بيقود الابتكار في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي و AGI مع Vectara؟🔹 رؤيته لمستقبل الذكاء الاصطناعي والتحديات اللي جايةالموسم الثاني من The Ai Voice Podcast برعاية @Wuzzuf Powered By Meska.ai#aivoice#Amr_Awadallah2025-02-1153 min
Slice of Technology#47 - Amr Awadallah, CEO & Co-Founder at VectaraJoin us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Amr Awadallah, CEO & Co-Founder at Vectara.What you’ll get out of this episode:Amr Awadallah's Entrepreneurial Journey: From Yahoo to Cloudera, and now leading Vectara, a cutting-edge AI company.Solving AI's Hallucination Problem: How Vectara ensures AI accuracy for business-critical applications.Importance of Explainability: Why transparent decision-making is vital in regulated industries.Enterprise AI Adoption: Balancing excitement and caution, and advice for starting with AI in business.Future of AI Providers: Insights on com...2025-02-0518 min
Fund/Build/ScaleNavigating Blue Oceans: Key Insights for Emerging Founders from Vectara CEO/co-founder Amr AwadallahAmr Awadallah is the CEO and co-founder of Vectara. Previously, he co-founded Cloudera, which went public in 2017 and was acquired for $5.3 billion, and also served as VP of Developer Relations at Google Cloud. His first startup, Aptivia, was acquired by Yahoo, where he later became VP of Product Intelligence Engineering.
I talked to him about his experience as an immigrant in Silicon Valley, the frameworks he’s built to articulate vision and credibility, and what he’s learned about pitching investors and recruiting top talent over the years.
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(3:39) “ The more technical definition of what...2025-01-2452 min
The Joe Reis ShowAmr Awadallah - Making AI Work in Enterprise, What Makes Humans Unique, and MoreThe first time I met Amr Awadallah, he struck me as a rare person genuinely curious about the world and how technology and AI impact it.
We discuss his early roots as an entrepreneur, the founding of Cloudera and Vectara, the challenges of AI in enterprises, what makes humans unique, and much more.2024-12-2648 min
Future of Data and AIThe Future of AI - What Will It Mean for Different Industries and the Job Market? | Amr Awadallah (Part 2)This episode features an engaging discussion between Raja Iqbal, Founder and CEO of Data Science Dojo, and Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO of Vectara, the trusted GenAI Platform for All Builders.In this episode, Raja Iqbal sits down with Amr, a successful entrepreneur and a leader in the tech world, to talk about how technology is shaping our lives and work. They discuss how businesses can adapt to the rapid changes brought by new tools, the challenges faced by different industries, and how technology can improve our lives.Amr shares fascinating insights about how...2024-12-2336 min
Born In Silicon ValleyFrom Co-founding $5.3B Cloudera to Vectara: Helping Developers Build Trusted AI Assistants for Apps Fast!In this episode, we sit down with Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO of Vectara, a leading generative AI platform. With over 25 years of experience in scalable systems, big data, and AI, Amr shares his journey from Yahoo and Google Cloud to founding Vectara. Discover how Vectara is transforming the generative AI landscape by providing a trusted platform for business data, addressing challenges like hallucinations, bias, copyright infringement, and data privacy.
Amr discusses the evolution of AI technology, the importance of responsible AI practices, and how Vectara is positioned to lead the way in GenAI solutions. Learn about...2024-11-0944 min
Product TalkEP 471 - Vectara CEO and Head of Product Marketing on Scaling AI Enterprise BusinessesHow are leading AI companies scaling their enterprise businesses? In this episode hosted by Sid Shaik, we dive deep into the strategies and insights from Vectara CEO Amr Awadallah and Vectara Head of Marketing Sean Anderson, as they share their experiences in scaling enterprise software businesses. As the AI market continues to evolve rapidly, Amr and Sean discuss the importance of adaptability, identifying worthy problems to solve, and building high-performing teams to navigate the challenges. They explore the nuances of product-led growth, the role of instrumentation and data-driven decision making, and their predictions for the future of the AI...2024-10-2550 min
The Bearhug Experience(Funding Recap #15) Bearhug Recruiting's Early & Growth Stage Tech Startup Funding Recap! 7/22/24Here’s this week’s startup funding recap:
1. Jacobi Robotics, led by Max Cao, has raised a $5 million Seed funding round. Jacobi Robotics is commercializing AI-powered motion planning technology to improve robot programming and performance.
