

Speaking of Data
TDWI
TDWI presents, Speaking of Data, the premier Data, AI, & Analytics podcast for businesses and practitioners. Speaking of Data delivers information, insights, and tangible advice around the latest topics, trends, and events in the data management, AI, and analytics industry! Episodes feature our expert analysts, instructors, tech thought leaders and members of the TDWI community that are in the trenches doing the work everyday.
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Sep 5, 2023 • 24min
Achieving Scalable, Agile, and Comprehensive Data Management and Governance with David Stodder
David Stodder, Senior research director for business intelligence with TDWI, discusses best practices for data management and governance, including topics like data integration, data monetization, data quality, legacy technologies, and the role of AI and automation. The podcast also explores the varying success levels of organizations in managing and governing their data, the potential of generative AI for data management and governance, and best practices for scalable and agile data management. Listeners are encouraged to download the Best Practices Report from tdwi.org.

Aug 28, 2023 • 30min
Vector Databases with James Kobielus
James Kobielus, senior research director for data management at TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss vector databases - including the principal use cases and the skills and tools needed to work with vector databases. To explore this topic further please visit Explore Generative AI.

Aug 21, 2023 • 19min
Dimensional Modeling with Mark Peco
Mark Peco, CBIP, analytics consultant and instructor, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss dimensional modeling - including the concepts of dimensional modeling, the relationship between business metrics and dimensional data, and a preview of Mark's course at TDWI Orlando. To learn more about Mark's course, and to see the full agenda for TDWI Orlando, please visit TDWI Upcoming Events.

Aug 14, 2023 • 25min
Data Visualizations with Lee Feinberg
Lee Feinberg, president of DecisionViz, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss data visualizations - including a preview of Lee's workshop at TDWI Orlando. To learn more about Lee's workshop and to see the full agenda for TDWI Orlando please visit TDWI Upcoming Events.

Aug 7, 2023 • 26min
Data Management in the Age of AI with Fern Halper
Fern Halper, Ph.D., TDWI vice president and senior research director for advanced analytics, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss data management in the age of AI - including a preview of the Executive Summit at TDWI Orlando as well as exciting use cases and potential challenges. To learn more about TDWI Orlando, and to view the full agenda, please visit upcoming TDWI Events.

Jul 31, 2023 • 26min
The Scope of Data Governance with Richard Hines
Richard Hines, analytics consultant and educator, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the scope of data governance - including the importance of data governance and best practices for success. For more information about TDWI Orlando and to view the full agenda please visit TDWI Orlando Conference.

Jul 24, 2023 • 34min
Part Two: Achieving Success with Modern Analytics with Teresa Letlow and Jason Yeung
Teresa Letlow, SVP Global Cloud Alliances at StreamSets, and Jason Yeung, VP NA Center of Excellence BTP at SAP, both join host Andrew Miller to share their thoughts and insights on achieving success with modern analytics. To download and explore this Best Practices Report further please visit: Achieving Success with Modern Analytics Report. This is part two of our two-part series on this topic.

Jul 18, 2023 • 24min
Achieving Success with Modern Analytics with Fern Halper
Fern Halper, Ph.D., TDWI vice president and senior research director for advanced analytics, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the new TDWI Best Practices Report she authored on achieving success with modern analytics - including exciting use cases and common challenges organizations need to overcome. To download and explore this Best Practices Report further please visit: Achieving Success with Modern Analytics Report. This is part one of our two-part series on this topic.

Jun 27, 2023 • 26min
Data Democratization with David Stodder
David Stodder, senior research director for business intelligence with TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss data democratization - including self-service tools and data governance recommendations. Please visit tdwi.org to learn more about this topic.

Jun 12, 2023 • 27min
Spatial Data Science with James Kobielus
James Kobielus, senior research director for data management at TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss spatial data science - including principal use cases, core tools and platforms, and respnosible governance implications. To explore this topic further please visit tdwi.org.