ITVersity AI and Data Newsletter - Edition - September 2, 2025
Stay ahead in the world of AI, data, and cloud technologies with the latest insights, industry trends, and expert resources.
GenAI has officially moved from hype to execution. This week’s pulse zeroes in on what leaders actually read — HBR’s most-read GenAI pieces of 2025 — and the shift from “should we adopt AI?” to “how do we deploy it responsibly, measure ROI, and upskill teams without breaking things?” On the data side, priorities are getting real: augmented analytics/NL interfaces, real-time decisioning, and governance/privacy-by-design are the backbone of any credible AI roadmap.
Cloud strategy is equally pragmatic: hybrid/multi-cloud, serverless, Kubernetes/Docker standardization, security + cost-ops, and edge are the defaults for 2025. To make it practical, this edition includes a one-video dbt CLI starter (Postgres, end-to-end) and a student-focused career session on building an AI-ready plan. If you’re aiming for usable outcomes — not slideware — you’re in the right place.
🔥 Featured Updates - AI
What leaders actually read (and care about) in 2025
HBR’s “most-read GenAI articles” capture the executive mood shift: it’s no longer “Should we try GenAI?” but “How do we deploy it effectively, ethically, and for business value?” Themes span governance and risk, change management and skills, designing AI assistants that truly augment teams, and measuring ROI beyond pilot theater.
Net: the conversation is operational — org design, controls, and outcomes.
Why it matters: If your GenAI plan is still tool-first, you’ll lose to teams that pair models with process redesign, guardrails, and clear value metrics — and who invest in manager and IC enablement, not just model access.
📊 Industry News & Trends - Data and Cloud
2025 analytics priorities: from dashboards to decisions
This year’s data playbook emphasizes augmented analytics / NL interfaces (get insights in plain language), real-time decisioning (streaming/Kafka/Spark), data quality & governance (trust-by-default), and privacy-by-design (GDPR+, zero trust, encryption). The editorial line: treat data as an enterprise asset powering strategy — and stop shipping one-off BI.
Why it matters: These trends are the backbone of AI ops — no clean, governed, timely data = no GenAI advantage, period.
👉 Full trend breakdown (AI, Data & Analytics Network)
What’s winning in 2025
Cloud strategies continue to converge on a familiar stack: hybrid/multi-cloud to avoid lock-in, serverless to speed delivery, Kubernetes/Docker as the common runtime, AI/ML embedded in services, and relentless cost optimization and security/resilience.
Edge computing grows alongside IoT and low-latency AI.
Sustainability is no longer a nice-to-have — it’s an architecture input.
Why it matters: Expect budgets to favor platforms that automate scaling, enforce guardrails, and expose FinOps-ready cost visibility by default.
👉 Explore the details (Simplilearn)
📚 Learning Resources & Tips
Free Tutorial Videos
Master ELT with dbt + Postgres in ~1 hour
(beginner-friendly)
What you’ll do, end-to-end:
Set up Python 3.8, install dbt CLI with
pip, and scaffold a dbt projectSpin up a Postgres database on ElephantSQL, configure your profiles.yml, and run models
Validate the output (tables/views) and understand the dbt mental model (models, tests, docs) — with pointers to the official docs for deeper dives
Why watch: It’s a practical, laptop-first path to dbt without SaaS — perfect for analysts/engineers who want a concrete ELT workflow they can replicate on day one.
📅 Upcoming Events & Webinars
Future of IT in India: AI-Ready Careers for Engineering Students (2025)
When: Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 4:00 PM IST (online, free)
Who: 1st–2nd year BE/BTech students (all branches), diploma/integrated programs; open globally (India-focused hiring context).
You’ll learn:
How IT evolved (services → product → cloud/data → AI-native stacks)
Role paths for non-CS branches (analytics, automation, QA, cloud, DevOps, product, pre-sales)
Where AI creates jobs vs. what it automates—and how to stay valuable
A 6–12 month skills plan (core fundamentals + AI tools/workflows)
👉 RSVP: Meetup
📢 Conclusion
AI is transforming creativity and learning, making everything from music to fashion more exciting and accessible. But this is just the start—how we use AI next is up to us!
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