Discovering Data

Slow or inadequate data infrastructure can seriously hinder the progress of data science projects, making it a constant battle to balance the need for speed with accuracy and quality. Today I learn the challenges data science teams face and how to overcome the obstacles of data infrastructure from Ville Tuulos, author of "Effective Data Science Infrastructure."You can follow Ville Tuulos on LinkedIn. Check out Metaflow at https://metaflow.org/ and Outerbounds at https://outerbounds.com/Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-059Special promo code from ManningUse our exclusive promo code today and get access to top-quality tech content from Manning publications: poddiscovdata23Book GiveawayDo you want to win a copy of "Effective Data Science Infrastructure"? Sign-up here:www.discoveringdata.com/mlsystemsMembership Lifetime Discount (Listeners Only)https://airtable.com/shrGDK9R143gXZD0XFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

AI is emerging as a powerful tool for data scientists and businesses. But how can we leverage this technology to its fullest potential? Join me as I learn from Tobias Zwingmann, author of AI-Powered Business Intelligence.You can follow Tobias on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-058Book GiveawayDo you want to win a copy of "AI-Powered Business Intelligence"? Sign-up here: www.discoveringdata.com/aif4biMembership Lifetime Discount (Listeners Only)https://airtable.com/shrGDK9R143gXZD0XFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

A great data leader is a provocateur. They "provoke" the organization with their ideas and demonstrating success. Join me as I learn from Tom Redman the Data Doc.You can follow Tom on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-057Membership Waiting Listhttps://airtable.com/shrGDK9R143gXZD0XFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

Learn how to extract business value from text from the father of the data warehouse: Bill Inmon.You can follow Bill on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-056Join the Discovering Data community!Do you want to turn data into business outcomes and get promoted? Discovering Data just launched a new Discord server to connect you with people like you. Discover new ideas, frameworks, jobs and strategies to maximise the impact of your work. Data can be a lonely and challenging career, don't do it alone!Request access now: https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

Analytics requires a real involved effort across the entire organization. So what does it take to build team that not only understands your organization's data but the analytic and business requirements as well? Today I learn from John Thompson, best selling author, analytics innovator, and data thought leader.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-055Join the Discovering Data community!Do you want to turn data into business outcomes and get promoted? Discovering Data just launched a new Discord server to connect you with people like you. Discover new ideas, frameworks, jobs and strategies to maximise the impact of your work. Data can be a lonely and challenging career, don't do it alone!Request access now: https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

What is semantic modeling? How and when do you need it? Can you automate it? Today I speak with Panos Alexopoulos author of the book "Semantic Modeling for Data - Avoiding Pitfalls and Breaking Dilemmas" published by O'Reilly.You can follow Panos on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-054Join the Discovering Data community!The mission of Discovering Data is to create opportunities for data professionals to connect and learn from one another. That's why we launched the Discovering Data Discord server! This community is for people that want to have an impact at work. A place where we can all gather and ask questions so we can help each other grow. Stay curious and keep learning by joining the community at https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

When was the last time a data engineer got invited into a strategy meeting and asked, "Hey, I value your opinion. Can you come and sit with the CEO?" Today, we map the habits you need to develop for maximum business impact and promotion.You can follow the panelists on their LinkedIn:Tobias ZwingmannVishal RamrakhyaniSwati VishwanathanEpisode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-054-liveJoin the Discovering Data community!‍Do you want to turn data into business outcomes and get promoted? Discovering Data just launched a new Discord server to connect you with people like you. Discover new ideas, frameworks, jobs and strategies to maximise the impact of your work. Data can be a lonely and challenging career, don't do it alone!Request access now: https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

