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AI adoption is not just about flashy innovations or big models. For businesses, it’s about solving real problems and driving measurable outcomes. That means aligning your data infrastructure, navigating compute costs, and understanding where AI adds the most value. How do enterprises prioritize their use cases? What role does hybrid play in scaling securely and efficiently? What’s the next frontier beyond generative AI?

As Chief Strategy Officer, Abhas Ricky leads the overall corporate strategy for Cloudera and is responsible for creating the company vision, building the business and customer target operating model, communicating that with key stakeholders via clearly defined OKRs, and executing key transformational initiatives to realize that plan. He’s also tasked with driving growth and innovation and making appropriate build/buy partner decisions, including pricing and packaging, corporate development, and Cloudera’s innovation accelerator to launch new products. Previously, he served as chief of staff and vice president for business transformation at the company. Prior to the Cloudera/Hortonworks merger, he helped scale Hortonworks’ go-to-market efforts as global head of customer innovation and value management. A management consultant by training, he is passionate about driving action and change in the society and has led projects with multiple organizations including the World Economic Forum, Founders of the Future, and other nonprofits. 

In the episode, Richie and Abhas explore the evolving landscape of data security and governance, the importance of data as an asset, the role of AI in transforming business processes, the challenges of data sprawl, and the significance of hybrid AI solutions, and much more.

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AbhasCourse: Understanding Cloud Computing CourseRelated Episode: Aligning AI with Enterprise Strategy with Leon Gordon, CEO at Onyx Data • Rewatch sessions from 
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#268 Scaling AI in the Enterprise with Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudera

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Imagine spending millions on data tools only to find you can’t trust the answers they provide. What if different teams define key metrics in different ways? Without a clear, unified approach, chaos reigns, and confidence erodes. What role do data governance and semantic layers play in helping you trust the AI tools you build and the insights you get from your data?

Sarah Levy is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in data science, artificial intelligence, and technology leadership. Currently serving as Co-Founder and CEO of Euno since January 2023, Sarah has previously held significant positions, including VP of Data Science and Data Analytics for Real Estate at Pagaya and CTO at Sight Diagnostics, where innovative advancements in blood testing were achieved. With a strong foundation in research and development from roles at Sight Diagnostics and Natural Intelligence, as well as a robust background in cyber security gained from tenure at the IDF, Sarah has consistently driven impactful decision-making and technological advancements throughout their career. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Condensed Matter Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In the episode, Richie and Sarah explore the challenges of data governance, the role of semantic layers in ensuring data trust, the emergence of analytics engineers, the integration of AI in data processes, and much more.

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Euno • Connect with 
SarahCourse: Responsible AI Data ManagementRelated Episode: How Data Leaders Can Make Data Governance a Priority with Saurabh Gupta, Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer at The Modern Data Company • Rewatch sessions from 
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#269 Governing Data Models with Sarah Levy, CEO and Co-Founder at Euno

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The modern leader faces unprecedented challenges, from managing a multi-generational workforce to integrating AI into daily operations. How can leaders cultivate a human-centric approach that fosters trust and innovation? What role does vulnerability play in effective leadership, and how can it coexist with the need for bold decision-making? As professionals strive to lead with authenticity, what strategies can help leaders raise the tide for all boats?

Dana Maor is the global co-head for the McKinsey People & Organizational Performance Practice and is a member of its Knowledge Council. As a senior partner, she works with leaders globally to transform their organizations and themselves and serves as co-dean of multiple McKinsey leadership programs.

In the episode, Adel and Dana explore the complexities of modern leadership, the importance of human-centric leadership, balancing empathy with performance, navigating imposter syndrome, and the evolving role of leaders in the age of AI.

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The Journey to Leadership by Dana MaorMcKinsey & Company - Organizational Health IndexSkill Track: Artificial Intelligence (AI) LeadershipRelated Episode: How Data can Enable Effective Leadership with Dr. Constance Dierickx, The Decision Doctor • Rewatch sessions from 
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#270 Leadership in the AI Era with Dana Maor, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company

As we look back at 2024, we're highlighting some of our favourite episodes of the year, and with 100 of them to choose from, it wasn't easy!

