

Data Driven
Data Driven
Data Driven: the podcast where we explore the emerging field of Data Science. We bring the best minds in Data, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence right to you every Tuesday.
The field of data science mashes up the worlds of statistics, database architecture and software engineering. Data Scientist has been labelled by the Harvard Business Review, as "the sexiest job of the 21st century." A quick search of job search sites reveal that this field is in high demand.
In a world where Data is the new Oil, Data Science the new Refineries, consider this Car Talk for the Data Age. Every week we bring the best minds in this emerging field straight to you. Our goal is to educate and inspire our listeners so that they can be prepared to thrive in a Data Driven world.
The field of data science mashes up the worlds of statistics, database architecture and software engineering. Data Scientist has been labelled by the Harvard Business Review, as "the sexiest job of the 21st century." A quick search of job search sites reveal that this field is in high demand.
In a world where Data is the new Oil, Data Science the new Refineries, consider this Car Talk for the Data Age. Every week we bring the best minds in this emerging field straight to you. Our goal is to educate and inspire our listeners so that they can be prepared to thrive in a Data Driven world.
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Oct 12, 2019 • 57min
*Special* Azure Databricks Recommendations with Todd Dube & Julia Barnhart
In this special episode, Todd Dube & Julia Barnhart share their real world experiences with Azure Databricks working on a Fortune 500 website.
This episode was recorded live at the Azure Data Fest in Reston, VA on Oct 11, 2019.
You can watch the entire live stream here: http://franksworld.com/2019/10/11/azure-data-fest-reston-live-stream/

Oct 11, 2019 • 8min
*DataPoint* Live from Azure Data Fest Reston 2019 with Joel Cochran
In this Data Point recorded live at Azure Data Fest Reston Fall 2019, Frank talk with Joel Cochran about Azure Data Factory, Billiards, and how there’s no school like the old school.
Original show with Joel: http://datadriven.tv/joel-cochran-data-politics-law-school-billiards/

Oct 8, 2019 • 8min
*DataPoint* Asynchronous is the New Customer Experience
In this Data Point, Frank explains why Amazon is winning the retail game and how you should transform your business to serve customers asynchronously or risk being left behind.

Oct 7, 2019 • 5min
*DataPoint* Live from SQL Saturday Pittsburgh with Bill Wolf, His Motorcycle, and That
In this Data Point, Andy talks with Bill Wolf about SQL Saturday Pittsburgh, motorcycles, and the local slang.

Oct 5, 2019 • 5min
*DataPoint* Live from SQL Trail 2019 with Devin Jaswal
In this DataPoint, Frank talks with fellow Cloud Solution Architect, Devin Jaswal, about the SQL Trail conference in Richmond, VA and serverless SQL.

Sep 26, 2019 • 3min
*DataPoint* Live from Strata with Matt Kirk
In this DataPoint, Frank runs into Matt Kirk on the expo floor at Strata NYC.

Sep 25, 2019 • 2min
*DataPoint* Live from Strata NYC
Frank is at the Strata NYC conference today working the Microsoft booth. Stop by and say hello!

Sep 25, 2019 • 5min
*DataPoint* R vs Python – an Unexpected Perspective
In this Data Point, Frank talks about his new found respect for the R language.

Sep 21, 2019 • 1min
*DataPoint* Back from Vegas and a Data Warehousing OpenHack
In this DataPoint, Frank reflects on how useful DataBricks is in a data warehousing environment. That and the importance of coffee after a red eye flight.

Aug 31, 2019 • 4min
*DataPoint* Gem Mining is a Lot Like Data Mining
This week Frank is on vacation with his family in the North Carolina mountains where gem mining is a popular activity.
Ever the data geek, he notes the similarities between data mining and gem mining.