CTERA in Action: Building Data Fabric for Enterprises at Microsoft Ignite
Kyle Edsall, former CTERA customer and Technical Product Marketing Manager, shares insights into building an enterprise data fabric at Microsoft Ignite, focusing on eliminating silos and enabling AI-driven collaboration.
CTERA in Action: Building Data Fabric for Enterprises at Microsoft Ignite
Speaker: Kyle Edsall (Technical Product Marketing Manager, Former CTERA Customer)
Overview
This Microsoft Ignite session demonstrates how CTERA helps organizations unify their data platform, empowering secure collaboration and AI-readiness across global enterprise sites.
Key Topics
- Eliminating Data Silos: Strategies and tools for integrating datasets from multiple systems.
- AI Readiness with MCP: Enabling intelligent file operations for future innovation.
- Data Intelligence Stack: Introduction and usage of CTERA's out-of-the-box data intelligence components.
- Virtual Experts: Role of virtual employees in workplace data operations and their integration within Teams.
- Secure Collaboration: Techniques for collaboration across sites with data protection.
- Microsoft Teams Integration: Using familiar Microsoft environments to connect experts and datasets.
Session Chapters
- CTERA Adds AI Readiness: Leveraging MCP for intelligent file operations
- Introduction to CTERA Data Intelligence: Purpose and business impact
- Virtual Employees / Experts: Integration and practical uses
- Data Sources View: Connecting and curating multi-system datasets
- Teams Integration: Operational workflows inside Microsoft Teams
- Comprehensive Data Intelligence Stack: Out-of-the-box deployment for enterprises
- Unified File Systems: Preparing for an AI-ready enterprise future
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Summary
This session guides IT leaders through the practical steps of building an AI-ready, unified data platform, highlighting collaboration, secure management, and operational scaling strategies for data-driven enterprises.