The pragmatic guide to AI agents in the enterprise (w/ Sean Falconer)

What does it mean to be agentic? Is there a spectrum of agency? In this episode of The Analytics Engineering Podcast, Tristan Handy talks to Sean Falconer, senior director of AI strategy at Confluent, about AI agents. They discuss what truly makes software "agentic," where agents are successfully being deployed, and how to conceptualize and build agents within enterprise infrastructure. Sean shares practical ideas about the changing trends in AI, the role of basic models, and why agents may be better for businesses than for consumers. This episode will give you a clear, practical idea of how AI agents can change businesses, instead of being a vague marketing buzzword. For full show notes and to read 6+ years of back issues of the podcast's companion newsletter, head to . The Analytics Engineering Podcast is sponsored by dbt Labs.

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The pragmatic guide to AI agents in the enterprise (w/ Sean Falconer) is an episode from The Analytics Engineering Podcast by dbt Labs, Inc..

This episode is 49:59 long.

This episode was published on Aug 3, 2025.

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