2. Alvys, led by Nick Darman, has raised a $20.5 million Series A funding round. Alvys provides a cloud-based logistics platform that enhances supply chain management efficiency.
3. Halo Industries, led by Andrei Iancu, has raised an $80 million Series B funding round. Halo Industries develops laser manufacturing technology for the semiconductor industry, offering lower-cost, higher-quality alternatives to mechanical processes.
4. Coas...2024-10-2409 minFuture of Data and AIAmr Awadallah's Journey from Tech Giants to Vectara: Data, Cloud Computing, AI, & Entrepreneurship (Part 1)This episode features an engaging discussion between Raja Iqbal, Founder and CEO of Data Science Dojo, and Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO of Vectara, the trusted GenAI Platform for All Builders. Raja sits down with Amr Awadallah, a visionary who has played a key role in shaping the world of technology. From his early days at Microsoft to his leadership roles at VMware and Vectara, Awadallah has been a driving force behind groundbreaking innovations in data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.This episode is a must-watch for anyone interested in a comprehensive outlook on AI's current state and future...2024-09-1645 min
The Ravit ShowImportance of Reliability, Transparency, and Accountability in Building Trustworthy AI SolutionsI had the pleasure of interviewing Amr Awadallah, and Amin Ahmad, Co-Founders of Vectara on The Ravit Show at Incorta's NoLimit Conference yesterday. Here are some key insights from our conversation:
- We discussed how Vectara defines trust in generative AI systems. They emphasized the importance of reliability, transparency, and accountability in building trustworthy AI solutions.
- Amr and Amin highlighted the challenges that bias, copyright issues, and hallucinations pose for generative AI. They provided insights into how these challenges can impact the effectiveness and ethical considerations of AI applications.
- We explored how control enhances the utility and...2024-07-2313 minBorn In Silicon ValleyAmr Awadallah of Vectara: The Future of Generative AI PlatformsIn this episode, we sit down with Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO of Vectara, a leading generative AI platform. With over 25 years of experience in scalable systems, big data, and AI, Amr shares his journey from Yahoo and Google Cloud to founding Vectara. Discover how Vectara is transforming the generative AI landscape by providing a trusted platform for business data, addressing challenges like hallucinations, bias, copyright infringement, and data privacy.
Amr discusses the evolution of AI technology, the importance of responsible AI practices, and how Vectara is positioned to lead the way in GenAI solutions. Learn about...2024-07-1644 min
Moghamra مغامرة#024 Amr Awadallah: Advice From a Multi-billion Dollar FounderDr. Amr Awadallah is the CEO and Cofounder of Vectara, a company that is enabling organizations to leverage GenAI in business applications by reducing risks from hallucinations, bias, copyright infringement, and model weight pollution.
Amr previously served as VP of Developer Relations for Google Cloud. Prior to joining Google in Nov 2019, Amr co-founded Cloudera in 2008 and as Global CTO, he spent 11 years working closely with enterprises around the world on how to ingest and extract value from big data (he famously coined the concept of “schema-on-read vs schema-on-write”). Cloudera went public in 2017 on the NYSE, and was acquired by KKR...2024-04-2644 min![Ai Experience [in english]](https://image.ausha.co/89rec51cgNeGPYzZ88ZqQEtmMVWWGc5T2OOWlzQX_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1692759190)
Ai Experience [in english]Hallucinations, Disruptions, and Innovations: How AI Redefines BoundariesAre you ready to navigate the complex landscape where AI challenges reality and reshapes our future? In this episode of "AI Experience," I sit down with Amr Awadallah, a visionary in the realm of artificial intelligence and the founder of Vectara. Amr brings to the table a wealth of knowledge from his groundbreaking work in the industry, including pivotal roles at Google and Yahoo. Join us as we delve into a conversation that transcends mere speculation, where Amr demystifies the phenomenon of AI hallucinations and elucidates their implications for data interpretation and decision-making processes...2024-03-1040 min![Ai Experience [en français]](https://image.ausha.co/njw95PpsTlnwmYZDNgawxb7GMjWfYOPCpEQnhJFz_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1692759153)
Ai Experience [en français]En bref : résumé de l’épisode “Hallucinations, Disruptions, and Innovations: How AI Redefines Boundaries”Entre hallucinations, disruptions et innovations, comment l'IA s’intègre toujours plus profondément dans notre monde? Dans cet épisode d'AI Experience, je vous résume l’entretien en anglais que j’ai eu avec Amr Awadallah, fondateur de la startup Vectara située dans la Silicon Valley. Amr démystifie le phénomène des hallucinations de l'IA et élucide leurs implications pour l'interprétation des données et les processus de prise de décision. Nous explorons aussi les disruptions que l'IA introduit dans les entreprises et ce que cela signifie pour le futur du travai...2024-03-1005 min
UNPAK3D PodcastEpisode 4: Amr Awadallah- Winning in Competitive MarketsJoin us for this fantastic conversation with Amr Awadallah, the founder of Cloudera and Vectara. We covered a wide range of topics on company building and lessons learned during a long, successful career.
