The Data Movement

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The Data Movement explores the people, ideas, and technologies shaping how data is created, processed and used. Through conversations with technologists, creators, and business leaders, we dive into the applications, engineering, insights, and challenges behind the breakthroughs that power our data-driven world.

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  1. -3 j

    AI in Hollywood: Generative filmmaking and the future of storytelling – with USC’s Erik Weaver

    Host Paul Langston sits down with Erik Weaver, Principal of AI and Emergent Media at the Entertainment Technology Center at USC, for a conversation recorded live at NAB about the rapidly evolving intersection of generative AI and filmmaking.  Drawing on Erik's work overseeing experimental, grant-funded film projects that push the boundaries of emerging production technology, the conversation moves from the making of The Bends — a fully generative short film — to the legal and infrastructure questions now reshaping the industry.  In this episode, you'll gain insights into:  How filmmaker and creative led workflows shape Erik’s generative productions from storyboard to final frame How AI tools stretch budgets rather than cut them — including a real production where a $1 million scene was executed for $100,000–$200,000 SAG-AFTRA's rules for digital actors and what mandatory data deletion means for private infrastructure in AI-assisted production Why Erik believes the real AI wave hasn't hit Hollywood yet, and what filmmakers, crews, and infrastructure teams should do before it does Why creativity, expertise, and storytelling are still the most important aspects of any film production Chapters:  (00:00) Introduction (00:53) Eric's Role at ETC (03:35) Building an AI Film Pipeline (06:15) Hybrid vs. Fully Generative Workflows (07:24) How Studios Are Testing AI Tools (09:02) Stretching Budgets & Empowering Creativity (11:40) Emerging Data Challenges (13:33) Storage & Compliance (15:08) Digital Doubles & Licensing Rights (16:25) The AI Tsunami: Advice for Filmmakers (18:38) When Will We See A Mainstream Generative Film? (20:43) Story First, Human Performance Always  About the Guest: Erik Weaver leads teams at the intersection of AI, real-time technology, and filmmaking, translating emerging tools into production-ready workflows. His work spans AI-enabled production, virtual production, and cloud-driven pipelines — helping studios move from experimentation to scalable execution. With experience across film, media, data workflows, and HDR delivery, he specializes in driving transformational change through strategy, execution, and next-generation technology.  About Seagate:   Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four-and-a-half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. Unlock the full value of your data today. Learn more at seagate.com      Links & Connections:  Learn more about this episode: https://www.seagate.com/stories/podcast/erik-weaver/  Connect with Erik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weavererik  Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-langston-a566a014  Follow the ETC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usc_etc_official/ Follow Seagate:  Facebook: facebook.com/seagate Instagram: instagram.com/seagate/  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/seagate-technology/ X: x.com/Seagate YouTube: youtube.com/user/SeagateTechnologyDiscover The Data Movement at seagate.com/stories/podcast

    AI in Hollywood: Generative filmmaking and the future of storytelling – with USC’s Erik Weaver

  2. 29 juin

    Scaling for the World’s Most Demanding Live Productions – with BLINK’s Richard Cullen

    Host Paul Langston sits down with Richard Cullen, Technical Director at BLINK, for a look at the compute, storage, and networking challenges behind live production for the world’s most technologically advanced venues.     Richard walks Paul through how BLINK scaled its operations to meet the extraordinary demands of Sphere in Las Vegas, where a single rendered 16K frame can exceed one gigabyte. Together, they discuss the infrastructure required to create, move, and store massive video files behind the scenes – including RAID arrays, cloud networks, and a purpose-built render farm affectionately named The Dairy.    During this episode, you'll gain insights into:  The workflow solutions required to produce and capture large-scale performances in the world’s most technically demanding venues. How BLINK's file sizes have grown and why that growth curve shows no signs of reversing Data retention as a hidden cost center and why post-production companies increasingly function as long-term storage operators The case for storage-first infrastructure as the non-negotiable foundation in any serious production environment    Chapters:  [01:55] Inside the Sphere  [03:33] BLINK’s End-to-end Production  [05:19] Scaling Up Production Pipelines  [06:45] Data Movement & File Syncing  [09:43] Growing Resolutions & Exploding File Sizes  [13:14] Data Retention & Content Archiving  [14:37] AI in Production Workflows  [18:07] Will Resolutions Plateau?  [20:22] BLINK’s render farm  [27:42] Lightning Round    About the Guest:  Richard Cullen is Technical Director at BLINK, an award winning multi-disciplinary production studio focused on live music and events. Richard oversees BLINK’s visual and post projects from concept to delivery, and is responsible for BLINK’s robust workflow solutions.     About Seagate:   Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four-and-a-half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. Unlock the full value of your data today.  Learn more at seagate.com      Links & Connections:  Learn more about this episode: https://www.seagate.com/stories/podcast/richard-cullen Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-cullen-53846029 Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/paul-langston-a566a014/  Follow Seagate:  Facebook: facebook.com/seagate Instagram: instagram.com/seagate/  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/seagate-technology/ X: x.com/Seagate YouTube: youtube.com/user/SeagateTechnology  Discover The Data Movement at seagate.com/stories/podcast

