The OMG Standards Development Organization (SDO) Podcast

In this episode, Object Management Group CEO Bill Hoffman welcomes longtime collaborator Claude Baudoin, IT strategist and knowledge management consultant. As Co-chair of multiple OMG task forces, Claude brings a rare combination of historical perspective and forward-thinking clarity to the discussion. From AI platforms to cloud frameworks and business modeling, Claude has been a pillar in shaping technology standards that drive r...

In this episode, we explore the 2025 OMG Semantic Augmentation Challenge—a call for practical solutions that use standardized metadata to close the elusive "semantic gap." Bill Hoffman, OMG's Chairman & CEO, and Two Sigma’s Jim Ward and Scott Affens, dive into why this challenge matters for data-driven enterprises.

From their perspective, semantic augmentation isn’t just academic—it’s a vital step toward making data truly inter...

In this episode, OMG Chairman & CEO Bill Hoffman chats with David Blaszkowsky, Managing Director of the  Financial Semantics Collaborative and Co-Chair of the OMG's Financial Sector Domain Task Force.

David provides the details for the 2025 Semantic Augmentation Challenge to be held virtually on July 22. OMG is inviting data and technology professionals to compete for a $1,000 prize in the Challenge. Contestants will work wit...

In this episode, OMG Chairman & CEO Bill Hoffman chats with Gan Wang, VP Systems Engineering Ecosystem, at Dassault Systèmes. Gan walks through his organization's vision for the Generative Economy, a technology roadmap for a 3D universe to be realized by 2040. The universe will combine modeling and simulation techniques based on real world evidence and data with AI-generated content.

Gan explains that in this Industrial Metaver...

In this episode, OMG Chairman & CEO Bill Hoffman chats with Steve MacLaird, OMG SVP, Government & Industry Strategy about DoD 5000.97.  This new directive establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for implementing and using digital engineering in the development and sustainment of defense systems. Steve walks through the elements of 5000.97 and what it means for the future of digital modeling, a...

In this episode, Richard Robinson chats with OMG Chairman & CEO Bill Hoffman about his new book, "Cracking the Data Code: Pragmatics for Better Management & Governance."  

If you are interested in data, and why understanding language and jargon can help you crack the data code, this book is for you. If you’ve had a data challenge and have struggled to find a way to understand it, the practical foundational principles inside...