Can a system help us build better products? Today I learn everything about DataOps from Christopher Bergh, CEO and Head Chef at DataKitchen.You can follow Chris on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-053Events coming up - Data Teams SummitThe Data Teams Summit is coming up on January 25. It's an online live event of peer-to-peer sessions. I'll be hosting a panel discussion, "What habits do successful data engineers have?" at 11AM PST.Visit https://datateamssummit.com/ and register for free.Join the Discovering Data community!Do you want to turn data into business outcomes and get promoted? Discovering Data just launched a new Discord server to connect you with people like you. Discover new ideas, frameworks, jobs and strategies to maximise the impact of your work. Data can be a lonely and challenging career, don't do it alone!Request access now: https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

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The Modern Data Stack is getting too complex and costly to maintain. What are some of the worse anti-patterns in the MDS? What are the drivers and incentives that prevent us from scaling? Join me as I follow the white rabbit with Lauren Balik.You can follow Lauren on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttp://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-052Join the Discovering Data community!The mission of Discovering Data is to create opportunities for data professionals to connect and learn from one another. That's why we launched the Discovering Data Discord server! This community is for people that want to have an impact at work. A place where we can all gather and ask questions so we can help each other grow. Stay curious and keep learning by joining the community at https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification, and it's what we need if we want to be able to search for data. What can go wrong and how do you do it well? Join me as I learn from Helen Lippell.You can follow Helen on LinkedIn.'Taxonomies' Book Giveaway & Special OfferWe are giving away 10 copies of Helen's new book: "Taxonomies: Practical Approaches to Developing and Managing Vocabularies for Digital Information". If you want to start cleaning up your data mess but don't know where to start this is the book for you. Want your copy? You have until Dec 17th to be part of this. Visit https://www.discoveringdata.com/taxonomies to win your copy!If you want to purchase your own copy, we have a special offer for you – get 25% off the RRP for Taxonomies when you use the code TAXONOMY25. Just to go to: https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/taxonomies/?K=9781783304813Customers in the US and Canada can purchase the book through the American Library Association, and customers in Australia or New Zealand can purchase the book through Taylor & Francis.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-051Join the Discovering Data community!Do you want to turn data into business outcomes and get promoted? Discovering Data just launched a new Discord server to connect you with people like you. Discover new ideas, frameworks, jobs and strategies to maximise the impact of your work. Data can be a lonely and challenging career, don't do it alone!Request access now: https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

Psychological safety fuels learning and growth. It feels good and it's good for business too! After a decade working in Simon Sinek's team and hundreds of keynote presentations my guest Stephen Shedletztky joins me today to talk about creating a Speak Up culture.You can follow Stephen on LinkedIn.Episode pagehttps://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-050Events coming up - Business Skills for Data ProfessionalsBusiness Skills for Data Professionals is a live Q&A happening on December 2. This is an online event where you can learn how to use your talent to create measurable business outcomes. In collaboration with DataTalks.Club which is hosted by Alexey Grigorev, this event will feature topics such as data that makes sense, context semantics, and building better models by building better relationships with people and earning trust.Check out the event agenda and register at http://bit.ly/3iggyWj Join the Discovering Data community!The mission of Discovering Data is to create opportunities for data professionals to connect and learn from one another. That's why we launched the Discovering Data Discord server! This community is for people that want to have an impact at work. A place where we can all gather and ask questions so we can help each other grow. Stay curious and keep learning by joining the community at https://bit.ly/discovering-data-discordFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

How do you leverage unstructured data to create better and more sustainable products, increase margins, and grow the business? Today I learn from Korbinian Spann, CEO, and founder of Insaas.ai.You can follow Korbinian on LinkedIn.Episode pageLinkFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

How can we maximize innovation in the enterprise? Today I learn from Ron Itelman in a voyage from data contracts to metacognition, neuroscience, and more.You can follow Ron on LinkedIn.Episode pageLinkFor BrandsDo you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands.For sponsorsWant to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsorsFor GuestsDo you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest.