The four guests we'll be recapping with are:

Lea Pica • - A celebrity in the data storytelling and visualisation space. Richie and Lea cover the full picture of data presentation, how to understand your audience, how to leverage hollywood storytelling and more. 
Out December 19.Alex Banks • - Founder of Sunday Signal. Adel and Alex cover Alex’s journey into AI and what led him to create Sunday Signal, the potential of AI, prompt engineering at its most basic level, chain of thought prompting, the future of LLMs and more. 
Out December 23.Don Chamberlin • - The renowned co-inventor of SQL. Richie and Don explore the early development of SQL, how it became standardized, the future of SQL through NoSQL and SQL++ and more. Out 
December 26.Tom Tunguz • - general Partner at Theory Ventures, a $235m VC firm. Richie and Tom explore trends in generative AI, cloud+local hybrid workflows, data security, the future of business intelligence and data analytics, AI in the corporate sector and more. 
Out December 30.

Your data project doesn't end once you have results. In order to have impact, you need to communicate those results to others. Presentations filled with endless tables and technical jargon can easily become tedious, leading your audience to lose interest or misunderstand your point.

Data storytelling provides a solution to this: by creating a narrative around your results you can increase engagement and understanding from your audience. This is an art, and there are so many factors that contribute to visualizing data and creating a compelling story, it can be overwhelming. However, with the right approach, creating data stories can become second nature. In this special episode of DataFramed, we join forces with the Present Beyond Measure podcast to glean the best data presentation practices from one of the leading voices in the space.

Lea Pica host of the Founder and Host of the Present Beyond Measure podcast and is a seasoned digital analytics practitioner, social media marketer and blogger with over 11 years of experience building search marketing and digital analytics practices for companies like Scholastic, Victoria’s Secret and Prudential.

Present Beyond Measure’s mission is to bring their teachings to the digital marketing and web analytics communities, and empower anyone responsible for presenting data to an audience.

In the full episode, Richie and Lea cover the full picture of data presentation, how to understand your audience, leverage hollywood storytelling, data storyboarding and visualization, the use of imagery in presentations, cognitive load management, the use of throughlines in presentations, how to improve your speaking and engagement skills, data visualization techniques in business setting and much more. 

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Present Beyond MeasureLea’s BookConnect with Lea on LinkedinHollywood Storytelling[Course] Data Storytelling Concepts

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Best of 2024: Data Storytelling and Visualization with Lea Pica from Present Beyond Measure

As we look back at 2024, we're highlighting some of our favourite episodes of the year, and with 100 of them to choose from, it wasn't easy!

The four guests we'll be recapping with are:

Lea Pica • - A celebrity in the data storytelling and visualisation space. Richie and Lea cover the full picture of data presentation, how to understand your audience, how to leverage hollywood storytelling and more. 
Out December 19.Alex Banks • - Founder of Sunday Signal. Adel and Alex cover Alex’s journey into AI and what led him to create Sunday Signal, the potential of AI, prompt engineering at its most basic level, chain of thought prompting, the future of LLMs and more. 
Out December 23.Don Chamberlin • - The renowned co-inventor of SQL. Richie and Don explore the early development of SQL, how it became standardized, the future of SQL through NoSQL and SQL++ and more. 
Out December 26.Tom Tunguz • - general Partner at Theory Ventures, a $235m VC firm. Richie and Tom explore trends in generative AI, cloud+local hybrid workflows, data security, the future of business intelligence and data analytics, AI in the corporate sector and more. 
Out December 30.

Since the launch of ChatGPT, one of the trending terms outside of ChatGPT itself has been prompt engineering. This act of carefully crafting your instructions is treated as alchemy by some and science by others. So what makes an effective prompt?