00:45- Amr’s journey to the Valley and breaking in as an immigrant
6:22- Embarking on the Entrepreneurial Journey and Building a Lasting Business
23:30- The art of blending simplicity with technical depth in product
25:05- Balancing culture and talent
31:20- Spotlight on Vector
38:05- Signs of PMF, When to Speed Up...2024-02-1547 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDave Kellogg, SaaS whisperer and EIR at Balderton Capital, predicts the future of AI, Silicon Valley, and venture capitalDave Kellogg is an advisor, director, consultant, angel investor, and blogger focused on enterprise software startups. He’s the executive-in-residence (EIR) at Balderton Capital and the principal of his own eponymous consulting business.He brings an uncommon perspective to startup challenges having 10 years’ experience at each of the CEO, CMO, and independent director levels across 10+ companies ranging in size from zero to over $1B in revenues.Dave also authors the Kellblog which covers topics related to starting, leading, and scaling enterprise software startups including strategy, marketing, positioning, messaging, management, go-to-market, SaaS metrics, and ventu...2024-01-2931 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsWade Foster, Zapier co-founder and CEO, discusses the journey from intern to $5B unicornWe've had amazing unicorn CEOs recently on this podcast but today's a first. Wade Foster, CEO and co-founder of Zapier grew his company to a $5B valuation in 2021 on a $1.3M raise in 2012. Let that sink in. The power of product-market fit and listening to your customers is impossible to overstate.Wade and his co-founders Bryan and Mike launched Zapier in 2012 as part of the YC S12 batch.The company has grown to more 800 employees in 40 countries and the product is used by 2.2M businesses and integrates more than 5,000 apps that have been used to...2024-01-0135 min
The SaaS CFO$28.5M Raised to Train AI On Your Own DataWelcome to another episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast! In this episode, our host Ben sits down with Amr Awadallah, the founder and CEO of Vectara. Amr shares his impressive background as a seasoned entrepreneur, from being the VP of Developer Relations at Cloud to founding and serving as CTO of Cloudera, and his time at Yahoo. He also discusses his journey from wanting to be a professor to being drawn into the world of entrepreneurship at Stanford. Amr dives into the details of Vectara, a company that offers a powerful AI tool that allows users to le...2023-11-2124 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAmr Awadallah, CEO of Vectara and co-founder of Cloudera, discusses the future of AI searchAmr and I met on a genAI panel and everything he said was both insightful and contrarian. Immediately, I knew I wanted to introduce him to you. Amr is a legend in the search space who, by the way, also founded Cloudera which went public in 2017 at a valuation of over $5B.Dr. Amr Awadallah is a luminary in the world of information retrieval. He's the CEO and cofounder of Vectara, a company that is revolutionizing how we find meaning across all languages of the world using the latest advances in Deep Neural Networks, Large Language Models...2023-11-1336 min
Open Source Startup PodcastE108: LLM-Powered Search For Your Own DataAmr Awadallah is CEO of Vectara, the LLM search engine that's powered by users' own data. Amr was previously the Founder & CTO of Cloudera and brings many learnings from that experience to Vectara, including what to open source vs. keep proprietary.
Vectara has raised $29M from investors including Race Capital.