    Scaling for the World’s Most Demanding Live Productions – with BLINK’s Richard Cullen

  3. 3 juin

    How Gen AI Is Reshaping Video Production — with Adobe’s David Helmly and Andy Edwards

    Host Paul Langston sits down with David Helmly and Andy Edwards of Adobe for a conversation on how generative AI tools are transforming creative production workflows—and what that means for the data infrastructure behind them.  With a combined 60+ years of broadcast and creative software experience, Dave and Andy argue that every major technology shift has expanded creative possibility, and that AI is no different. The conversation outlines what the use of generative tools looks like in practice, beginning from a single image or low-res video before being upscaled, tagged with media intelligence data and stored alongside every ideation file needed to prove authorship. What started as kilobytes becomes a cascade—and none of it can be discarded.  You'll gain insights into:  Why generative AI inverts traditional production workflows and accelerates data growth  How Adobe's content authenticity framework tracks AI usage across assets How Adobe lets enterprise customers train generative AI model on exclusive IP Why nothing in the production chain gets thrown away  What agentic AI looks like inside a creative workflow    Chapters:  [01:38] Adobe's Seismic AI Shift  [03:02] How Broadcasters Are Using AI  [05:14] How Adobe Improves Products for its Customers  [08:08] The Video Data Explosion  [11:32] Provenance & Media Intelligence  [13:53] Creative Control with Adobe Firefly  [19:11] AI-Assisted Editing  [21:44] How Adobe Protects Content Authenticity  [24:19] Agentic AI for Video Production  [31:10] Advice for Creators Navigating AI  [33:41] Lightning Round Q&A    About the Guests:  David Helmly Sr. is Director of Professional Video and Audio at Adobe, where he leads technical relationships with broadcasters, studios, and creative professionals across the video and audio production ecosystem.  Andy Edwards is a Strategic Business Developer at Adobe, focused on helping broadcast and media customers get the most out of Adobe's professional video tools.    About Seagate:  Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four-and-a-half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. Unlock the full value of your data today.  Learn more at seagate.com    Links & Connections:  Learn more about this episode  Learn more about this episode  Connect with David on LinkedIn Connect with Andy on LinkedIn Connect with Paul on LinkedIn   Follow Seagate:  Facebook: facebook.com/seagate Instagram: instagram.com/seagate/  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/seagate-technology/ X: x.com/Seagate YouTube: youtube.com/user/SeagateTechnology Discover The Data Movement at seagate.com/stories/podcast

    How Gen AI Is Reshaping Video Production — with Adobe’s David Helmly and Andy Edwards

  4. 15 mai

    Why Context Will Define Agentic AI at the Edge – with Iman Anvari

    Host Paul Langston sits down with Seagate’s Director of Advanced Technology, Iman Anvari, for a conversation on the emerging confluence of robotics, edge computing, and agentic AI.    Iman shares his observations from NVIDIA’s GTC, explains why computing has reached a genuine inflection point, and tells us how tiered context will define agentic AI at the edge. He also reveals how he personally uses agentic AI to work more efficiently – and keep his cats entertained.     You'll gain insights into:  Why robotics are the ultimate convergence of hardware, software, and data infrastructure How edge data micro data centers enable AI automation  Why latency is the forcing function that pushes computing to the edge Context as the bottleneck for autonomous agents  The tiered memory architecture required for effective AI  Chapters:  [00:42] Iman’s Experience at Seagate  [02:26] Why AI Just Hit a Major Turning Point  [04:20] Robotics Trends from GTC  [07:02] Why Robots Need Serious Data Pipelines  [09:45] Cobots & Edge AI Explained  [11:58] The Edge Micro Data Center Solution  [15:47] How Edge and Cloud Work Together  [17:36] What Is Context & Agentic Memory  [20:38] The Hidden Limits of LLMs & How to Fix Them  [22:10] Tiered Memory for Agentic AI  [24:45] Why Storage Is Now Critical for AI Workloads  [28:13] How Harness Engineering Controls Agentic AI  [30:15] Future-Proofing Enterprise Data Strategy  [32:24] How Iman Uses Agentic AI  [36:00] Seagate’s Edge AI Pro Proof of Concept  [39:22] Lightning round Q&A   About the Guest:  Iman Anvari is the Director of Advanced Technology at Seagate, focusing on data storage and orchestration in key vertical markets such as AV/ADAS, Telco 5G, DCOs (Data Center Operators), M&E, video surveillance, and healthcare. Throughout his career, Iman has demonstrated a history of creating new GTM and product strategies within established organizations with a passion for solving customer challenges.     About Seagate:  Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four-and-a-half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. Unlock the full value of your data today.    Learn more at seagate.com    Links & Connections:  Learn more about this episode  Connect with Iman on LinkedIn Connect with Paul on LinkedIn Follow Seagate:  Facebook: facebook.com/seagate Instagram: instagram.com/seagate/  Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/seagate-technology/ X: x.com/Seagate YouTube: youtube.com/user/SeagateTechnology Discover The Data Movement at seagate.com/stories/podcast

