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

July 31, 2025

Explore What’s New in the CData Drivers & Connectors 2025 Release

by Jerod Johnson

Explore the 2025 release of CData Drivers & Connectors with new sources, platform support, API updates, and major performance and documentation upgrades.

July 29, 2025

Is MCP Secure? The Hidden Risks in AI's Universal Connector

by Jerod Johnson

Discover critical security flaws in MCP implementations and why most are unsafe for enterprise use. Learn what risks your AI systems may face.

July 24, 2025

Real AI Agents vs. Agent Washing: What You Need to Know

by Jerod Johnson

Most AI agents aren't truly agentic. Learn how to tell real agents apart from hype and how CData MCP enables enterprise-grade agent intelligence.

July 22, 2025

Vibe Querying Episode 6: Vibing for Project Management

by Jerod Johnson, Marie Forshaw

Project managers use CData's Asana MCP Server to identify overdue tasks, automate status reports, and streamline team productivity analysis.

July 17, 2025

From RAGs to Riches: Choosing the Right Context Strategy for AI Agents — Part 2

by Jerod Johnson

Learn how to scale AI context strategies with hybrid architectures, real-time integration, fine-tuning, and advanced memory systems for production-ready AI.

July 17, 2025

Meet Small Language Models: The lean, tool-using sibling of Large Language Models

by Jerod Johnson

Explore how small language models (SLMs) offer fast, cost-effective AI for real-time enterprise tasks—optimized for tool use, not massive training data.

July 14, 2025

From RAGs to Riches: Choosing the right context strategy for AI agents — Part 1

by Jerod Johnson

Explore why context management—not model selection—is the key to successful enterprise AI. Learn how RAG, fine-tuning, MCP, and extended context strategies shape scalable agent architectures.

July 8, 2025

Vibe Querying Episode 5: Vibing for Google Ad Performance Analysis

by Jerod Johnson, Marie Forshaw

SEM managers use CData's Google Ads MCP Server to optimize campaign budgets and detect keyword cannibalization, transforming manual analysis into minutes.

June 23, 2025

Vibe Querying Episode 4: Vibing for Product Led Growth

by Jerod Johnson, Marie Forshaw

Product leaders use CData Connect AI with Google BigQuery to identify aha moments and user habits via LLM, transforming months of PLG analysis into minutes.

June 20, 2025

When to Choose a Single Agent + MCP or Multi Agent + A2A

by Jerod Johnson

Enterprises must choose: a single agent with MCP for unified context, or multiple A2A agents for specialized coordination. Each approach supports scalable, intelligent AI in different ways.

June 6, 2025

Vibe Querying Episode 3: Sales Execution with Salesforce Data

by Jerod Johnson, Marie Forshaw

Learn how sales leaders use CData's Salesforce MCP Server to transform deal management with AI-powered vibe querying for real-time portfolio insights.

May 29, 2025

No-Code Databricks Ingest – In One-Tenth the Time and Less Than Half the Cost

by Jerod Johnson

Streamline Databricks data ingestion with CData’s no-code integration toolkit. Ingest from 270+ sources—10x faster and at half the cost of native tools.

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