Michael Marolda
Product Marketing Manager, Senior
Progress Software
Michael Marolda is a seasoned product marketer with deep expertise in data, analytics and AI-driven solutions. He is currently the lead product marketer for the Progress Agentic RAG solution. Previously, he held product marketing roles at Qlik, Starburst Data and Tellius, where he helped craft compelling narratives across analytics, data management and business intelligence product areas. Michael specializes in translating advanced technology concepts into clear, practical business terms, such as Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and modern data platforms.
Articles by the Author
Bringing Progress Agentic RAG To Microsoft Teams
Your Agentic RAG assistant now works inside Microsoft Teams, using the same governed knowledge and nothing to rebuild, so more of your people actually use it.
Smart Agent Is Here: Retrieval That Plans, Verifies, and Reaches Beyond Your Knowledge
Introducing the Smart Agent, a new capability in Progress Agentic RAG that breaks complex questions into sub-questions, decides where to look for each one, and keeps searching until the answer is complete. It works on existing setups with no new pipeline or re-indexing. The blog highlights two additions: live data from business apps like Zendesk, Salesforce and ServiceNow through MCP, and a built-in web search tool backed by Perplexity and Google Gemini. Both are cited alongside internal content in a single answer.
Progress Agentic RAG Adds a Smart Agent Plus Native Teams and WordPress Support
The October release adds three capabilities to Progress Agentic RAG with nothing to install: a Smart Agent that answers questions using both indexed content and live business apps like a CRM, a native Microsoft Teams app, and a WordPress plugin that keeps content current. Built-in citations, quality scoring and audit logs let reviewers trace each step the agent takes. The blog ends by inviting readers to an October 22 walkthrough or a demo.
What Is the Best Ragie Alternative? And Is the Progress Agentic RAG Solution the Right Fit for You?
Ragie is shutting down July 19. If you built on it, here's an honest breakdown of your migration options, what Progress Agentic RAG offers as a replacement, and exactly how to move your pipeline before the deadline.
Webinar Recap: Turn Association Content into a Member Engagement Engine with AI Search
On April 15, 2026, Progress hosted a live webinar featuring Michael Marolda, Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Sarvesh Kadia, Sales Engineer. Here's a summary of what was covered if you weren't able to join.
Increase Member Engagement with AI Knowledge Assistants
In this blog, we’ll explore how Agentic RAG powers conversational, AI-powered knowledge assistants that enable association members to gain relevant information and insights from association information repositories and conference content.
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