Alex Banks has been building and scaling AI products since 2021. He writes Sunday Signal, a newsletter offering a blend of AI advancements and broader thought-provoking insights. His expertise extends to social media platforms on X/Twitter and LinkedIn, where he educates a diverse audience on leveraging AI to enhance productivity and transform daily life.

In the episode, Alex and Adel cover Alex’s journey into AI and what led him to create Sunday Signal, the potential of AI, prompt engineering at its most basic level, strategies for better prompting, chain of thought prompting, prompt engineering as a skill and career path, building your own AI tools rather than using consumer AI products, AI literacy, the future of LLMs and much more. 

Links Mentioned in the Show:

[Alex’s Free Course on DataCamp] Understanding Prompt EngineeringSunday SignalPrinciples by Ray Dalio: Life and WorkRelated Episode: [DataFramed AI Series #1] ChatGPT and the OpenAI Developer Ecosystem • Rewatch sessions from 
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Best of 2024: The Art of Prompt Engineering with Alex Banks, Founder and Educator, Sunday Signal

As we look back at 2024, we're highlighting some of our favourite episodes of the year, and with 100 of them to choose from, it wasn't easy!

The four guests we'll be recapping with are:

Lea Pica • - A celebrity in the data storytelling and visualisation space. Richie and Lea cover the full picture of data presentation, how to understand your audience, how to leverage hollywood storytelling and more. 
Out December 19.Alex Banks • - Founder of Sunday Signal. Adel and Alex cover Alex’s journey into AI and what led him to create Sunday Signal, the potential of AI, prompt engineering at its most basic level, chain of thought prompting, the future of LLMs and more. 
Out December 23.Don Chamberlin • - The renowned co-inventor of SQL. Richie and Don explore the early development of SQL, how it became standardized, the future of SQL through NoSQL and SQL++ and more. Out 
December 26.Tom Tunguz • - general Partner at Theory Ventures, a $235m VC firm. Richie and Tom explore trends in generative AI, cloud+local hybrid workflows, data security, the future of business intelligence and data analytics, AI in the corporate sector and more. 
Out December 30.

For our 200th episode, we bring you a special guest and taking a walk down memory lane—to the creation and development of one of the most popular programming languages in the world.

Don Chamberlin is renowned as the co-inventor of SQL (Structured Query Language), the predominant database language globally, which he developed with Raymond Boyce in the mid-1970s. Chamberlin's professional career began at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, New York, following a summer internship there during his academic years. His work on IBM's System R project led to the first SQL implementation and significantly advanced IBM’s relational database technology. His contributions were recognized when he was made an IBM Fellow in 2003 and later a Fellow of the Computer History Museum in 2009 for his pioneering work on SQL and database architectures. Chamberlin also contributed to the development of XQuery, an XML query language, as part of the W3C, which became a W3C Recommendation in January 2007. Additionally, he holds fellowships with ACM and IEEE and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

In the episode, Richie and Don explore his early career at IBM and the development of his interest in databases alongside Ray Boyce, the database task group (DBTG), the transition to relational databases and the early development of SQL, the commercialization and adoption of SQL, how it became standardized, how it evolved and spread via open source, the future of SQL through NoSQL and SQL++ and much more. 

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The first-ever journal paper on SQL. SEQUEL: A Structured English Query LanguageDon’s Book: SQL++ for SQL Users: A TutorialSystem R: Relational approach to database managementSQL CoursesSQL Articles, Tutorials and Code-AlongsRelated Episode: Scaling Enterprise Analytics with...

Best of 2024: 50 Years of SQL with Don Chamberlin, Computer Scientist and Co-Inventor of SQL

As we look back at 2024, we're highlighting some of our favourite episodes of the year, and with 100 of them to choose from, it wasn't easy!

