Independent press coverage, bylined articles, webinar appearances, and industry citations. For media inquiries: [email protected]
Contributed Media
Contributed & Bylined Pieces
Articles written and bylined by Kuber in external publications.
Brand Story · Apr 2026 · Hindustan Times
GTM Playbook for AI Products: How to Position What Buyers Can't Yet Imagine
Hindustan Times - One of India's largest English-language newspapers. Bylined article on the practitioner challenge of positioning enterprise AI when buyers can't yet visualise the outcome - the “show don’t tell” gap in modern GTM.
Coverage and citations by journalists and analysts independent of any employer.
As covered in
News Feature · Apr 2026 · Silicon India
Open Standards and the Agentic Enterprise: What MCP Means for How AI Actually Ships
Silicon India - one of India’s largest technology publications reaching Indian professionals globally. Independent editorial feature by Ethan Sam, Correspondent, with Kuber’s headshot and byline on MCP, open standards, and enterprise agentic AI.
Governance as Competitive Advantage: Why the Best AI Companies Move Faster Because of Rules
The Business Guardian (TBG Network) - New Delhi · Print edition, April 6, 2026 · Bylined feature with headshot. Argues that governance-first AI enterprises move faster because clear ownership, access boundaries, and accountability frameworks remove the bottlenecks that stall ungoverned deployments.
Print edition only - not available online.
Tech Media · 2024 · VentureBeat
Salesforce Links with Databricks and Snowflake to Build Stronger Enterprise Data Foundations
VentureBeat - Tier-1 independent enterprise tech media. Coverage of the Zero Copy Partner Network ecosystem that Kuber led the product marketing for.
Enterprise Press · Nov 2023 · Enterprise Times (UK)
The Salesforce State of Analytics Report Shows a Pathway: Data First, Then Analytics, to AI and GenAI
Enterprise Times - UK-based independent enterprise technology media. Coverage of the State of Data & Analytics Report (11,000+ respondents, 18 countries) that Kuber owned as research lead.
Azure Weekly Issues #168, #170, #176, #196 - Kuber's Azure Blog Posts Featured
Azure Weekly Newsletter - independent Microsoft Azure community newsletter. Four separate issues featured articles by Kuber covering Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Informatica, and customer stories.
Recognition by organisations independent of current or former employers - the strongest signal of industry influence.
Databricks, Independent of Tableau/Salesforce
Named citation acknowledging contributions to the Delta Sharing Tableau Connector integration, a major open-source data sharing project connecting two competing enterprise ecosystems.
"Special thanks to Kevin Glover, Martin Ko, Kuber Sharma and the team at Tableau for their valuable insights and contributions to this blog."
Databricks Blog · Unlock Real-Time Cross-Platform Collaboration with Delta Sharing Tableau Connector · 2024
IBM Newsroom · Fortune 22 Company · Independent of Salesforce
IBM independently published about the IBM-Salesforce Zero Copy partnership at IBM Think. Kuber served as the Salesforce spokesperson for the IBM Z + Salesforce Data Cloud integration announcement.
IBM and Salesforce Activate Enterprise Data on IBM Z - Preview New Agents to Help Customers Unleash Their Data for Agentic AI
Named distinctions and merit-based recognition from accredited institutions and professional bodies.
Industry Governance · 2025–Present
Industry Representative, Agentic AI Foundation (representing enterprise automation sector)
Linux Foundation body stewarding open standards for agentic AI, including MCP. Peer representatives include the CTO of Bloomberg, VP of Agentic AI at AWS, Chief Evangelist at Google Cloud, and VP of OCTO at Microsoft.
Selected by the Databricks programme committee, independent of any employer. Data + AI Summit is the world's largest independent data and AI conference, with 35,000+ attendees.
Product Marketing Alliance World Summit. Selected to speak on "AI Agents as Your GTM Copilots." PMA is the world's largest product marketing community.
Keller Scholar, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Merit-based fellowship awarded to select Fuqua MBA students for demonstrated leadership potential and academic achievement. Duke Fuqua is consistently ranked among the top 10 business schools globally.
Industry Research
Major Research Report
Original research owned and executed at scale.
Research Report Owner · 2023–2024 · Salesforce / Tableau
State of Data and Analytics Report - 2nd Edition
11,000+ respondents across 18 countries. Kuber owned the product marketing strategy, research design, and go-to-market for this global study, which became one of Salesforce's most widely cited data reports. The 2023 edition was independently covered by Enterprise Times (UK) and syndicated across Salesforce's global networks.
Permanently archived on Salesforce+ - the world's #1 enterprise software conference, 40,000+ in person and millions streaming each year.
Salesforce+ Video · Sep 2023 · Dreamforce 2023
Reimagining Analytics for the AI Era
Main analytics track session alongside Padmashree Koneti (VP Product Management, Salesforce) and Charles Schaefer. Post-ChatGPT era: AI analytics was the defining enterprise topic of 2023.
Topics: Agentic AI, enterprise automation, go-to-market strategy for AI products, product marketing leadership, Zero Copy data architecture, the future of enterprise software.