Chat: The Business Pivot in Graph Tech with Paco Nathan

Amy Hodler takes a moment with Paco Nathan (Senzing) at the Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) to chat about the shift happening in Graphs and AI.

From packed tutorial rooms to hallway conversations, graphs are no longer just for academics—they are driving real-world business cases. Paco breaks down his ODSC workshop on entity resolution, and combining graph algorithms with vector stores.

Key Takeaways:

• The Business Pivot: Why technical teams are shifting focus from just building knowledge graphs to solving immediate business problems.
• Graph + AI Integration: How entity resolution generates the clean data needed for advanced graph tech and downstream AI apps.
• Why ODSC is the Sweet Spot: A look at the thriving community, networking, and the future of growing graph focus.