Episodes
Doug Laney: Infonomics
Data is an intangible asset with unique economic properties. What are some of the strategies we can use to monetise it? Follow me as I unpack this with Doug Laney, author of "Infonomics: How to Monetize, Manage, and Measure I...
FX Nicholas: Don't think data, think people and relationships
How can we use data to improve people's life and manage better the information and relationships that make up our businesses? Follow me as I speak to FX Nicolas, VP of Product at Semarchy. I would like to thank Semarchy …
Chris Boys: Mindset and data for top performing teams
Being more effective for me starts with learning how I behave, and for that I need just the right amount of information. How does this scale when you are looking at a team? Follow me as I explore this with …
James Price: Time to wake up
"I've never seen an organization that understands the cost, value, and benefit of their information assets." Follow me as I speak with James Price, a black belt in information asset management and a true multi-domain expert. ...
Ben Jones: Unpacking Data Literacy
Information flow is at the heart of any resilient organisation. But we are unlikely to see outcomes unless data is properly managed and people feel empowered to use it. To understand more about the second challenge today I sp...
Andrew Andrews: Expanding the data conversation
In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Andrews, Data Governance Manager at ANZ and Vice-President of DAMA Australia, to explore what it really means to build a data-driven organization. With over 30 years of experience across government, education, and …
Vlad Ardelean: Why data science needs data management
Great data scientists blend prediction models with reliable data and domain knowledge, but without a data management program, the last two are left to chance. What do the best data science teams do differently? Follow me as I...
George Firican: People challenges in data governance
Data Governance is the cornerstone of every successful data management program, but it is often associated with suffocating rigidity, great cost, and unclear ROI. How can we get it right? Today I speak with George Firican to ...
Ravit Jain: The giver mindset
What can data teams learn from community managers? When my friend and community manager Ravit Jain reached out I was thrilled to discover how his mindset at work could be useful to data teams. Learn more at https://www.discov...
Solo: The journey so far and what is next
This started as an experiment with a 20 dollar microphone and a small desk on wheels, wrapped around blankets in my small apartment. This is a short summary of the journey so far, and what's coming next. Learn more at …
Scott Taylor: Telling Your Data Story
If we want to deliver value at scale, we need our systems to know what our people know, and we need to be able to trust it. ML and AI are pointless if we don’t establish the truth first, …
Gilbert Eijkelenboom: PeoplePeople skills for analytical thinkers
Most of our decisions are made emotionally. This means that self-awareness is crucial to tell compelling stories and build trust! Today I speak with Gilbert Eijkelenboom about soft skills and the role that they play in data t...
Jonathan Bricks: DBT a bridge between analysts and engineers
Today I speak with Jonathan Brooks about building a modern data warehouse. We speak about the case for a declarative SQL-based layer, the principles of analytics engineering, and Data Built Tool (DBT). We also compare this to...
Nadja Jury: Built to last, mindset and strategy for new data teams
Today I speak with Nadja Jury about navigating uncertainty in new data teams. Nadja's journey in data starts with the customer support team. She soon realized that implicit and contradicting assumptions degenerate into fragme...
Rebecca Lodin: The courage to be data driven
Today I speak with Rebecca Lodin about the impact of data in manufacturing and project management, the similarity between a production plant and a data warehouse, how cloud-based technologies lower technical and financial b...
Luiza Menezes: The invisible work to deliver useful insights
Today I speak with Luiza Menezes about data catalogs and being confident about the business meaning behind a piece of data. The lack of a solid data foundation erodes data trust and leads to inefficiencies and frustrations. L...
Francesco Scoto: The mindset of a business analyst
Data access is one of the most frustrating parts of analytics. Teams often underestimate the cost of moving data around, and requests from business analysts are often perceived as a tax on engineering time. Today I dive into ...
Humberto Shiromoto: Doing science with data
What is data science? Today I speak with Humberto Stein Shiromoto about Data Engineering, DataOps vs DevOps, the data mining lifecycle and the CRISP model, hypothesis testing, the Dunning Kruger effect, and more. Learn more a...
Steven Pollack: What's wrong in data science?
Today I speak with Stephen Pollak about his path to data science and the fundamental problems that frustrate practitioners. We often underestimate data access and data quality, and this leads to data scientists doing the job ...
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This is a journey to bridge the gap between data users and data practitioners. The goal is to help organizations understand the value of data and information and manage it well so that they can build resilience and thrive. Le...