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TDWI presents, Speaking of Data, the premier Data, AI, & Analytics podcast for businesses and practitioners. Speaking of Data delivers information, insights, and tangible advice around the latest topics, trends, and events in the data management, AI, and analytics industry! Episodes feature our expert analysts, instructors, tech thought leaders and members of the TDWI community that are in the trenches doing the work everyday.

Speaking of Data

Fern Halper, Ph.D., vice president and senior research director for advanced analytics with TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss what's ahead for data and analytics in 2026 - including agentic AI and AI governance. Please visit What's Ahead in for Data and Analytics in 2026 for more information on Fern's session at the TDWI December Virtual Summit. 
 
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What's Ahead for Data and Analytics in 2026 with Fern Halper

Kristy Hollingshead, associate director of data science at Further, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss putting GenAI to work with RAG - including the importance of RAG for building AI applications, minimizing hallucinations, the practice of red teaming, and what's next beyond RAG. Please visit Putting GenAI to Work with Business Data: Driving Value and Managing Risk for more information on Kristy's session at the TDWI December Virtual Summit.
 
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Putting GenAI to Work Using RAG with Kristy Hollingshead

Philip Samuelraj, founder and CEO of Techjays, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss automation with AI Agents - including the difference between agentic AI and generative AI, agentic AI use cases, and top priorities for organizations looking to use agentic AI. Please visit Automation with AI Agents: What Leaders Need to Know for more information on Philip's session at the TDWI December Virtual Summit.
 
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 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
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 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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Automation with AI Agents with Philip Samuelraj

Kelly Kohlleffel, senior global director for partner sales with Fivetran, and Naveen Punjabi, director of analytics and genAI partnerships with Google Cloud, join host Andrew Miller to discuss entering the agentic age - including building enterprise applications, moving from generative AI to agentic AI, and preparing data for agentic AI. For more information on this topic please visit TDWI Perspectives: Generative and Agentic AI.
 
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 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
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Entering the Agentic Age with Kelly Kohlleffel & Naveen Punjabi

Prashanth Southekal, Ph.D., managing principal for DBP Institute, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss data engineering for analytics and AI - including the four types of business data, practical data wrangling enrichment techniques, and managing governance, ethics and risk. For more information on Prashanth's course at TDWI Orlando please visit Data Engineering for Analytics and AI.
 
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More information:
 
 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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Data Engineering for Analytics and AI with Prashanth Southekal

Kewal Dhariwal, executive director with ICCP, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the TDWI Certification track - including the 3 different certifications offered, the value of professional certification, and the process to attain one. For more information please visit Get Certified with TDWI.
 
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More information:
 
 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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TDWI Certifications with Kewal Dhariwal

Christine Haskell, Ph.D, founder of Dative.works, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss AI and digital literacy for teams - including pushing for innovation while maintaining business functions, the difference between AI and digital literacy, and common misteps with integrating new technologies. For more information about Christine's course at TDWI Orlando please visit AI & Digital Fluency: Preparing Your Data Team for the Future.
 
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More information:
 
 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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AI & Digital Literacy for Teams with Christine Haskell

Theresa Ancick, data governance strategist and consultant with Accura Business Services LLC., joins host Andrew Miller to discuss a framework for modern data governance - including avoiding common pitfalls, practical application of data governance principles, and the importance of data governance for AI. Please visit A Framework for Modern Data Governance for more information on the TDWI Virtual Seminar as a part of Data Governance week. Please check out TDWI Transform 25 for the full agenda and to learn more about Theresa's course in Orlando.
 
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More information:
 
 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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A Framework for Modern Data Governance with Theresa Ancick

Norbert Kremer, Ph.D., cloud solution architect and TDWI faculty member, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss data quality for AI - including the difference between data quality for AI and BI, the importance of training data for AI models, and challenges with unstructured data. Please visit Data Quality for AI for more information on Norbert's course at TDWI San Diego.
 
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More information:
 
 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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Data Quality for AI with Norbert Kremer

Fern Halper, vice president and senior research director for advanced analytics with TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the impact of AI on business - including new TDWI research, the difference between consumer and builder adoption models, and the importance of governance. The full research findings will be revealed at the TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summit in San Diego.
 
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More information:
 
 · TDWI Conferences: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH
 
 · TDWI Modern Data Leader's Summits: https://bit.ly/4902fuu
 
 · TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr
 
 · Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4
 
 · More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo
 
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The Impact of AI on Business with Fern Halper

First, host Andrew Miller welcomes back James Kobielus, senior research director for data management at TDWI, to discuss the new TDWI Best Practices Report he authored on monetizing data and analytics - including the chief factors of success, the various tools and applications to consider using, and suggested governance guardrails. Then Colin Dover, senior director for the business technology platform center of excellence with SAP, joins Andrew to share his thoughts and insights on the matter. To download and explore this Best Practices Report further please visit: Monetizing Data and Analytics Report.

Monetizing Data and Analytics with James Kobielus and Colin Dover

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