How do you come up with new ideas to monetize data assets? My guest is the one and only Doug Laney who just published a new book called Data Juice: 101 stories of how organizations are squeezing value from available data assets. Signup to win a free copy at http://discoveringdata.com/juice (discoveringdata.com/juice). You can follow Doug Laney on https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglaney (LinkedIn). Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-047 (https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-047) For Brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

Business users must be able to communicate their data needs quickly without writing code. This is the idea of the semantic warehouse. But how do you build one? Join me as I learn from Chad Sanderson, Head of Data at Convoy. You can follow Chad on https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-sanderson/ (LinkedIn). Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-046 (https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-046) Data Products Substack If you want to learn about data products I highly recommend subscribing to Chad's Substack here: https://dataproducts.substack.com/ (https://dataproducts.substack.com/) For Brands We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea here https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

Data therapists are translators that sit between business and technical data leaders. They are great facilitators, they understand tech but they also speak business. What happens in a data therapy session? Who runs it? When do you know you need one? Today I learn from a real expert on this topic, Ashley Faith. Ashley is a professional data scientist with over 15 years of experience focusing on knowledge graphs, taxonomies, and machine learning. She's also the host of the Knowledge Graph, Data Science YouTube channel under the channel name Ashley Faith. She has worked with GM, NASA, NATO, Down Jones, IEEE, EPSCO, and the Department of Defense among many others. More from Ashleigh Ash has a fantastic YouTube channel check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/AshleighFaith/videos?app=desktop Events coming up - Data Management Marathon 5.0 The Data Management Marathon 5.0 is coming up soon October 12-13,2022. This is a one-of-a-kind virtual event for every data lover, born out of a love for data management, knowledge sharing and storytelling. Organized by Thinklinkers in collaboration with the one and only Scott Taylor, this event features high-level speakers, influencers and an enthusiastic community of data professionals. Check out the event agenda and use our special promo code DISCOVER20 to get a 20% off the pro pass: ​https://bit.ly/3BXtkiR (https://bit.ly/3BXtkiR) Want to guest? Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? You can pitch your idea here https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors)​ For brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). Thank you for listening and let's keep Discovering Data 

The average CDO has 2 years to turn data into business value. Today we talk about data products, implicit and explicit knowledge, and the cultural revolution we need to turn data into knowledge at scale. My guests today are Juan Sequeda and Tim Gasper from data.world co-hosts of the Catalog & Cocktails podcast. Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-044 (https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-044) Events coming up The Data Management Marathon 5.0 is coming up soon October 12-13,2022. This is a one-of-a-kind virtual event for every data lover, born out of a love for data management, knowledge sharing and storytelling. Organized by Thinklinkers in collaboration with the one and only Scott Taylor, this event features high-level speakers, influencers and an enthusiastic community of data professionals. Check out the event agenda and use our special promo code DISCOVER20 to get a 20% off the pro pass: https://bit.ly/3BXtkiR (https://bit.ly/3BXtkiR) For Brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

What's the business impact of data observability? Today we continue the conversation with Salma Bakouk, CEO and co-founder of Sifflet. Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-043 (https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-043) For Brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

If data means money, we want to detect data issues before they turn into costly mistakes. We need to go from firefighting to fire prevention and be able to resolve issues quickly when they occur. Today we dive into data observability with Salma Bakouk, CEO and co-founder of Sifflet. Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-042 (https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/episode-042) For Brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

This is part two of turning data into knowledge at scale, and about the arduous job of cleaning, defining, collapsing and expanding information and knowledge in the enterprise. My guest today is Jessica Talisman senior Taxonomist at Pluralsight. Episode page https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/taxonomies-ontologies-and-a-true-data-mesh-2 For Brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

Today we talk about turning data into knowledge at scale, and about the arduous job of cleaning, defining, collapsing and expanding information and knowledge in the enterprise. My guest today is Jessica Talisman senior Taxonomist at Pluralsight. Episode links and resources https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/taxonomies-ontologies-and-a-true-data-mesh-1 For Brands Do you want to showcase your thought leadership with great content and build trust with a global audience of data leaders? We publish conversations with industry leaders to help practitioners create more business outcomes. Explore all the ways to tell your data story here https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands (https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands). For sponsors Want to help educate the next generation of data leaders? As a sponsor, you get to hang out with the very in the industry. Want to see if you are a match? Apply now: https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors (https://www.discoveringdata.com/sponsors) For Guests Do you enjoy educating an audience? Do you want to help data leaders build indispensable data products? That's awesome! Great episodes start with a clear transformation. Pitch your idea at https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest (https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest).

