Video produced by Steve Nathans-Kelly
In this clip from Data Summit 2026, Sanjeev Mohan, principal, SanjMo and former Gartner Research VP, data and analytics, talks about recent trends in agentic AI during his keynote.
“Business is driving AI, not IT. IT is actually responding. They're reacting to it because they're on the hook to deliver. Businesses want it. So, it's all about outcomes these days,” Mohan said.
Agents don’t just need data, they need context, they need to know what the intent is, Mohan stressed. Semantics, ontology, and knowledge graphs are useful in this space.
“So, when all these mega vendors are buying all these companies and they all have started to look exactly the same. So, then the question begs, well, who wins in this?” Mohan said. “And that is the user experience. How easy is it for me to get my work done? The user experience becomes really the defining factor in this.”
The annual Data Summit conference returned to Boston, May 6-7, 2026, with pre-conference workshops on May 5.
Videos and clips of presentations from Data Summit 2026 are now available for on-demand viewing on the DBTA YouTube channel.
More information about Data Summit 2027 is coming soon.