
Open||Source||Data
What can we learn from ai-native development through stimulating conversations with developers, regulators, academics and people like you that drive forward development, seek to understand impact, and are working to mitigate risk in this new world?
Join Charna Parkey and the community shaping the future of open source data, open source software, data in AI, and much more.
Latest episodes

Jul 8, 2021 • 28min
Git-Like Branch and Merge for Data with Einat Orr
What if you could version object storage just like code? Tune in to Einat Orr as she explains how CI/CD and data lineage are being transformed through versioning data, enabling sandboxes, safe rollbacks, and coherent history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 24, 2021 • 27min
Data Discoverability, Products, and User Diversity with Shinji Kim
Learn how an accelerating abundance of data can be harnessed through telemetry. Tune-in while Shinji Kim and Sam explore opening data to more users, PageRank for tables, and pragmatic use of data lineage to find value.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 10, 2021 • 27min
Data Observability, Customer-Led Growth, and Confidence with Barr Moses
Barr Moses discusses with Sam about bringing DevOps into Data Engineering, building a data startup, and letting joy guide your way to creating impact. Learn how being data-driven depends on systems of people and trust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 22, 2021 • 19min
Open Source Data & Its Role in the Future of Technology: Season 1 Recap
Wrapping up Season 1, Open||Source||Data producer Audra Montenegro Carter joins Sam Ramji in a conversation about the inspiration and behind-the-scenes production of the podcast, touching upon the top takeaways and lessons learned with Season 1 guests from AWS, Microsoft, ThoughtWorks, Deloitte, Observable, and many more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 25, 2021 • 30min
Data Visualization, Democratization, and Javascript with Melody Meckfessel
Observable Co-Founder and CEO Melody Meckfessel joins Sam in a conversation on how millions of developers are changing how we experience data. Listen-in as Melody explains the importance of data literacy and the shift in data collaboration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 11, 2021 • 33min
DataOps, MLOps, and Self Service: How Data Teams are Changing
Join Data Institute's Managing Director, Jesse Anderson to learn how data teams are changing in response to overwhelming demand for data products.Tune in as he and Sam discuss bringing software engineering into the domain of data - and why he wrote Data Teams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 25, 2021 • 27min
Fabrics, Meshes, and Graphs with Deloitte Principal Dave Thomas
Join Dave and Sam as they discuss data sets evolving from finite to infinite, and finding the needle in the haystack with math. Listen to Dave talk about cutting edge data problems and the essential need for curious people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 11, 2021 • 32min
Metadata, Graphs, and Responsible AI with Paco Nathan
Data Science player and coach, Author, and Venture Amplifier Paco Nathan talks with Sam Ramji about Hybrid AI, mathematical reversibility, and using AI to solve knowledge problems that the exponential growth of data will create for years to come. Join these two as they discuss how you can bring multiple data disciplines together using empathy and math.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 28, 2021 • 27min
Data Analytics: Hard Skills vs Soft Skills and the Gift of Thinking Different
Analytics manager, and Women in Data podcast producer and host Karen Jean-Francois walks us through the differences between Data Science and Analytics. Join her and Sam as they discuss valuable skills you’ll need when transitioning to a career in Data Analytics. Hear Karen’s perspective on the benefits of thinking differently and having a mentor to guide you through transitions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 14, 2021 • 33min
Global Connectivity: Share and Democratize Through Open Data
Co Founder and Director of WiDS, and Stanford Professor Margot Gerritsen joins Sam Ramji in a conversation about how a data community provides global connectivity, and how learning is all about seeking discomfort with uncertainty and ambiguity. Learn how data is the new gold, but rather than sitting on the mine - share the wealth through a career in Data Science.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.