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The End of ETL: Why You Don't Need to 'Clean' Your Data for AI
For years, the standard advice for association executives has been: "Clean your data first." It sounds responsible. It feels like the right thing to...
AI Data Platform
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The AMS Replacement Can Wait. Here's Where Associations Should Actually Be Investing.
Mallory Mejias: Mar 20, 2026, 9:09:37 AM
Ask a room full of association leaders what's standing between them and meaningful AI adoption, and a version of the same answer comes up repeatedly:...
4 min read
The Two Problems Holding Your Association Back From AI Agents (And Neither One Is the Technology)
Mallory Mejias: Mar 13, 2026, 11:38:01 AM
Eighty percent of organizations surveyed in Anthropic's 2026 State of AI Agents Report say agents have already delivered measurable financial impact....
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The State of AI Agents in 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 124]
Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026, 1:05:50 PM
Summary: In this special solo edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias unpacks Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents report and translates what it...
5 min read
Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, AI Data Platforms — What's the Difference and Why Should You Care?
Mallory Mejias: Mar 4, 2026, 6:30:00 AM
When association leaders hear the term "AI data platform," there's usually a familiar response: "Oh, so it's like a data warehouse?" Not quite.
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Agent Tollgates & MCP Mayhem: Who Really Owns Your Data? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 123]
Mallory Mejias: Mar 3, 2026, 1:05:55 PM
Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory and Amith dive deep into two seismic shifts rocking the AI landscape for associations: the rise...
6 min read
The Infrastructure Gap Holding Your AI Strategy Back
Mallory Mejias: Feb 12, 2026, 6:30:00 AM
Associations are adopting AI at a pace that would have been hard to imagine even two years ago. Content generation, member service tools, internal...
7 min read
Episode 100 to 200: Why Agents Will Define the Next Era of Association AI
Mallory Mejias: Sep 30, 2025, 11:14:53 AM
In Episode 100 of the Sidecar Sync, we made several predictions about what's coming. One stood out: by Episode 200, hundreds of associations will...
5 min read
Model Context Protocol: The USB-C Revolution for AI in Associations
Mallory Mejias: May 5, 2025, 9:30:57 PM
Whether you're an iPhone or Android person, you're probably familiar with Apple's charging woes. For years, users had to buy different types of...