In this episode, we dig into the importance of ease of use and building for the average developer instead of the Silicon Valley developer, taking an "open periphery" approach to open source, how the GenAI wave is similar and different from the Big Data wave...2023-10-0244 min
The Data Stack Show157: From Search Engine to Answer Engine Using Grounded Generative AI, Featuring Amr Awadallah of VectaraHighlights from this week’s conversation include:Amr’s extensive background in data (3:23)The evolution of neural networks (9:21)The role of supervised learning in AI (11:17)Explaining Vectara (13:07)Papers that laid the foundation for AI (15:02)Contextualized translation and personalization (20:07)Ease of use and answer-based search (25:01)AI and potential liabilities (35:54)Minimizing difficulties in large language models (36:43)The process of extracting documents in multidimensional space (44:47)Summarization process (46:33)The danger of humans misusing technology (54:59)Final thoughts and takeaways (57:12)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analys...2023-09-271h 03
The Data Stack ShowThe PRQL: How Can Large Language Models Revolutionize Decision-Making? Featuring Amr Awadallah of VectaraIn this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with Amr Awadallah of Vectara.2023-09-2505 min
Generation AIGeneration AI Podcast Episode #1 Amr AwadallahWelcome to the Generation AI Podcast. Whether you are a pioneer in this emerging ecosystem of LLMs and generative AI or are struggling to keep up, this is the place for you. On this show, we dive into the practical and theoretical applications of generative AI with a mission to strip out the hype and deliver helpful dialog from those best positioned to guide us through this vast ecosystem shift.
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Amr Awadallah. Amr is the CEO and cofounder of Vectara which is using the latest advances in...2023-08-1030 min
Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek JoshiLLM-infused search, Why LLMs hallucinate, Grounded Generation | Amr Awadallah, cofounder and CEO of VectaraAmr Awadallah is the founder and CEO of Vectara, an LLM-powered search company that enables customers to understand exactly what their users are asking. They just announced that they've raised a $28.5 Million round led by Race Capital. He was previously the founder of Cloudera, which went IPO and then was acquired for $5.3 Billion. He has held roles at Google Cloud, Yahoo, Nortel, and HP Labs before this. He has a Phd from Stanford.In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - How search engines work - Generative AI conversational search 2023-06-1949 min
The MAD Podcast with Matt TurckVectara: LLM Powered Search with CEO Amr AwadallahToday we're joined by the "Godfather of Cloud Computing" Amr Awadallah for a conversation on LLM powered search, AI hallucinations, and more.2023-05-2428 min
Stories in AI by Ganesh PadmanabhanWhat is the AI Endgame? | GPT | LLMs | Search | Amr Awadallah | Stories in AII had an amazing discussion with Amr Awadallah, CEO and Founder of Vectara. In this episode, we dive deep into what is really going on behind the scenes with AI? We discuss topics like the opportunities, the fear of AI and how much potential AI growth still has. If you want an expert opinion on all the latest debates and issues surrounding AI, this is the episode for you.
Amr Bio:
Amr is the CEO and Founder of Vectara. Prior to founding Vectara, Amr served as the VP of Developer Relations for Google Cloud. Amr...2023-04-0641 min
The ChatGPT ReportEp 14 Interview with CEO of Vectara Amr AwadallahToday we have a great conversation with the CEO of Vectara. Amr Awadallah shares his knowledge on the AI space currently and the exciting future. We truly enjoyed talking with him and loved his insights.
You can learn more about Vectara here: https://vectara.com/
You can follow Amr on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/awadallah
You can follow Vectara on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Vectara2023-01-2515 min
The Straight Up Start UpOn entrepreneurship with Amr Awadallah عن ريادة الاعمال مع عمر عوض اللهSend us a textThis season we brought you one of the most influential Arabs in the tech industry, Dr.Amr Awadalla.From the heart of Cairo made his way up to leading positions in the most influential companies in Silicon Valley, from Yahoo! to Google. he did not stop there, as the entrepreneurial bug bit him, and he ventured to create his own start-ups.This episode is one you can't miss out on! Listen to learn more.بدأنا في هذا الموسم مع اكثر العرب المؤثريين في عالم التكنولوجيا في وادي السيليكون من قلب القاهرة شق طريقه إلى مناصب قيادية في أكثر المؤسسات نفوذاً في وادي السيليكون ، من موقع Yahoo! لجوجل. ومع ذلك ،اصيب بشف مخاطرة ريادة الأعمال ، وغامر بتأسيس شركته الناشئة.هذه الحلقة لا يمكنك تفويتها!استمع لتتعلم أكثر.2022-08-2731 min
