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Data Driven

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Data Driven: the podcast where we explore the emerging field of Data Science. We bring the best minds in Data, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence right to you every Tuesday. The field of data science mashes up the worlds of statistics, database architecture and software engineering. Data Scientist has been labelled by the Harvard Business Review, as "the sexiest job of the 21st century." A quick search of job search sites reveal that this field is in high demand. In a world where Data is the new Oil, Data Science the new Refineries, consider this Car Talk for the Data Age. Every week we bring the best minds in this emerging field straight to you. Our goal is to educate and inspire our listeners so that they can be prepared to thrive in a Data Driven world.
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Episodes

Josh Blumert on Containerized Storage

In this episode Frank talked with Josh Blumert on the evolution of storage and how we got to containerized storage. This was originally recorded as part of the Data Office Hours series on the OpenShift YouTube channel.

Feb 16, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 20

Big Tech Layoffs

In this livestream, Frank and Andy talk about the recent round of layoffs hitting technology companies. Stu Ainsworth joins them in an impromptu discussion of layoffs, mental health, and empathy. Stu, who was previously a guest on the show, was recently laid off from SalesForce. If you're looking for a Site Reliability engineer, then look no further than Stu. Show notes Stu's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartainsworth/ OddTodd Day in the Life (Flash Cartoon from 2002) - https...

Jan 25, 20231 hr 16 minSeason 6Ep. 19

*Data Point* Live from New York

In this Data Point recorded live from Penn Station, Frank talks about moderating a panel discussion for Disruptive Technologists in NYC to talk about NeuroTechnology. He also reaches out to those impacted by the Microsoft layoffs. Note that BAILey is a bit salty about the Sting concert.

Jan 20, 20233 minSeason 6Ep. 18

Jack Tompkins on the Power of Dashboards

In this episode Frank interviews, Jack Tompkins, partner and founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm , a company that turns data into visualizations, allowing their clients to make more informed strategic choices. Jack has now taken the analytical, financial, and partnership skills he's honed over his career and offers them to small and medium-sized businesses that know how powerful data can be, but don’t have the internal resources to turn their data into a powerful business asset. Due to a schedu...

Jan 09, 202342 minSeason 6Ep. 17

2022 Year in Review

In this episode, Frank and Andy reflect on the year that 2022. It was quite the year for all of us here at data driven media, both personally and professionally. You'll hear Frank and Andy go down a few rabbit holes around AI creativity and it takes them about an hour until the first Expanse reference. I'll cut them some slack since it's the holidays. -BAILeY

Dec 30, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 6Ep. 16

AWS ReInvent ReCap

In this livestream, Frank and Andy recap reinvent, the big AWS conference in Las Vegas. They both take a look at the AWS ecosystem from their heavily Azure centric perspective. However, in the end, data science is based on maths. And Maths is the ultimate platform agnostic platform. Wow! Say that ten times fast.

Dec 05, 202237 minSeason 6Ep. 15

*AWS ReInvent* Walking Around the Expo Floor and the Robotic Bartender

Frank is out at the big AWS show in Las Vegas. Apparently, having some seventy thousand attendees in one place wreaks havoc on Wifi and Cellular signals. As such, the stream drops out right after Frank talks to the guy at the AWS Green Grass booth demo. Such a pity. Now here's Frank live from the Expo floor at AWS Reinvent in Las Vegas.

Nov 29, 202217 minSeason 6Ep. 14

Iain Thomas on What Makes Us Human? Democratizing Creativity with AI

In this fascinating discussion, Frank sits down with author, poet, and AI enthusiast about the nature of creativity, particularly in light of recent innovations in so called "generative AI." The episode ends with a powerful reading from his most recent book "What Makes Us Human," in which an Artificial Intelligence answers some of life's biggest questions. He co-wrote, in part, with the GPT-3 model and Jasmine Wang, an actual human. Listen in for a fascinating chat on philosophy, artificial inte...