    Why Context Will Define Agentic AI at the Edge – with Iman Anvari

  5. 23 mars

    Mozaic and the Future of Mass-Capacity Storage – with Stephanie Hernandez

    In this episode of The Data Movement, host Paul Langston sits down with Stephanie Hernandez, Senior Engineering Director at Seagate, to explore Mozaic—Seagate’s breakthrough HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording) technology platform—and how it’s redefining what’s possible in mass-capacity data storage. Stephanie shares her 15-year journey from magnetic recording researcher to leading future HAMR innovations, explaining how atomic-scale engineering, lasers, and advanced materials like iron platinum are enabling 30TB, 40TB, and soon 100TB-class drives—all within the same familiar 3.5-inch form factor. From overcoming the superparamagnetic limit to scaling production to millions of drives for hyperscale data centers, this conversation reveals the extraordinary science, precision, and vision powering the infrastructure behind the world’s exploding data demand.  Time Stamps  00:00:00 – The Power of Data and Introducing Mosaic 00:01:00 – Stephanie’s 15-Year Journey at Seagate 00:03:30 – The Rise of HAMR and Industry Skepticism 00:08:30 – Understanding the Superparamagnetic Limit 00:10:50 – Grain Size, Signal-to-Noise, and Scaling Challenges 00:12:30 – The Core Innovations Behind HAMR 00:16:00 – Atomic-Scale Precision and Laser-Assisted Recording 00:23:30 – From Research Concept to Mass Production 00:26:30 – Why Capacity Growth Matters to the World 00:27:50 – Hyperscalers, Form Factor, and Fleet Economics 00:31:00 – Driving Aerial Density Toward 10TB per Disc 00:33:30 – Multisensor and Advanced Recording Technologies 00:40:00 – Beyond HAMR: Future Media and Architectures  00:43:00 – The Hidden Innovation Inside the Hard Drive   About Stephanie Hernandez     Dr. Stephanie Hernandez is Senior Engineering Director at Seagate Technology, where she leads advanced research and development for next-generation data storage technologies, including Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) and other cutting-edge media and memory systems. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2010, with graduate research focused on modeling magnetic recording media and spin-torque structures. After joining Seagate, she worked as a read transducer designer before moving into research roles in HAMR and advanced storage systems. Today, Stephanie’s work drives innovation in high-capacity hard drive technologies that power data centers and the global datasphere.    About Seagate:  Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four-and-a-half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. Unlock the full value of your data today.  Learn more at seagate.com    Links  Learn more about this episode Connect with Stephanie on Linkedin  Connect with Paul on Linkedin  Learn more about Moziac technology    Follow Seagate  Facebook: facebook.com/seagate    Instagram: instagram.com/seagate/   Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/seagate-technology/   X: x.com/Seagate  YouTube: youtube.com/user/SeagateTechnology   –  Discover The Data Movement at seagate.com/stories/podcast

    Mozaic and the Future of Mass-Capacity Storage – with Stephanie Hernandez

  6. 18 mars

    Welcome to The Data Movement

    The Data Movement explores the people, ideas and technologies shaping how data is created, processed and used. Through conversations with technologists, creators and business leaders, we dive into the applications, engineering, insights and challenges behind the breakthroughs that power our data-driven world.

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The Data Movement explores the people, ideas, and technologies shaping how data is created, processed and used. Through conversations with technologists, creators, and business leaders, we dive into the applications, engineering, insights, and challenges behind the breakthroughs that power our data-driven world.

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    Seagate
  • Années d’activité
    2026
  • Épisodes
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