Enterprise Wide Search

In this episode, co-hosts Emma McGrattan and Ole Olesen-Bagneux welcome Sofia Zapounidou , Team Lead at the Publications Office of the European Commission and a lifelong champion of metadata, identifiers, and meaning in a machine-readable world. Drawing on her background in library and information science, Sofia offers a unique perspective on the evolution of data work—from card catalogs to linked...

In this episode, co-hosts Emma McGrattan and Ole Olesen-Bagneux sit down with Tim Wiegels , Executive Data Advisor and former VP of Data at FreeNow. Known for his brutally honest and refreshingly pragmatic take on building data teams, stacks, and cultures, Tim shares lessons from a career spanning gaming, mobility, and high-growth tech. Together, they explore: Tim’s journey from bioinformatics PhD...

In this episode, co-hosts Ole Olesen-Bagneux and Emma McGrattan sit down with Nagim Ashufta , founder of DRIVA and one of the most philosophical voices in the data world today. Known for weaving together history, human nature, and the hard realities of data work, Nagim brings a rare and much-needed perspective to the conversation around data, governance, and transformation. Together, they explore:...

In this episode, co-hosts Ole Olesen-Bagneux and Emma McGrattan sit down with Andrew Jones , Principal Engineer and author of Driving Data Quality with Data Contracts (Packt Publishing). Widely credited with coining the term “data contract,” Andrew walks us through how a deceptively simple idea evolved into one of the most impactful trends in modern data architecture. Together, they explore: Andre...

In this special episode, Ole Olesen-Bagneux welcomes Emma McGrattan , Actian’s CTO, as the new co-host of Enterprise Wide Search . Emma shares her journey from coding her first game at age 12 to leading global data innovation at Actian for over three decades. Together, they explore: Emma’s early experiences with technology and her path into data engineering. The pervasive role of Actian’s technolo...

I talked to Chief Data Architect, dr. Anna Ibrahim on Episode 07 - and this conversation marks a new direction for my podcast, as I will talk more concretely about the Meta Grid in the episodes going forward. As you will hear, Anna has deep technical understanding and - just as important - organizational experience to testify that the Meta Grid is already out there. In this conversation, we discus...

Episode 06 is out! I spoke to Solomon Kahn that is the CEO of Delivery Layer and co-founder of Top Data People . We spoke about both companies, however my key interest in reaching out to Solomon is Delivery Layer. It's sort of a reverse Customer Data Platform (CDP) and I think that's surprising, but relevant, way to be searching data. I also spoke about data influencing with Solomon. I really don'...

Episode 05 is out! What does Team Topologies look like in practice? This cool, flexible organizational setup that enables fast flow for IT? Usually data scientists realize they need data engineers... But in this amazing use case, we discuss the opposite: Data engineers becoming data scientists because the data infrastructure simply works! Eduardo da Silva has tried exactly this inside bol.com , wi...

To Scott Taylor - my data story about the Meta Grid The preface of my book Fundamentals of Metadata Management Scott Taylor asked me to send my data story on the Meta Grid, so he could comment on it, and - I’m thankful Scott! Here it is: The following is the current preface of my book Fundamentals of Metadata Management , to be published with O’Reilly in 2025. It contains two paragraphs, About thi...

Episode 04 is out! What is the Metadata Warehouse? Martin Sahlen is on a mission to make data teams data driven. And if there is one thing I have seen in my career, it's data teams working in the dark, with no KPIs of their activities - very little search features on themselves - a total paradox! And that's the idea behind the Metadata Warehouse. Martin is the CEO of Alvin, and if you want to hear...

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You are listening to the Enterprise Wide Search. My name is Ole Olesen-Bagneux, I am obsessed with search and I cannot understand why searching in a company is often so difficult. So, on this show I talk to authors, software inventors, industry leaders, consultants and academics and let them explain what they search, what they offer to search, what they can and can’t find and what they dream of be...