Jerod Johnson

Senior Technology Evangelist

Jerod is a high school math and computer science teacher-turned software developer-turned technology evangelist. He currently develops CData Software's partnerships, attends trade shows, generates content for CData Software and other sites, and has had the honor of presenting and speaking on behalf of CData Software at user groups, trade shows, developer conferences, and more.

Blogs by Jerod Johnson

May 29, 2026

Why Your MCP Server Shouldn't Mirror Your API

by Jerod Johnson

Learn why mirroring API endpoints as MCP tools degrades AI agent performance, and how to design scoped MCP servers that keep agent context lean.

May 27, 2026

How Secure Is Your MCP Gateway? Lessons from a Year of Incidents

by Jerod Johnson

A year of MCP security incidents reveals a structural risk in shared gateway hosting. Learn what enterprise teams should evaluate before trusting any MCP platform with production data.

May 13, 2026

SAP’s API Policy Is a Warning Shot. Is Your AI Strategy Ready?

by Jerod Johnson

SAP’s 2026 API policy restricts third-party AI agent access. Learn what it means, how to audit your integrations, and how to keep your AI options open.

May 7, 2026

Batch Integration vs. Real-Time Integration: Pros, Cons, and AI Impacts

by Jerod Johnson

Compare batch and real-time integration trade-offs for AI use cases and learn when live write-back access to enterprise systems is the deciding factor.

May 6, 2026

Zero Data Retention for Enterprise AI: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Evaluate It

by Jerod Johnson

What zero data retention means for enterprise AI, why it's a compliance requirement, and how to evaluate ZDR at the data connectivity layer — not just the model provider.

April 27, 2026

Connector Depth Is an AI Accuracy Problem

by Jerod Johnson

Why shallow connectors produce silent, confident wrong answers — and what metadata an AI system actually needs to query correctly.

April 10, 2026

The Autonomy Spectrum: What Agents Need at Every Level

by Jerod Johnson

Explore the autonomy spectrum in AI agents, balancing deterministic workflows and LLM-driven reasoning with the right data architecture.

February 23, 2026

The 2026 Multi-Tenant Data Integration Playbook for Scalable SaaS

by Jerod Johnson

Learn how to design a secure, scalable multi-tenant data integration platform for AI-ready SaaS applications in 2026.

February 10, 2026

Embedded Data Integration Best Practices for 2026: Secure Fast Reliable

by Jerod Johnson

Learn how to design secure, fast, and reliable embedded data integration architectures for modern SaaS, analytics, automation, and AI use cases.

February 3, 2026

11 Best ETL Tools for Real-Time Cloud and On-Prem Sync in 2026

by Jerod Johnson

A practical guide to the best real-time ETL tools for syncing cloud and on-prem data, with guidance on latency, security, and cost.

January 14, 2026

Accelerate Business Insights with the Best SAP ETL Tools

by Jerod Johnson

Learn how to evaluate SAP ETL tools, reduce integration complexity, and accelerate insights with a standards-first approach and scalable SAP ETL pipelines.

January 7, 2026

How Simple Prompt Injection Exposes Enterprise AI Agents and What to Do About It

by Jerod Johnson

Prompt injection is not just a model issue. Learn why enterprise AI agents fail when security relies on prompts and how identity-based controls fix it.

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