The four guests we'll be recapping with are:

Lea Pica • - A celebrity in the data storytelling and visualisation space. Richie and Lea cover the full picture of data presentation, how to understand your audience, how to leverage hollywood storytelling and more. 
Out December 19.Alex Banks • - Founder of Sunday Signal. Adel and Alex cover Alex’s journey into AI and what led him to create Sunday Signal, the potential of AI, prompt engineering at its most basic level, chain of thought prompting, the future of LLMs and more. 
Out December 23.Don Chamberlin • - The renowned co-inventor of SQL. Richie and Don explore the early development of SQL, how it became standardized, the future of SQL through NoSQL and SQL++ and more. Out 
December 26.Tom Tunguz • - general Partner at Theory Ventures, a $235m VC firm. Richie and Tom explore trends in generative AI, cloud+local hybrid workflows, data security, the future of business intelligence and data analytics, AI in the corporate sector and more. 
Out December 30.

Rapid change seems to be the new norm within the data and AI space, and due to the ecosystem constantly changing, it can be tricky to keep up. Fortunately, any self-respecting venture capitalist looking into data and AI will stay on top of what’s changing and where the next big breakthroughs are likely to come from. We all want to know which important trends are emerging and how we can take advantage of them, so why not learn from a leading VC. 

Tomasz Tunguz is a General Partner at Theory Ventures, a $235m early-stage venture capital firm. He blogs sat tomtunguz.com & co-authored Winning with Data. He has worked or works with Looker, Kustomer, Monte Carlo, Dremio, Omni, Hex, Spot, Arbitrum, Sui & many others.

He was previously the product manager for Google's social media monetization team, including the Google-MySpace partnership, and managed the launches of AdSense into six new markets in Europe and Asia. Before Google, Tunguz developed systems for the Department of Homeland Security at Appian Corporation. 

In the episode, Richie and Tom explore trends in generative AI, the impact of AI on professional fields, cloud+local hybrid workflows, data security, and changes in data warehousing through the use of integrated AI tools, the future of business intelligence and data analytics, the challenges and opportunities surrounding AI in the corporate sector. You'll also get to discover Tom's picks for the hottest new data startups.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Tom’s BlogTheory VenturesArticle: What Air Canada Lost In ‘Remarkable’ Lying AI Chatbot Case[Course] Implementing AI Solutions in Business • Related Episode: 
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Best of 2024: Data & AI Trends in 2024, with Tom Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures

AI features and products are the hottest area of software development. Creating high quality AI software is both essential and challenging for many businesses. In this episode, we look at retrieval augmented generation, an important technique for improving text generation quality in AI applications. Beyond technical measures, we look at the broader quality problem for AI applications. How do you ensure your AI applications are effective and secure? What steps should you take to integrate AI into your existing data governance frameworks? And how do you measure the success of these AI-driven solutions?

Theresa Parker is the Director of Product Management at Rocket Software. She has 25 years of experience as a technology executive with a focus on software development processes, consultancy, and business development. Her recent work in content management focuses on the use of AI and RAG to improve content discoverability.

Sudhi Balan is the Chief Technology Officer for AI & Cloud. He leads the AI and data teams for data modernization, driving AI adoption of Rocket's structured and unstructured data products. He also shapes AI strategy for Rocket’s infrastructure and app portfolio. He has earned patents for safe and scalable applications of transformational technology. Previously, he led digital transformation and hybrid cloud strategy for Rocket’s unstructured data business and was Senior Director of Product Development at ASG.

In the episode, Richie, Theresa, and Sudhi explore retrieval-augmented generation, its applications in customer support and loan processing, the importance of data governance and privacy, the role of testing and guardrails in AI, cost management strategies, and the potential of AI to transform customer experiences, and much more.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Rocket Software • Connect with 
Theresa • and 
SudhiCourse: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with LangChainRelated Episode: Getting Generative AI Into Production with Lin Qiao, CEO and Co-Founder of Fireworks AI • Rewatch sessions from 
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#271 Creating High Quality AI Applications with Theresa Parker & Sudhi Balan, Rocket Software

AI is not just about writing code; it's about improving the entire software development process. From generating documentation to automating code reviews, AI tools are becoming indispensable. But how do you ensure the quality of AI-generated code? What strategies can you employ to maintain high standards while leveraging AI's capabilities? These are the questions developers must consider as they incorporate AI into their workflows.

