Pedram Navid – Founder of West Marin Data – is a data engineering savant who has captured the attention of the entire industry with his writing and viewpoints. Pedram has been a trailblazer in terms of leveraging the modern data stack including tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, DuckDB, Striim, Fivetran, and dbt to build pipelines.However in a changing environment with tightening budgets and rising interest rates, Pedram is on a new slant of data minimalism. He speaks of 'Doing Data the Hard Way', using low cost tools that are purpose built for narrow jobs that data teams need to get done. Is Pedram's new approach the key for data teams to survive and thrive with economic headwinds? Listen to find out!Follow Pedram on TwitterFollow Pedram on SubstackWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

Bruno Aziza – Head of Data and Analytics at Google Cloud – has a unique expert perspective on the data industry  through his work with data executives and visionaries while managing a broad portfolio of products at Google including  BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Looker, Data Studio, PubSub, Composer, Data Fusion, Catalog, Dataform, Dataprep and Dataplex. In this episode, Bruno we dive into  topics such as the development (and disappointment) of Data Mesh, how it relates to Data Products, along with how data leaders can transform their organizations by first looking inward and transforming one's self.We also speak to why Chief Data Officers are navigating from 'reactive analytics' to data products that are driven by real-time. Follow Bruno Aziza on Linkedin, Twitter, and Medium.What's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

This episode features David Jayatillake, Co-Founder & CEO at Delphi Labs, as we explore the Semantic Layer and Data Governance.Join us as David shares his expertise on the Semantic Layer's role in unifying data access and simplifying user interpretation. We'll discuss its benefits, challenges, and implementation best practices.We'll also cover Data Governance, a vital aspect of managing data quality and security. David will reveal the importance of governance in today's data-driven world, the essential components of a successful strategy, and balancing control with flexibility for data users.Join our Community!Follow David on LinkedinWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

In this episode we chat with Armon Petrossian – CEO of Coalesce – about a broad range of topics in data including the state of the data economy, column-aware data transformations, and data mesh. You can follow Armon on Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/armonpetrossian/and learn more about Coalesce:https://coalesce.ioWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

In this episode, we're excited to welcome Brian Chambers, Director of Enterprise Architecture at Chick-fil-A, to share his insights on edge computing.Edge computing has become a hot topic recently as companies look for ways to process and analyze data closer to where it is generated. With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the need for real-time decision-making, edge computing is poised to transform how we think about data management.Brian brings a wealth of experience, having worked on numerous edge computing projects at Chick-fil-A. He'll share his thoughts on the benefits of edge computing, the challenges involved in implementing it, and some best practices for making the most of this exciting technology.Whether you're a data scientist, IT professional, or business leader, this episode of "What's New in Data" is not to be missed. So tune in and join the conversation as we explore the cutting edge of data management with Brian Chambers.Follow Brian Chambers:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chambers/https://medium.com/chick-fil-atech/what-we-learned-from-launching-edge-compute-from-enterprise-architecture-1dc34e49482fhttps://twitter.com/BriChambWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

We are kicking off Season 3 of What's New in Data with none other than Ethan Aaron: CEO of Portable.io. Ethan is known for founding Portable.io – a leading Cloud ETL product – along with his viral perspectives on data and "low key" data events that have taken over the industry with appearances in New York City, Chicago, Denver, Toronto, Boston, and many other cities. We chat with Ethan on the hottest topics in data including macro economic effects on the data industry, consolidation of the data ecosystem, and of course data contracts.BONUS: Sign up for Portable.io's Low Key Data Conference: a free data conference featuring Fortune 500 data executives, leading data venture capitalists, and other expert data practitioners:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUxFu0SXsAo3j75EZUib30M4hX8pMMguySiPcaVsPuknGxXg/viewformWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Talia Moyal, the Head of Product Marketing at Airbyte. Talia will be sharing her thoughts on the importance of extensibility in the world of SaaS and how Airbyte is powering their product with community.This is our last episode of the year, but we will be back with a bunch of new guests and amazing topics covering the world of data. We wish you a very safe and happy holiday, and we will see you in the new year!Make sure to join Striim's "What's New In Data" discord here.Also, make sure to follow Talia on LinkedInWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

On today's episode, we sit down with Shruti Bhat, Chief Product Officer & SVP of Marketing at Rockset,  and discuss what happens to your operations when they have a single source of truth. Traditional batch systems or warehouses lead to stale data sets and disparate data systems. Solutions like Rockset are empowering enterprise companies' core operations with real-time data.Make sure to Follow Shruti Bhat.Happy holidays and a Happy New Year!What's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

We host Julie Beynon, Head of Analytics at Clearbit – Julie is well known for her work in building analytics with tools that may already be in your data stack, enabling more teams across your organization to understand your customer through a single lens and giving access to actional insight data at their fingertips.Make sure to follow Julie on LinkedIn  What's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.

In this episode, Juan Sequeda, Principal Scientist, and Tim Gasper, Chief Customer Officer and Product Strategist, from data.world discuss the importance of empowering business and technical users to understand, locate, trust and get value from data from a "Knowledge-first world." Juan and Tim explain how the current "data first-world" practice focuses on data literacy rather than business literacy, leaving a disconnect between data and business teams.To learn more, follow Juan Sequeda and  Tim Gasper on LinkedIn and tune in to their podcast: "Catalog and Cocktails," an honest, no BS, non-salesy conservation about enterprise data and analytics.What's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by John Kutay who leads data and products at Striim. What's New In Data hosts industry practitioners to discuss latest trends, common patterns for real world data patterns, and analytics success stories.