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

September 17, 2025

From Local Experimentation to Team-Ready Deployments in the MCP Ecosystem

by Jerod Johnson

Learn how CData MCP Servers scale from local setups to production-ready deployments, supporting LLM agents with SQL-based tools and remote access.

August 20, 2025

Supercharge n8n with Live External Data from 300+ Sources

by Jerod Johnson

Bring live data from 300+ sources into your n8n workflows and AI agents with CData. Read, write, and act on external data in real time.

August 19, 2025

How Top Enterprises Solve Complex SAP Data Integration Challenges

by Jerod Johnson

Solve complex SAP ETL challenges fast. CData offers ODP-free integration with RFC + OData for unified, compliant, high-performance data pipelines.

August 7, 2025

How to Secure MCP for Enterprise: CData’s Proven Approach

by Jerod Johnson

Learn how CData delivers enterprise-grade security for MCP deployments. Protect your AI workflows with proven tools and best practices.

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.

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