The Long Arc of Data and AI | Ep. 7 with Reza Rad (RADACAD)

The Long Arc of Data and AI with Reza RadReza 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 replacing00:34 Welcome and intro01:48 What has actually changed and what has not in the AI era07:52 Why Copilot in Power BI fails on a bad data model10:39 The CFO who got the right Q3 number from stale data14:59 Why AI is replacing juniors, not seniors16:02 Real Fabric and AI customer outcomes20:39 Governance, F-SKUs, and the iceberg under every AI investment24:49 Mindset, energy, and surviving 20 years of platform turns29:36 What Reza would tell a 22-year-old today34:18 Power BI and Fabric Summit and why virtual beats in-person37:55 Music, pattern, and improvising inside structure42:13 What kept the content engine running for a decade44:01 One thing AI-curious, AI-enthusiast, and AI-skeptic should each learn this quarter47:02 New Zealand vs US adoption curves49:22 Closing wordIf 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 ResourcesRADACAD Academy: https://radacad.comReza on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezarad/Reza's books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QOdC4IPower BI and Fabric Summit: https://globalpowerbisummit.com/Think AI Podcast: https://bit.ly/ThinkAIPodcast#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #DataAndAI #Copilot #RADACAD