If data and analytics are going to be taken seriously by business executives, we need to talk about value in their language. Today I speak with the Dean of Big Data Bill Schmarzo about the skills, mindsets and mental models we need as data practitioners to find a revenue connection in everything we do. Follow Bill Schmarzo on https://www.notion.so/Bill-Schmarzo-COPY-e7e2e67907974582b796208b523a7cfa (LinkedIn). Full episode page: https://www.discoveringdata.com/podcast/039-bill-schmarzo-speak-the-language-of-the-business

The promise of a data catalog is to help everyone search and find every document and datapoint in the organization. Easier said than done. This episode is for everyone that wants to map all their organization's critical data assets, understand how they relate to one another, and enable teams to find them quickly. Review the show: https://www.discoveringdata.com/review Apply to guest: https://www.discoveringdata.com/guest Partner with us: https://www.discoveringdata.com/brands Connect with our guest Ole on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ole-olesen-bagneux-2b73449a/ (LinkedIn) Ole's LinkedIn newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/symphony-of-search-6937422474598883328/ (“Symphony of Search”) Ole on Medium: http://olesenbagneux.medium.com/ (olesenbagneux.medium.com) Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com (discoveringdata.com) Keep Learning https://www.isko.org/ko.html (https://www.isko.org/ko.html) https://www.amazon.com/Domain-Driven-Design-Tackling-Complexity-Software/dp/0321125215 (Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software) https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Enterprise-Architecture-Approach-Alignment/dp/0648309827#:~:text=Enterprise architecture (EA) is a,improve business and IT alignment. (The Practice of Enterprise Architecture) https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.businessarchitectureguild.org/resource/resmgr/bizbok_11/bizbokv11_part1.pdf (A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge® (BIZBOK® Guide))

Trailblazer is a series of short interviews designed to inspire you to lead the data conversation. This is a partnership between Discovering Data and Women in AI. Today we learn from Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial Intelligence and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum. Follow Kay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-firth-butterfield/ Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com/

In stressful conflicts, our instinct is to react and push back. “Going with” and not “against” a threat is the essence of the Japanese martial art known as Aikido. Can Aikido help us become more effective leaders? Join me as I learn from Aikido black-belt, Andrew Sunter. Follow Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-sunter-85619110/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-sunter-85619110/) Sign-up for Andrew's Aikido classes: http://aikidoinsydney.com/ (http://aikidoinsydney.com/) Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com (discoveringdata.com)

Mapping and engineering the information flow is the job of enterprise information architects or EIAs. But what is exactly information architecture? What does a day in the shoes of an information architect look like? What can we do to help them do their job better? Join me as a learn from Dora Boussias, Senior Director, Data Strategy & Architecture at Stryker. Follow Dora on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doraboussias/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/doraboussias/) Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com/ (discoveringdata.com)

If you are rolling your eyes when you hear “knowledge management”, it's because we have been doing it wrong. If we want to win in complex, uncertain, and volatile environments we need both sides of our brain, the artistic and the analytical side. Today I learn about radical knowledge management from its creator Stephanie Barnes. Follow Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieabarnes/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieabarnes/) Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com/ (discoveringdata.com)

In digital marketing we get so fixated with conversion rates and exponential growth curves that we often don't have time to worry about data privacy and data ethics. What are the long term business impacts of unethical use of personal data? Join me as I learn about the future of digital marketing from my guest Stéphane Hamel. Follow Stéphane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamel/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamel/) Read/listen: https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com/)