WamdaEpisode 45 - How can Mena build a deeptech ecosystem?Amr Awadallah is an Egyptian born computer scientist and entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley. What’s particularly interesting about Amr’s story is that he had no interest in becoming an entrepreneur. His plan was to become an academic and teach computer science back in Cairo. But while at Stanford University where he was doing his PhD, the startup bug hit him and he launched his first venture, Aptivia, back in 1999, which was later acquired by Yahoo. He went onto found Cloudera which went public back in 2017 in an IPO that raised over $4 billion. Now on his third venture, Zir...2022-04-2132 min
Data Legends: Stories From The IT TrenchesE02: Solve a Problem, Change the World w/ Amr AwadallahHistorically, knowledge has been relatively siloed by language. But with advancements in AI, there are now more opportunities than ever to capture broader and deeper insights across the written and spoken word by breaking down language and distance barriers globally.Listen to our conversation with Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO at ZIR AI and former technology exec at Cloudera, Google, and Yahoo:Why technology is worthless without a problem to solveWhat’s essential for tech startups to focus onSpecializing in learning in order to growMore information about Amr and today’s to...2022-03-2926 min
Everyday Conversations on RaceEpisode 87: Amr Awadallah and Sara Speer Selber; a Muslim/Jewish conversation on raceIn this exciting and dramatic conversation on race, I’m joined by Amr Awadallah former VP of developer relations for Google Cloud, and Sara Speer Selber, CEO of Quest Essential. Amr, a Muslim who was born in Egypt, and Sara, a Jewish woman born in the US. We talk about the ability to change and the need to allow people to change instead of canceling them for what they thought or did in the past. Amr was fired from Google after he wrote a paper called “We Are One,” about how he used to not like Je...2022-02-1350 minEveryday Conversations on RaceEpisode 87: Amr Awadallah and Sara Speer Selber; a Muslim/Jewish conversation on raceIn this exciting and dramatic conversation on race, I’m joined by Amr Awadallah former VP of developer relations for Google Cloud, and Sara Speer Selber, CEO of Quest Essential. Amr, a Muslim who was born in Egypt, and Sara, a Jewish woman born in the US. We talk about the ability to change and the need to allow people to change instead of canceling them for what they thought or did in the past. Amr was fired from Google after he wrote a paper called “We Are One,” about how he used to not like Je...2022-02-1350 min
Legends of Data & AIDemocratizing big data - from Yahoo! to ClouderaFrom the epicenter of the big data revolution, Amr Awadallah has a unique perspective on platforms. On this weeks episode of "Data & AI Legends" Amr shares his war stories on data, AI and tech democratization, taken from a career leading teams at Yahoo!, Google, and co-founding Cloudera. Tune in to hear Amr’s story, advice, and experience. 2021-09-1623 min
Our Voices Matter PodcastThe Power & The Cost of Owning Your Story - Amr Awadallah & Sara SelberWe kick off our new season with a former Google executive speaking out in his first extended interview since getting fired.The story of Amr Awadallah and his new friend, Sara Selber, exemplifies the power and the cost of owning your story.www.ourvoicesmatterpodcast.comwww.lorellemedia.comAmr lost his job. Sara has lost business and friends.But in the midst of their losses, they found each other, and a renewed belief in the power of story to pierce the armor that divides us.An Unlikely FriendshipT...2021-09-0352 min
OODAcastAmr Awadallah On The Biggest Challenges And Opportunities in Enterprise IT TodayAmr Awadallah is widely known as a founder of Cloudera. Prior to that he was working on extreme scale data solutions for Yahoo. Most recently he was VP for Developer Relations at Google Cloud. Amr has a BS in EE from Cairo University, an MS in Computer Engineering from Cairo University, and a PhD EE from Stanford University. His experiences in tech and company leadership put him in the perfect position to help bring actionable insights to decision-makers today. Topics we discussed include: Lessons from his foundational story which can inform how to inspire the youth...2021-08-2050 min
Rocketship.fmThe Incredible Evolution of Big DataIn the second part of our series on data we talk about the origins of Hadoop, the technology that formed the very foundation of what we know as “big data”. The emergence of Hadoop represents perhaps the single most important development in our lifetimes for storing, processing, and retrieving big data. And not only is this technology behind just about everything you touch on the web, it’s now even being used in the medical field to save lives.BIG NEWSWe've officially launched the Rocketship Premium Podcast feed! Join today for $5/month or $40 annually, and ge...2019-12-2622 min
Mission DailyMaking the Impossible Possible Using Data with Amr Awadallah, Global CTO of Cloudera“You are building features that your customers need right here, right now. You educate them on what can be done and the art of the possible. Then, you execute way better than your competitors. That's it.” — Amr Awadallah Today, Stephanie is joined by Amr Awadallah, co-founder and Global Chief Technology Officer of Cloudera. Amr is fondly called the “geek from Egypt” as he migrated from Egypt and has a passion for computer science. Living in Egypt, Amr never aspired to become an entrepreneur; it wasn’t until he moved to the United States and graduated from college that mindset...2019-11-1441 min
