Catalog & Cocktails: The Honest, No-BS Data Podcast

Is data governance making you more productive? Or is it a pain that you just have to deal with for the good of the company? If you’ve got data issues, it may be time for a therapy session. Join resident psychologists Tim, Juan, and Ashleigh Faith, EBSCO’s Director of Knowledge Graph and Semantic Search, as we explore the people and culture sides of data governance. We may not be able to treat all your symptoms, but we can change the way you feel about data governance. This episode will feature ways to transform data governance from knowledge barrier to knowledge bridge, suggestions for consultative approaches to governance, and a discussion of who has started playing chess after watching The Queen’s Gambit.

Let’s talk data management frameworks. What is a data fabric and how is it different from a data mesh? No, seriously, we’re trying to figure it out ourselves. Is this an attempt by industry analysts and enterprising vendors to rebrand existing technology or are these fundamentally new data architectures? In this episode, we’ll explore who and what are driving the conversation and try to demystify these emerging data disciplines. This episode will feature: Clear definitions for data fabric and data mesh Where these frameworks overlap, intersect, and chart their own course Tim’s excuses following a Cleveland Browns playoff loss

There’s a dashboard for everything in the enterprise now, so it’s easy to answer your complex questions in graphical form. And new features like natural language processing (NLP) make interactions and queries faster and easier than ever. But surely there’s more on the horizon in BI and analytics, right? Join Tim, Juan and special guest Peter Bailis, CEO of Sisu Data for a conversation on the current state of business intelligence and data analytics. We will also discuss what’s next and the all important question: why? This episode will feature: The state of BI today The evolution of BI and why it’s no longer “the new black” Where analytics should be heading The data-driven culture and why it matters Tim and Juan’s New Year’s resolutions

In October, veteran election "race caller" Dwayne Desaulniers shared how The Associated Press has evolved their process to provide neutral, third party analysis of our most critical elections. It's even more interesting to revisit this conversation months later as we look back on what turned out to be a tumultuous election cycle. As the year winds down, we're revisiting our favorite (and most popular) episodes exploring some of the more unique data roles out there. Next year, we hope to keep bringing guests like Dwayne onto the show, and we want to know: what are you curious about? Whose story would you like to hear? Do you have an interesting perspective to share? Drop us a line at podcast@data.world. We'd love to hear from you. Have a happy, healthy new year, everyone. We'll see you again in 2021.

In this episode from early August, Claire Cahill from The Zebra shared what it's like to be a data product manager at a company where data is the key to success. As the year winds down, we're revisiting our favorite (and most popular) episodes exploring some of the more unique data roles out there. Next year, we hope to keep bringing guests like Claire onto the show, and we want to know: what are you curious about? Whose story would you like to hear? Do you have an interesting perspective to share? Drop us a line at podcast@data.world. We'd love to hear from you. In this episode, you'll hear: * The characteristics of a great data product manager and how you can land the same role * Who data product managers work with on a daily basis * Whether a good podcasting mic really makes a difference (spoiler: it does)

Earlier this year, our podcast began with an ambitious episode titled “The Future of Data Management.” We’ve covered a lot of ground since then, from career paths and culture changes to data governance and data policy. In our final Catalog & Cocktails show of 2020, Juan and Tim review some of the hottest topics in the dataverse and look forward to what’s new and exciting next year.

YOU may recognize that your company needs a data catalog, but does your boss get it? Can you justify the investment and determine how quickly and what kind of return you’ll get? These may seem like daunting questions, but do not fear! In this episode, Juan and Tim will discuss how to calculate your data catalog ROI, showing you how to measure a catalog’s ability to boost revenue and productivity while reducing risk. If you need to make a business case for an enterprise data catalog, don’t miss this episode! This episode will feature: Success metrics for a data catalog initiative Different methods for calculating catalog ROI What Juan and Tim like to cook

What’s the secret behind Airbnb’s famously data-driven culture? It’s the company’s ability to provide all employees - not just the ‘data people’ - the ability to discover, understand, and trust data. Join Juan, Tim, and special guest Jeff Feng, product lead at Airbnb, to learn how the vacation experience juggernaut designed and developed its enterprise data catalog, DataPortal. Whether you’re still unclear on the business value of a data catalog, or debating whether to build or buy, do not miss this episode. This episode will feature: The good, bad, and ugly of a build-it-yourself data catalog How data democratization can promote data literacy and deliver business value Juan talking about how much he misses flying

This week, much of the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving, a holiday focused on gratitude and connection. In this short episode, Tim and Juan reflect on what they’re thankful for (including the community that’s grown around this podcast). Join our hosts as they relive their favorite highlights from past Catalog & Cocktails conversations and look forward to upcoming guests. P.S. Usually, we record this podcast in a live Zoom meeting that anyone can attend. We then stick around for a virtual “afterparty” to further discuss that week’s topic as a group. (See our bio for the link.) This week, we skipped that live Wednesday evening event to give our team time to focus on things away from the desk. We hope you’ll have an opportunity to do the same and that you too have many, many reasons to be thankful.

Master data management (MDM) sits at the intersection of metadata and data and has a lot in common with data integration, data modeling, and knowledge building use cases. It’s “old school” technology that even today confuses many data leaders. But... is it still relevant? Should it be part of my data governance strategy? In this episode, Tim and Juan discuss the merits of MDM, how it fits into metadata and governance concepts, and how it may evolve (or not) in the future.