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Tech visionaries Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams bring their unique expertise to the microphone and expand the conversation around tech. They’ll bring fresh voices and often unheard perspectives you don’t want to miss.
Build It Right: AI’s Cheat Code for Data & Engineering Success
The STEMINISTS Podcast
13 minutes
1 month ago
Build It Right: AI’s Cheat Code for Data & Engineering Success
How do you give your customers what they need to grow their business? And how do you build it, so it protects your data and enhances your AI capabilities? In this episode of “The STEMINISTS,” we sit down with Priya Idgunji, VP of Engineering for ONTAP at NetApp, to explore the pivotal role of translating customer needs into creating modern, customer-centric products. How should engineering leaders think about data infrastructure modernization and AI, in how their teams work and deliver to their customers?
Join us as Priya delves into the art of translating customer needs into technical specifications and the challenges of integrating new features into a mature product. She also shares how her teams leverage AI to automate repetitive tasks, enhance code quality, and accelerate innovation—freeing engineers to tackle more complex challenges.
Priya also paints an exciting vision for the future, where AI enables proactive, intelligent features like predictive system maintenance and adaptive scalability, reshaping the software development lifecycle and redefining customer experiences.
Whether you're an engineer, product manager, or tech enthusiast, this episode offers valuable insights into the intersection of engineering, AI, and customer-centric innovation.
Transform your data management experience:
https://www.netapp.com/ontap-data-management-software/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-idgunji/
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The STEMINISTS Podcast
Tech visionaries Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams bring their unique expertise to the microphone and expand the conversation around tech. They’ll bring fresh voices and often unheard perspectives you don’t want to miss.
