Knowledge Summit 2025 is simply across the nook, and we’re excited to attach, study, and share concepts with fellow leaders within the knowledge and AI area. Because the tempo of innovation accelerates, occasions like this supply a singular alternative to have interaction with friends, uncover groundbreaking options, and talk about the way forward for data-driven transformation. 

We caught up with Jerry Locke, an information options skilled at Perficient, who’s not solely attending the occasion but additionally taking the stage as a speaker. Right here’s what he needed to say about this 12 months’s convention and why it issues: 

Why is that this occasion necessary for the information business? 

“Anytime you’ll be able to meet outdoors of the display screen is all the time a superb factor. For me, it’s all about studying, networking, and inspiration. The world of knowledge is increasing at an unprecedented tempo. International knowledge quantity is projected to achieve over 180 zettabytes (or 180 trillion gigabytes) by 2025—tripling from simply 64 zettabytes in 2020. That’s a large bounce. The query we have to ask is: What are trendy organizations doing to not solely safe all this knowledge but additionally use it to unlock new enterprise alternatives? That’s what I’m trying to discover at this summit.” 

What subjects do you assume will likely be top-of-mind for attendees this 12 months? 

“I’m particularly within the intersection of knowledge engineering and AI. I’ve been fortunate to work on trendy knowledge groups the place we’ve adopted CI/CD pipelines and scalable architectures. AI has fully remodeled how we handle knowledge pipelines—largely for the higher. The dialog this 12 months will probably revolve round tips on how to proceed that momentum whereas fixing real-world challenges.” 

Are there any classes you’re significantly excited to attend? 

“My plan is to soak in as many classes on knowledge and AI as potential. I’m particularly curious concerning the use instances being shared, how organizations are making use of these applied sciences at the moment, and extra importantly, how they plan to evolve them over the following few years.” 

What makes this occasion particular for you, personally? 

“I’ve by no means been to this occasion earlier than, however a number of of my friends have, they usually spoke extremely of the expertise. Past the networking, I’m actually trying ahead to being impressed by the unimaginable work others are doing. As a speaker, I’m honored to be presenting on serverless engineering in at the moment’s cloud-first world. I’m hoping to not solely share insights but additionally get considerate suggestions from the viewers and my friends. In the end, I need to study simply as a lot from the folks within the room as they could study from me.” 

What’s one factor you hope listeners take away out of your presentation? 

“My fundamental takeaway is straightforward: begin. In case your knowledge isn’t on the cloud but, begin that journey. In case your engineering isn’t modernized, start that course of. Serverless is a key a part of trendy knowledge engineering, however the true purpose is enabling quick, knowledgeable decision-making via your knowledge. It received’t all the time be straightforward—however it will likely be value it.

I additionally hope that listeners perceive the significance of composable knowledge methods. For those who’re constructing or working with knowledge methods, composability provides you agility, scalability, and future-proofing. So as an alternative of an enormous, all-in-one knowledge platform (monolith), you get a versatile structure the place you’ll be able to plug in best-in-class instruments for every a part of your knowledge stack. Composable knowledge methods allow you to select one of the best software for every job, swap out or improve components with out rewriting every thing, and scale or customise workflows as your wants evolve.” 

Don’t miss Perficient at Knowledge Summit 2025. A world digital consultancy, Perficient is dedicated to partnering with shoppers to sort out complicated enterprise challenges and speed up transformative progress.