
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.
Latest episodes

Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 2min
Josh Blumert on Containerized Storage
In this episode Frank talked with Josh Blumert on the evolution of storage and how we got to containerized storage.This was originally recorded as part of the Data Office Hours series on the OpenShift YouTube channel.

Jan 25, 2023 • 1h 16min
Big Tech Layoffs
In this livestream, Frank and Andy talk about the recent round of layoffs hitting technology companies. Stu Ainsworth joins them in an impromptu discussion of layoffs, mental health, and empathy. Stu, who was previously a guest on the show, was recently laid off from SalesForce. If you're looking for a Site Reliability engineer, then look no further than Stu. Show notesStu's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartainsworth/OddTodd Day in the Life (Flash Cartoon from 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dMFM-Jqji0 Sending your resume into Space - https://youtu.be/XC6mzc_uq6k?t=104 10X Rule Summary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlF0CucyBv8Claim a free Audio book - www.thedatadrivenbook.com Private Sting Concert News Story - https://uproxx.com/indie/microsoft-sting-private-concert-layoffs/

Jan 20, 2023 • 3min
*Data Point* Live from New York
In this Data Point recorded live from Penn Station, Frank talks about moderating a panel discussion for Disruptive Technologists in NYC to talk about NeuroTechnology.He also reaches out to those impacted by the Microsoft layoffs.Note that BAILey is a bit salty about the Sting concert.

Jan 9, 2023 • 42min
Jack Tompkins on the Power of Dashboards
In this episode Frank interviews, Jack Tompkins, partner and founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm , a company that turns data into visualizations, allowing their clients to make more informed strategic choices. Jack has now taken the analytical, financial, and partnership skills he's honed over his career and offers them to small and medium-sized businesses that know how powerful data can be, but don’t have the internal resources to turn their data into a powerful business asset. Due to a scheduling conflict, Andy was not able to be on this episode, but fear not dear listener: There's an Andy only show coming up!

Dec 30, 2022 • 1h 22min
2022 Year in Review
In this episode, Frank and Andy reflect on the year that 2022. It was quite the year for all of us here at data driven media, both personally and professionally. You'll hear Frank and Andy go down a few rabbit holes around AI creativity and it takes them about an hour until the first Expanse reference.I'll cut them some slack since it's the holidays.-BAILeY

Dec 5, 2022 • 37min
AWS ReInvent ReCap
In this livestream, Frank and Andy recap reinvent, the big AWS conference in Las Vegas. They both take a look at the AWS ecosystem from their heavily Azure centric perspective. However, in the end, data science is based on maths. And Maths is the ultimate platform agnostic platform.Wow! Say that ten times fast.

Nov 29, 2022 • 17min
*AWS ReInvent* Walking Around the Expo Floor and the Robotic Bartender
Frank is out at the big AWS show in Las Vegas. Apparently, having some seventy thousand attendees in one place wreaks havoc on Wifi and Cellular signals. As such, the stream drops out right after Frank talks to the guy at the AWS Green Grass booth demo. Such a pity.Now here's Frank live from the Expo floor at AWS Reinvent in Las Vegas.

Nov 22, 2022 • 5min
*preInvent* Speaking at re:Invent 2022 about Red Hat OpenShift Data Science!
In this recent livestream, Frank explains his excitement about speaking at the upcoming AWS re-invent. The audio gets a little choppy.I tried to clean it up, but there's only so much I can do. I think I need more GPUs.

Nov 14, 2022 • 2min
*Update* PASS Summit and AWS re:Invent
Andy is currently in Seattle attending the PASS Summit and I will be headed to AWS re:Invent this year!

Oct 31, 2022 • 58min
Iain Thomas on What Makes Us Human? Democratizing Creativity with AI
In this fascinating discussion, Frank sits down with author, poet, and AI enthusiast about the nature of creativity, particularly in light of recent innovations in so called "generative AI."The episode ends with a powerful reading from his most recent book "What Makes Us Human," in which an Artificial Intelligence answers some of life's biggest questions. He co-wrote, in part, with the GPT-3 model and Jasmine Wang, an actual human.Listen in for a fascinating chat on philosophy, artificial intelligence, and creativity.LinksWhat Makes Us Human? Available Nov. 1, 2022Audible Bookhttps://amzn.to/3gVpHD2Kindle Bookhttps://amzn.to/3zr9ImHHardcoverhttps://amzn.to/3DqhGh6