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The data-driven economy is increasingly the analytics-driven economy. It's not enough to get data where it needs to go. Today's innovators must deliver analytics at the point of action. Often times that requires a fundamentally different approach to the analytic pipeline. Sound interesting? Then check out this episode of InsideAnalysis! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Vadim Ogievetsky from Impl...

All that work to capture, process and analyze corporate data won't do much if someone can't effectively tell the story of why. That's where technologies like PowerPoint and Visio came into the picture many years ago. But there are so many new ways to do storytelling these days! Learn more on this episode of #InsideAnalysis as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Michal Baumgartner and Tomas Hunacek of A...

Flight cancelations...we've all been there! Everybody hates to go through it, but some airlines help make it less of an ordeal for their customers. In the air travel meltdown of 2020, just about everything that could have gone wrong, did. But lessons were also learned. The companies best prepared to pivot quickly and adapt were those that invested in digital customer experience. Through a combinat...

With data sources proliferating and batch windows shrinking, data engineers are feeling the squeeze. The business wants more, but there are only 24 hours in a day. Increasingly, practitioners are using ELT instead of ETL, especially when cloud is the target. But even ELT has its limits as it requires highly skilled workers who are in demand; and it tends to be cumbersome and brittle. What's a data...

The "edge" is so much wider these days, covering billions of devices. So vast is this growing landscape, that a wide array of architectures are being designed and managed to handle all the necessary routing and processing of digital bits. On this episode of InsideAnalysis, Eric Kavanagh will interview Loren Long of DartPoints and Peter Norwood of Pratexo.

Data may be the new oil, but analytics drive the modern enterprise. Insights derived from an increasingly wide array of data sources are getting infused in everyday business processes. And far from the original use cases around finance or marketing, there are now countless ways to leverage analytics: for media, manufacturing, farming, fencing... you name it! Find out more on this episode of Inside...

Executives everywhere have great expectations for AI. From improving customer experience to optimizing operations, increasing topline revenue to avoiding serious downtime, the possibilities are virtually endless. But pie-in-the-sky ideas are often impractical. The key to success with this fast-evolving discipline is to stay focused, and tackle important business initiatives in practical ways. So w...

Artificial Intelligence is hardly new. The term was coined in 1956, though an AI winter or two would follow. That won't happen again, as AI is now officially on the move! Learn about some of the most cutting-edge developments as Host @eric_kavanagh intervies the experts, including Francisco Webber, Cortical.io; Richi Hartmann, Grafana Labs; and Dr Atif Syed, Wootzano.

The key to success in analytics tends to be a moving target. First, we focused on the data, then the queries. With data science, we pivoted to more complex algorithms to find those meaningful insights. But regardless of which approach you take, there is one common thread that leads to breakthrough outcomes for your business: Automation! Check out this episode of #InsideAnalysis to hear Host @eric_...

Not everyone can code, and that's not a problem these days, because lots of solutions are available to enable business people to create applications without having to hack out scripts. Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to learn more as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Mustafa Sakalsiz of Code2.io and David McCormick of Alpha Software.

Pundits of all shapes and sizes continue to wax philosophical about the impending "future of work," but isn't the future here already? Between COVID and global competition, changing cultural dynamics to dramatic advances in hardware and software, the bottom line is this: Work has changed. Join this episode of #InsideAnalysis to hear Host Eric Kavanagh interview Michael Gibbs of Cloud Careers and S...

The Information Economy brings tremendous opportunity to anyone willing to roll up their sleeves. But what are the "ops" of 2022? What do the ideal workflows look like? And what role does information play? We'll find out as Host Eric Kavanagh intervies Dan Leffave, "the systems guy" on this episode of #InsideAnalysis!  

Is it all about the data? or the people? or the workflows? No, it's all about the company! Organizations that succeed today keep their teams focused on what really matters. They foster a data-driven culture by equipping and inspiring the professionals who make countless important decisions every day. One rising trend for getting that done is to create a branded user experience for information cons...

So, what is Reverse ETL? Good question! We've known that data pipelines are changing all the time these days; and there's a ton of use to be had from data warehouses. So what if we turn that rig around, and do ETL in reverse? Find out what that means on this episode of InsideAnalysis, with @eric_kavanagh and Zack Khan of Hightouch.

Host @Eric_kavanagh will talk about migrating applications to the public cloud with Loke Tan from cloud infrastructure provider Skytap and with Mark Olson from cloud native services company, Caylent.

Immutable, transparent and pervasive: Those are the hallmarks of a NexGen blockchain. Unlike its Bitcoin-underpinning cousin, this blockchain was designed from the ground up for speed and efficiency. How so? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Dr. Wolf Kohn and Sean Brehm of CrowdPoint Technologies.  

Data Scientists can do amazing things, but only if they have the tools, data and people they need. Building data science teams is a significant challenge, especially on the maths front. Rare is the person who really understands the mathematical principles that enable data science. And off-the-shelf solutions tend to be overwrought and expensive. How can you navigate through these waters successful...

Bias is everywhere, including within algorithms, at least to a certain extent. But some experts say that "explainability" will soon be a commodity. What does that mean? Check out this episode of #InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Anthony Habayeb from Monitaur, and Sheldon Fernandez, of Darwin.ai.  

Water, water, everywhere, but how many drops to drink? Exactly? And what was the path that water took from source to target? Is it all tokenized on a blockchain? Well, water from the Azores will be, thanks to a blockbuster deal brokered by a blockchain startup called CrowdPoint Technologies! Check out this interview with Harry McCue, CEO of Consumer Staples for CrowdPoint.      

Everyone has a big idea. The hard part is making it happen. The good news? A confluence of technologies has opened the door for anyone to create something big, without the massive financial investment that was once a prerequisite. Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear host @eric_kavanagh interview serial entrepreneur Seam Brehm of Crowdpoint Technologies, who will share his vision for a...

The blessing and curse of today's data culture is a plethora of technologies for managing information assets, making an optimal data architecture challenging. How do you declutter the sprawl, provide reliability and clarity with your data, and thus deliver accurate analytic insights to achieve ke business objectives? Join former Gartner Analyst and Author Sanjeev Mohan for a discussion about the f...

Host Eric Kavanagh interviews Maurice Kherlakian of Hook Deck. Original recording date: September 3rd, 2021

 Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Javier Perez of Perforce, along with Harish Doddi of Datatron, and Krish Krishnan of Data Genius. They'll discuss the entire AI/ML stack, from the Linux foundation, to the platforms and tools necessary to leverage this next generation of enterprise technology. Attendees will learn how to pick the right horses in this increasingly competitive race.

The data warehouse has been an analytics workhorse for decades for business intelligence teams. Unprecedented volumes of data, new types of data, and the need for advanced analyses like machine learning brought on the age of the data lake. Now, many companies have a data lake for data science, a data warehouse for BI, or a mishmash of both, possibly combined with a mandate to go to the cloud. The...

Decisions, decisions! With the recent news about CentOS 8, businesses need to make up their minds quickly. Will CentOS Stream fill the void? What about other Linux distributions such as Rocky Linux, NavyLinux, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE? And what implications are there for open source stacks? Databases, containers, runtimes, networking, and new transactional layers are redefining what's possible for the...