Something big is coming on October 8 — and I want you to be there

Key Takeaways 

• Precisely Now is October 8, featuring major product announcements, an exclusive IDC research conversation, and customer stories from data leaders doing this work at scale. 

• IDC Research VP Stewart Bond will discuss why data intelligence has become a first-order AI infrastructure decision 

• Two enterprise data leaders from Lake Michigan Credit Union and Charter Communications will share lessons learned on the road from AI experimentation to production deployment. 

Every once in a while, you get to be part of something that moves the needle for the people you work with. October 8 is one of those moments for me. 

We’re hosting Precisely Now: Where Data Meets AI. It’s a virtual event I think every data, analytics, and AI leader should have on their calendar. Not because we’re going to give you another webinar full of best-practice frameworks, but because we’re going to show you something real: a new vision for how Precisely is helping enterprises close the gap between AI ambition and what their data can support. 

That gap is real. I hear about it constantly. And on October 8, we’re doing something about it as we launch a new era for Precisely and our customers. 

Why does this moment matter to data and AI leaders? 

Here’s the tension I keep hearing from the organizations we work with: the AI technology is ready, but the data underneath it is not. 

According to IDC’s new 2026 Data Intelligence MarketScape, 86% of organizations have increased their focus on data management specifically because of AI. And yet AI proofs of concept are still failing to reach production at alarming rates, with data quality consistently cited as the primary culprit. 

That’s the backdrop for Precisely Now. We built this event to address that gap head-on, with product strategy & vision, expert perspectives, and unfiltered customer conversations from people who’ve navigated it themselves. 

 

What’s the agenda for Precisely Now? 

The hour is structured to give you a complete picture: from where the market is heading, to what Precisely is building, to what it really looks like when you do this work inside a complex enterprise. 

Here’s what you can expect: 

Our CEO, Walid Abu-Hadba, shares his vision for enterprise AI. Few people in this industry have seen as many technology shifts from as many vantage points as our CEO, from his years building software companies at Microsoft, Oracle, and Sage to leading Precisely today. Walid will share why he believes this moment is different, and what it means for how enterprises need to think about data as AI moves from pilots into production. 

An exclusive conversation with IDC. Walid is joined by Stewart Bond, IDC Research VP and author of the new 2026 Data Intelligence MarketScape, for a candid discussion on what buyers are getting right and wrong, and why data intelligence has become a first-order AI infrastructure decision. Stewart has spent the last several months evaluating vendors and mapping where this market is headed, and you’re not going to want to miss his insights. 

Major product announcements from our CPO, Matt Waxman. Matt will share what Precisely has built in direct response to the toughest data challenges we’re hearing from our customers and the market at large: fragmented point solutions, governance that can’t be enforced at scale, and AI agents acting on data they can’t trust. Matt’s session is a centerpiece of the event, and I promise you haven’t seen this yet. 

A customer panel that doesn’t hold back. Kevin Guyot, VP of Data Analytics at Lake Michigan Credit Union, and Jeannine Roberts, VP of Customer Operations at Charter Communications — both valued members of our Precisely Customer Advisory Board — will join our SVP of Global Services, David Woods, for a candid conversation about their AI journeys: roadblocks they hit, how they got through it, what they’d do differently. This is a real conversation between peers that we can all learn from. 

 

Who Should Attend Precisely Now? 

If you’re responsible for data, analytics, or AI strategy in your organization, this event was built for you. We would love to have you join us and bring along as many colleagues as you’d like. 

The organizations winning with AI right now aren’t necessarily the ones with the most models or the biggest budgets, but the ones who recognized early that the barrier to AI was never going to be the AI itself. It’s the data foundation underneath it. Precisely Now is designed to give you a clear, honest picture of what that foundation looks like, and a fast path to building it. 

What Should You Expect to Walk Away With? 

Real perspective on where this market is heading, from an independent analyst who evaluated fifteen vendors to get there. Real stories from enterprise leaders who are in the middle of this work, with all the complexity and hard-won lessons that come with it. And a first look at new Precisely innovations built specifically to help you accelerate AI on trusted data. 

If you’re navigating the gap between where you want your AI to go and where your data is today, this could be the most valuable hour you spend all year. Save your spot for Precisely Now today and discover your next steps toward AI-ready data.