Trailblazer is a series of short interviews designed to inspire more women to lead the data conversation. Today we learn from Lillian Pierson, CEO and Head of Product at Data-Mania. You can follow Lillian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillianpierson/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillianpierson/) — Useful links: Lillian's newsletter: https://www.data-mania.com/newsletter (https://www.data-mania.com/newsletter) Women in AI: https://www.womeninai.co/ (https://www.womeninai.co/) Full episode with transcripts: https://www.discoveringdata.com/all-episodes (https://www.discoveringdata.com/all-episodes)

When was the last time you had an important fact to share but nobody seemed to care? This is for you if you want to learn how to communicate insights effectively and make things happen. My guest today is Brent Dykes, a master data storyteller. You can follow Brent on https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentdykes/ (LinkedIn) or checkout his book https://www.effectivedatastorytelling.com/ (here). -- We have a new home at http://discoveringdata.com/ (discoveringdata.com) where you will find a forum to connect with data leaders like you, as well as episode transcripts, best quotes, and other material that can help you learn and apply your knowledge at work.

Bias kills creativity and can lead us to the wrong solutions. One way to detect and correct for bias effectively is with a culture of diversity and inclusion. How does this help us build safe and innovative solutions? Join me as I learn from Debbie Botha, Chief Partnership Officer at Women in AI. You can follow Debbie on https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiebotha/ (LinkedIn). Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com (discoveringdata.com)

Every data leader wants to be a strategic partner to the business. What does it take to do this effectively? Today we dive into design thinking with my guest Brian T. O'Neill founder and principal at designingforanalytics.com, and host of the Experiencing Data podcast. You can follow Brian on https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-oneill-product-designer/ (LinkedIn) and https://twitter.com/rhythmspice (Twitter).

Today we learn about the role that trusted data played to scale an eCommerce business to $1B and beyond with James Edwards, CDO and founder of Pet Circle. We talk about the business impact of fragmented data and strategies to bring everyone on the same page. You can follow James on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesroyedwards/ (LinkedIn). Read/listen: discoveringdata.com

As tools get better in the modern data stack, business impact is increasingly dependent on effective communication, collaboration and governance. What does it take to do this well? Join me with Matt David, Product Marketing Manager (Data) at Atlassian and co-author of the book “The Informed Company”. Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com (discoveringdata.com) Community Coffee Meeting #2 RSVP https://circle.discoveringdata.com/c/coffee-meetings/coffee-meetings-y4qvj (here).

Discovering data only makes sense if it stimulates a conversation, and it's hard to have a conversation when you broadcasting. So how do we make that transition from something that happens in a virtual room to something that it's more interactive? What does Discovering Data mean to you? Read/listen: http://discoveringdata.com/ (discoveringdata.com) Find your tribe, unwind, and get ready for the weekendWe are kicking this off with an informal ZOOM chat to get to know each other, and discover what does community mean for each of us. From deep dives on recent episodes, to lessons learned in data management and daily challenges at work. This is a safe space to unwind and bounce ideas around and meet new folks. Bring your fav drink and let's chat! Register https://events.humanitix.com/discovering-data-coffe-meetings-weekly-live-on-zoom (here) Short link: https://bit.ly/3rwYgSS

Lineage is a critical capability, it's complex and expensive so it's really important to know what can go wrong and how to avoid pitfalls to deliver maximum value to the business. Today I am joined by Irina Steenbeek an absolute expert on this topic. Irina has a lot of experience managing ERP implementations, she is the founder of Data Crossroads and her background spans civil engineering, management, consultancy, and finance. Irina authored more than 60 blog posts in data management and published four books: The Orange Model of Data Management, The Data Management Toolkit, The Data Management Cookbook, and her latest book, Data Lineage from a Business Perspective, which we will talk about today. This episode is here to give you a solid understanding of what data lineage is and what it isn't, the value, costs, and benefits for your organization, some execution tips and ideas to talk about it with your business stakeholders. Read/listen: https://www.discoveringdata.com/ Crash course: How to build a successful data lineage business case?If you are managing a data linage implementation you might be very familiar with scope creep and issues related to funding and project management. How do you secure the necessary funding, scope and plan the work and craft a solution that delivers business outcomes? These are hard questions! The good news is that Irina developed a proven framework over the past 20 years to help you navigate this complexity, and we are partnering to bring you her knowledge and expertise in the form of a crash course. Registrations will open soon, subscribe to our newsletter to be notified.

