Rav Ubhi-Adams and Alex Leigh

Connected Data Podcast

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The Connected Data Podcast explores the fascinating, messy, powerful world of data — not just governance, but the full ecosystem of how data shapes modern life. Each episode dives into how data is created, connected, bought, sold, secured, misused, misunderstood, and woven into the stories we see in the media and the decisions organisations make every day. It’s a fresh, curious, human take on data in the real world, building on the strong foundations of Nicola Askham’s original Data Governance Podcast while expanding the lens to everything that makes data interesting.

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Rav Ubhi-Adams and Alex Leigh

Episodes

What is the Difference Between a Data Governance Policy and an Operating Model? 07.10.2025 4:46

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In this week’s episode, I’ll be talking about the difference between a Data Governance policy and an operating model. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠

What Order do I Implement Data Governance in? 30.09.2025 6:30

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In this week’s episode, I’ll be talking about the order in which you should implement Data Governance. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠

Countdown to DAI25: Catching up with Sue Geuens 16.09.2025 27:07

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week we have an extra, out of season episode all about IRM UK's forthcoming Data & AI Conference Europe 2025. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠

Data Governance Interview with Rob Hawker 02.09.2025 32:56

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In this episode, I’m joined by Rob Hawker, who is highly experienced in both Data Governance and Data Analytics, so I thought it would be great to invite him on to the podcast to share his knowledge on how the two roles cross over and how applying both roles can benefit your business. To find out where you are on your Data Governance j...

Data Quality Rules and Reporting with Daniel Donahue 26.08.2025 23:46

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, we're discussing all things Data Quality Rules and Reporting. I'm joined for the conversation by the lovely Daniel Donahue, one of the founders of DQ Pursuit. This episode is sponsored by DQ Pursuit. DQ Pursuit is the standard for identifying, controlling, and correcting critical data. Their driving belief is that kn...

What are Taxonomies? 19.08.2025 5:09

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In this episode, I’m going to explain what taxonomies are. Not only does the term sound a lot scarier than it really is, but it’s a really useful concept to understand as a Data Governance professional. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Is it Important to Value Data? 12.08.2025 5:28

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In this episode, I decided to invite Ed Mathia along to share his expertise and help you understand the importance of valuing your data. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Unexpected AI Governance Leader: Advice for Data Governance Professionals with Jovita Tam 05.08.2025 24:11

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In this episode, I am joined by the brilliant Jovita Tam, Business-Focused Data/AI Advisor & Attorney to discuss how the role of Data Governance shapes the future of AI Governance. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askh...

What is an End User Computing Policy and What Does it Have to do With Data Governance? 29.07.2025 5:35

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I’m sharing one of my bitesize episodes to deep dive into what an end user computing policy is and how it applies to Data Governance. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

How I Built an AI That Actually Understands Data Governance 22.07.2025 15:29

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I’m switching seats - Join me as Alex Leigh, Data Strategist and Advisor at The Leigh Partnership and Co-founder of ed-connect puts me in the hot seat to answer some interesting questions about my AI Data Governance Coaching tool! To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Who Owns the Data in the Data Product? 15.07.2025 5:19

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, I’m discussing one of the most common questions I get asked when talking about data products - who actually owns the data inside them? To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Data Fabric and Data Governance with Ben Clinch 08.07.2025 21:45

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, I’m joined by Ben Clinch, Partner at Ortecha to discuss Data Fabric and what that means for Data Governance people. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

What is AI governance? And as a Data Governance Person do I Need to Care? 01.07.2025 6:07

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, I talk about how AI Governance and Data Governance intersect. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Data Governance Value with Dmytro Lugovyi 24.06.2025 22:02

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, I’m joined by Dmytro Lugovyi, Senior Director of Value Consulting at Collibra, and we’re tackling a question that haunts many data teams… How do you actually add value to your Data Governance initiative? To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Does your Data Office need Senior Executive Support? 17.06.2025 3:49

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. S11 Episode 1 is here and to kick off this season I discuss whether or not your data office needs a senior executive support. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Behavioural Change with Helen Mannion 20.05.2025 15:43

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. It’s been an absolutely fantastic season and I can’t think of any better way to close it out than inviting the lovely Helen Mannion, Director of Prospore Leadership, on the podcast to talk about why behaviour change is so critical when implementing Data Governance. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What is the best way to set data quality standards? 13.05.2025 6:08

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I explain the best way to set data quality standards. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Data Visualisation with Andy Kirk 06.05.2025 22:38

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I share an exclusive interview with Andy Kirk, Data Visualisation Expert and Managing Director at Visualising Data Ltd. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Should All Data be Governed? 29.04.2025 4:34

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I am deep-diving into whether all data should be governed. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Data Risks with Navin Ahuja 22.04.2025 24:52

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I am joined by Navin Ahuja to discuss data risks. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

What does a Data Governance Manager do? 15.04.2025 6:23

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I have a short bitesize episode to discuss what a Data Governance Manager actually does. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

What is Data Lineage and Why is it Important? With Steve Neat 08.04.2025 20:25

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I am joined by Steve Neat, Chief Revenue Officer at Solidatus to discuss the meaning of Data Lineage and why it is important. Today’s episode is sponsored by Solidatus. As the leader in data lineage, Solidatus empowers the worlds most complex organisations to truly understand and trust their data. To find out where you are on...

Data Product Delivery and Data Warehousing with Jamie Knowles and Hans Lux 01.04.2025 27:14

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. We’re wrapping up this incredible mini-series on a high note with an exclusive interview with Jamie Knowles, Director of Product at IDERA ER/Studio, and Hans Lux, Chief Enterprise Data Architect, Data Mesh at Sequoia Business Community AG. In this episode, we talk all about Data Product Delivery and Data Warehousing. Today’s episode i...

How Microsoft Purview Powers Data Product Delivery with Darren Lacy and Jamie Knowles 25.03.2025 21:01

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. In episode 4, the third episode in our mini-series, I’m excited to welcome the amazing @ Jamie Knowles, Director of Product at IDERA ER/Studio back on the podcast plus, brand-new guest @ Darren Lacy, Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft Purview to discuss data product delivery. Today’s episode is sponsored by IDERA ER/Studio. Built...

How Collibra Supports Data Product Delivery with Jamie Knowles and Thibaut Collette 18.03.2025 16:57

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. Episode 3 of Season 10 is the second of our four-part, mini-series focusing on Data Product Delivery. This week I am joined by Jamie Knowles and Thibaut Collette to dive deeper into the practicalities of making data products happen. Today’s episode is sponsored by IDERA ER/Studio. Built for data professionals, ER/Studio is the trusted...