The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)Live from TWIMLcon! Scaling ML in the Traditional EnterpriseMachine learning and AI is finding a place in the traditional enterprise - although the path to get there is different. In this episode, our panel analyzes the state and future of larger, more established brands. Hear from Amr Awadallah, Founder and Global CTO of Cloudera, Pallav Agrawal, Director of Data Science at Levi Strauss & Co., and Jürgen Weichenberger, Data Science Senior Principal & Global AI Lead at Accenture, moderated by Josh Bloom, Professor at UC Berkeley. 2019-10-1833 min
TechNow with Tom LyonDriveScale TechNow Podcast with Amr AwadallahAmr Awadallah, Founder and CTO of Cloudera talks with Tom about which workloads are appropriate for public, on-premise or hybrid cloud environments, and why today’s data center must be flexible to run multiple types of workloads. Listen in and find out why Awadallah’s nickname is Chief Travel Officer and Chief Talking Officer.2018-05-1500 min
Big Data BeardA Glimpse Under the Hood of Cloudera with Amr AwadallahLive from Strata Data San Jose, the team sits down with CTO and Founder of Cloudera, Amr Awadallah. Amr dives into some of the cool Cloudera announcements from the conferences ranging from cloud to machine learning.2018-03-1428 min
Big Data BeardA Glimpse Under the Hood of Cloudera with Amr AwadallahLive from Strata Data San Jose, the team sits down with CTO and Founder of Cloudera, Amr Awadallah. Amr dives into some of the cool Cloudera announcements from the conferences ranging from cloud to machine learning.2018-03-1400 min
LinkedIn's Work In ProgressThe Immigration Debate Is About To Get WorseOver half of American startups valued at $1 billion or more have at least one immigrant founder. When it comes to the Fortune 500, 40% were founded by either immigrants or the children of immigrants. The tech community argues that certain immigration policies proposed by President Donald Trump could hurt their ability to compete by closing down their access to international talent. Yet Americans workers across the country remain fearful that with so many people coming from outside the U.S. to work, there won’t be enough jobs for them as a result. In this episode, Chip and Caroline sit down Cloudera co...2017-06-2129 min
The AI in Business PodcastHow Data Lakes Support ML in Industry - with Cloudera's Amr AwadallahIf you're going to apply machine learning (ML) in a business context, you need a lot of data, and algorithms across the board perform better with more recent, rich, and relevant data. Today, there are companies whose entire business models are predicated on helping others make sense of and use of this type of information. In this episode, we speak with the CTO and Co-Founder of one such company—Palo Alto-based Cloudera. CTO Amr Awadallah, PhD, speaks with us this week about where he sees "data lakes" (or "data hubs", Cloudera's preferred term) and warehouses play an important role in M...2017-02-2629 min
Analyse Asia with Bernard LeongEpisode 153: Cloudera in Asia & the 4th Industrial Revolution with Amr Awadallah - Analyse Asia with Bernard LeongAmr Awadallah, the chief technology & co-founder of Cloudera joined us in a conversation on the data and analytics platform’s footprint in Asia. We began with his story from how he moved from Cairo, Egypt to Silicon Valley in the US, and how he eventually become the founding team of Cloudera. We discussed the interesting The post Episode 153: Cloudera in Asia & the 4th Industrial Revolution with Amr Awadallah appeared first on Analyse Asia.2016-12-2427 min
Rocketship.fm - Business ExploredHow an Open Source Technology Became a World-Changing BusinessAmr Awadalla, co-founder of Cloudera, talks with us about how they originally thought their customers would just be tech/web/telecom/financial industries, but the advent of the "internet of things" completely changed the game. Their technology is now being used for everything from early detection of sepsis after operations, saving hundreds of thousands of lives, to massive-scale agricultural implementations. This is an eye-opening look at how one technology can literally change the world. And according go Awadallah, it wouldn't have happened without Yahoo's initial embrace of the open-source.2016-07-1029 min
Rocketship.fmThe History of Hadoop and the incredible evolution of big dataIn the second part of our series on data we talk about the origins of Hadoop, the technology that formed the very foundation of what we know as “big data”. The emergence of Hadoop represents perhaps the single most important development in our lifetimes for storing, processing, and retrieving big data. And not only is this technology behind just about everything you touch on the web, it’s now even being used in the medical field to save lives.Including interviews with Vas Natarajan of Accel Ventures and Amr Awadallah of Cloudera.2016-07-0622 min