Eran Yahav is an associate professor at the Computer Science Department at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and co-founder and CTO of Tabnine (formerly Codota). Prior to that, he was a research staff member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in New York (2004-2010). He received his Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University (2005) and his B.Sc. from the Technion in 1996. His research interests include program analysis, program synthesis, and program verification. Eran is a recipient of the prestigious Alon Fellowship for Outstanding Young Researchers, the Andre Deloro Career Advancement Chair in Engineering, the 2020 Robin Milner Young Researcher Award (POPL talk here), the ERC Consolidator Grant as well as multiple best paper awards at various conferences.

In the episode, Richie and Eran explore AI's role in software development, the balance between AI assistance and manual coding, the impact of generative AI on code review and documentation, the evolution of developer tools, and the future of AI-driven workflows, and much more.

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Tabnine • Connect with 
EranCourse: Working with the OpenAI APIRelated Episode: Getting Generative AI Into Production with Lin Qiao, CEO and Co-Founder of Fireworks AI • Rewatch sessions from 
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#272 The Unreasonable Effectiveness of AI in Software Development with Eran Yahav, CTO of Tabnine

2024 was another huge year for data and AI. Generative AI continued to shape the way we work and interact with technology, with companies of all sizes racing to integrate AI into their products. We saw strides in tools like AI-enhanced data science notebooks, rapid adoption of generative image AI, and a steady march toward video generation AI. At the same time, foundational skills like AI literacy and data governance gained traction as critical areas for individuals and organizations to master.

This time last year, DataCamp Co-Founders Jonathan and Martijn made a series of predictions and data and AI for 2024, today, they join Richie to reflect on their 2024 predictions and share their vision for data and AI in 2025.

In the episode, Richie, Jonathan, and Martijn review the mainstream adoption of generative AI and its journey toward daily use, the rise of AI literacy as a critical skill, the growing overlap between data science and software engineering with the emergence of AI engineers, evolving trends in programming languages, how generative AI has moved from prototype to production, the near-mainstreaming of video generation AI, why AI hype continues to thrive and much more.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Data & AI Trends & Predictions 2025Skill Track: AI Business FundamentalsRelated Episode: Data Trends & Predictions 2024 with DataCamp's CEO & COO, Jonathan Cornelissen & Martijn Theuwissen • Rewatch sessions from 
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#273 Reviewing Our Data Trends & Predictions of 2024 with DataCamp's CEO & COO, Jonathan Cornelissen & Martijn Theuwissen

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We’re often caught chasing the dream of “self-serve” data—a place where data empowers stakeholders to answer their questions without a data expert at every turn. But what does it take to reach that point? How do you shape tools that empower teams to explore and act on data without the usual bottlenecks? And with the growing presence of natural language tools and AI, is true self-service within reach, or is there still more to the journey?

Sameer Al-Sakran is the CEO at Metabase, a low-code self-service analytics company. Sameer has a background in both data science and data engineering so he's got a practitioner's perspective as well as executive insight. Previously, he was CTO at Expa and Blackjet, and the founder of SimpleHadoop and Adopilot.

In the episode, Richie and Sameer explore self-serve analytics, the evolution of data tools, GenAI vs AI agents, semantic layers, the challenges of implementing self-serve analytics, the problem with data-driven culture, encouraging efficiency in data teams, the parallels between UX and data projects, exciting trends in analytics, and much more. 

Links Mentioned in the Show:

MetabaseConnect with SameerArticles from Metabase on jargon, information budgets, analytics mistakes, and data model mistakesCourse: Introduction to Data CultureRelated Episode: Towards Self-Service Data Engineering with Taylor Brown, Co-Founder and COO at FivetranRewatch Sessions from RADAR: Forward Edition

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#262 Self-Service Business Intelligence with Sameer Al-Sakran, CEO at Metabase

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