Data lineage is about gaining confidence in the data to save time, money, and even lives. How do you sell it to the business? Learn with me as I speak to Jan Ulrych, VP of Research & Education at MANTA. Get the full experience at https://www.discoveringdata.com (discoveringdata.com).

New year, fresh energy and new name: The Data Project becomes Discovering Data! In this episode I talk about what this project is becoming and how it will help you become a more impactful data leader. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

The latest research shows that 90% of the value of the SP500 is attributed to intangible assets, of which data is a big chunk. But is data and information truly intangible? It turns out that information is every bit as physical as anything we can touch and see. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

Managing data assets is not just about technology but the right platform can make our life a lot easier. The folks at Ataccama have been leading the space for years. What are they doing differently? Join me as I learn all about it from Marek Ovčáček, VP of Platform Strategy at Ataccama. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

Data is an intangible asset with unique economic properties. What are some of the strategies we can use to monetise it? Follow me as I unpack this with Doug Laney, author of "Infonomics: How to Monetize, Manage, and Measure Information as an Asset for Competitive Advantage". Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

How can we use data to improve people's life and manage better the information and relationships that make up our businesses? Follow me as I speak to FX Nicolas, VP of Product at Semarchy. I would like to thank Semarchy for making this episode possible. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

Being more effective for me starts with learning how I behave, and for that I need just the right amount of information. How does this scale when you are looking at a team? Follow me as I explore this with Chris Boys co-founder of Umano, a team analytics company that takes team effectiveness to a whole new level. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

"I've never seen an organization that understands the cost, value, and benefit of their information assets." Follow me as I speak with James Price, a black belt in information asset management and a true multi-domain expert. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com) Random and fun: "Who needs sock management? Just use AI!! https://youtu.be/MlRgQ6x1-kM (video)

Information flow is at the heart of any resilient organisation. But we are unlikely to see outcomes unless data is properly managed and people feel empowered to use it. To understand more about the second challenge today I speak with Ben Jones, co-founder and CEO of Data Literacy.com. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

Datasets are a limited representation of what we do in the world. The extent to which they are useful depends on our ability to structure data, use it to refine our intuition, and maintain a growth mindset until best practices become second nature. My guest today is Andrew Andrews, Vice President of DAMA Australia. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

Great data scientists blend prediction models with reliable data and domain knowledge, but without a data management program, the last two are left to chance. What do the best data science teams do differently? Follow me as I find out with Vlad Ardelean, lead data scientist at Growth from Knowledge (GFK). Full Transcripts: https://www.datafoundations.com.au/thedataproject

Data Governance is the cornerstone of every successful data management program, but it is often associated with suffocating rigidity, great cost, and unclear ROI. How can we get it right? Today I speak with George Firican to find out! George is the Director of Data Governance & Business Intelligence at The University of British Columbia, the creator of LightsOnData, and one of the most brilliant, humble, and friendly data professionals in my network. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

What can data teams learn from community managers? When my friend and community manager Ravit Jain reached out I was thrilled to discover how his mindset at work could be useful to data teams. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)

This started as an experiment with a 20 dollar microphone and a small desk on wheels, wrapped around blankets in my small apartment. This is a short summary of the journey so far, and what's coming next. Learn more at https://www.discoveringdata.com/ (https://www.discoveringdata.com)