

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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Oct 23, 2023 • 20min
The House of Data with Dr. James Barker
Dr. James Barker, director of professional services for data strategy with Alation, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the House of Data - including key concepts, stewardship roles, and data councils. For more information about data governance please visit TDWI.

Oct 17, 2023 • 20min
Modern Data Architectures with John O'Brien
John O'Brien, principal advisor and industry analyst with Radiant Advisors, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss modern data architectures - including a preview of the courses John will be teaching at TDWI Orlando. For more information and to view the full agenda please visit: TDWI Orlando.

Oct 9, 2023 • 16min
AI and Advanced Analytics with Sam Wong
Sam Wong, Senior Director for Data, Analytics, and AI with Mark Anthony Group, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss AI and advanced analytics - including the ways Mark Anthony Group is implementing new initiatives and a preview of Sam's upcoming presentation at TDWI Orlando's Executive Summit. For more information and to view the agenda please visit: TDWI Orlando Executive Summit.

Oct 3, 2023 • 34min
In the Know: Generative AI with Fern Halper
Fern Halper, Ph.D., TDWI vice president and senior research director for advanced analytics, joins host Andrew Miller to define some of the most commonly used terminology when discussing generative AI - including foundation model, prompt engineering, and hallucinations. To learn more about this topic please visit What is Generative AI?

Sep 25, 2023 • 20min
Data Strategy and Privacy with Evan Levy
Evan Levy, industry consultant and parnter at Integral Data, LLC, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the evolution of the concept and execution of a data strategy - including the need for a data strategy, the challenges of operating without one, and a preview of Evan's courses at TDWI Orlando. To learn more about Evan's courses, and to see the full agenda for both the TDWI Seminar on "Building Your Company's Data Strategy" as well as TDWI Orlando, please visit TDWI Upcoming Events.

Sep 18, 2023 • 52min
Part Three: Achieving Scalable, Agile, and Comprehensive Data Management and Governance with Kevin Bohan and Liam Yu
Kevin Bohan, Director of Product Marketing with Denodo, and Liam Yu, Product Marketer with Hitachi Vantara, discuss the challenges and solutions for data management in distributed environments, data governance challenges and recommendations, the significance of data strategy and access control, and exploring the future of AI and Hitachi's data management solutions.

Sep 12, 2023 • 1h 2min
Part Two: Achieving Scalable, Agile, and Comprehensive Data Management and Governance with Danny Sandwell and Conor Jensen
Danny Sandwell and Conor Jensen discuss the Best Practices Report on achieving scalable, agile and comprehensive data management and governance. They explore building effective data governance, accelerating access to timely data, and the challenges of data governance. They also talk about their expertise in data and analytics, weather analysis, and the major challenges organizations face in data governance.

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.


