Rethinking Legacy Data Infrastructure with Eon Co-Founders Ofir Ehrlich and Gonen Stein

Enterprise data infrastructure is undergoing a fundamental shift as organizations prioritize proprietary data as their most valuable asset in the AI era. This transition is evidenced by corporate acquisitions focused solely on data sets, such as Google’s purchase of Spirit Airlines' data, to train and fine-tune models. However, the proliferation of AI agents introduces significant security risks, as these non-human actors operate with legitimate permissions at extreme velocities, often bypassing traditional organizational controls. To navigate this landscape, companies must move beyond siloed, manual data pipelines toward unified, automated foundations that map, classify, and secure data across environments. Ofer Erlich and Gonen Stein, co-founders of Eon, emphasize that enabling a culture of builders requires tools that provide visibility and control over this data, ensuring it remains accessible for AI applications while maintaining compliance and operational integrity.