"Stop Building AI on Garbage Data!" —Joe Reis, The GURU of DATA ENGINEERING Reveals the Brutal Truth

99% of AI projects fail because of "Franken-stacks." Data legend Joe Reis reveals why you must reset your data strategy for 2026. Is your AI built on a house of cards? In this exclusive interview on the AI with Arun Show, author Joe Reis (Fundamentals of Data Engineering) breaks down the "Postmodern Data Stack." We move past the hype of Lakehouses and "Vibe Coding" to the brutal reality of delivering actual business value. 🚀 ACTION STEP: If you're tired of building tools that nobody uses, subscribe for weekly masterclasses on the 2026 AI transition. If you’re a data scientist, engineer, or business leader trying to navigate the AI revolution, this is the "no-nonsense" guide you’ve been waiting for. Key takeaways in this episode: Why you should start your AI strategy in Excel (seriously). The truth about AI Agents in the enterprise. Why Data Quality isn’t "boring"—it’s the brakes that let your AI drive faster. #DataEngineering #AIStrategy #JoeReis #ModernDataStack #AIAgents CTA: 🔔 Subscribe to AI with Arun for weekly deep dives into the tech that matters! Timestamps 0:00 – The Brutal Truth: Why Value is Still Elusive 2:15 – The "Franken-stack" Problem in 2026 4:58 – Why Your AI Strategy is Failing (The Garbage Data Factor) 7:17 – Working Backwards: Why the Best AI Starts in Excel 9:14 – Batch vs. Streaming: Stop Overcomplicating Architecture 11:18 – Data Mesh vs. Lakehouse: The 2026 Verdict 13:30 – The Reality of AI Agents: Hype vs. ROI 18:29 – Data Governance: The Brakes That Make You Go Faster 25:10 – The One Skill Data Engineers Need Now 30:04 – How to Measure Success (The "Silence" Metric) #ArtificialIntelligence #DataEngineering #JoeReis #AIwithArunShow #MachineLearning #DataStrategy #BigData #TechPodcast #AI #Tech #DataScience #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #aistrategy #JoeReis #ModernDataStack #DataQuality2026 #FrankenStack Themes: Data Engineering Lifecycle 2026, AI ROI, Postmodern Data Stack, Data Value over Tools, Agentic query planners, Hybrid deterministic systems, Data as a product vs. cost center Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOpIzLQgKq0yQGThlNCsqA/join