Oct 31, 202258 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Mark Tabladillo on Ethics in AI, Changing Seasons, & Quantum Computing

Today marks a special occasion as Data Driven welcomes our first Three Pete guest, Mark Tabladillo. In his third appearance on the podcast, Mark is Cloud Solution Architect on the Strategic Missions and Technology team at Microsoft. Enjoy the show.

Oct 10, 20221 hr 17 minSeason 6Ep. 10

RIP Kim Schmidt

Reflecting on the life and legacy of a good friend, former business partner, and a true data leader.

Sep 06, 202216 minSeason 6Ep. 8

Ava Naeini on Pulse, Healing, and Avoiding Burnout

In this episode of Data Driven, Andy and Frank interview Ava Naeini, Founder and Data Architect of Pulse Operations, speaks to the intersections of technology and wellbeing. Pulse is an insight tool designed to monitor and report on the health of distributed systems, minimizes human engineer involvement in an effort to maximize employee efficiency and reduce burnout.

Aug 30, 202253 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Himanish Goel on Education, Starting a Career, & More

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy interview Himanish Goel, Technical Architecture Delivery Analyst at Accenture and recent graduate of VCU in Richmond, Virginia. It's a wide ranging discussion covering the transition from being a student to entering the professional workforce, podcasting, and thoughts on the current state of the school system in the United States. All of Himanish's links: https://linktr.ee/himanishgoel

Aug 24, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Kristen Kehrer on Statistics, Data Poetry, and Dunkies

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank interviews Kristen Kehrer, developer advocate at CometML and host of the Cool Data Projects Show. In case, you're wondering where is Andy. He was unable to make the recording due to a last minute schedule change. The show must go on, after all. Learn more about CometML https://www.comet.com/?utm_source=kristen&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=online_kristen_2022

Aug 11, 202244 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Justin Harrison on Virtual Posthumous Communications

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy interview Justin Harrison, the founder and CEO of YOV, You Only Virtual. YOV aims to develop means to provide posthumous communications, or being able to converse with the dead. This is not done via paranormal communications, seances, or ouija boards, this is using AI to preserve a person's communications style in order to out live them. This is quite the interesting talk that touches upon philosophy, theology, ethics, and mathematics....

Aug 08, 202257 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Rupesh Malpani on on AI, Commerce, and Holograms

In this 300th episode of Data Driven and the premiere episode of season six, Frank and Andy interview Rupesh Malpani, whom Frank often refers to as the next Steve Jobs. Listen to this interesting conversation to find out why. Links Transcription The following is AI Generated.

Aug 01, 202247 minSeason 6Ep. 1

*DataPoint* Data Driven Workouts

In this Data Point, Frank goes all MTV Cribs and shows us the data that the Pelton collects. He also provides a sneak peek into season 6 in this 299th show.

Jul 30, 202210 min

*DataPoint* Did Google Make a Sentient AI?

Recent news reports have come out about how a Google AI engineer in the responsible AI group claims that an AI he was working on has become sentient. Is it true? Can we ever really know if someone or something is sentient? Links https://news.google.com/search?for=sentient&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Jun 13, 20227 min

Prateek Joshi on Using Data to Help the Earth

In this episode, Frank and Andy speak to Prateek Joshi about how data can be used to reduce emissions, optimize resource utilization, and more.

Apr 13, 202250 minSeason 5Ep. 17

Jeff Coyle on AI-powered content research, intelligence, and writing.

In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome Jeff Coyle to the show. Jeff is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Market Muse. Market Muse is the industry-leading technology and methodology for content planning and evaluation via semantic relevance. It combines advanced artificial intelligence, natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to produce actionable insights for inbound marketers. Enjoy the show.

Feb 25, 202255 minSeason 5Ep. 16

What is Synthetic Data and Why Would You Use It?

Hello and Welcome to Data Driven. In this episode Frank and Andy discuss synthetic data. What is it? What advantages it has over so called real data? Of course, they do wander off topic, but that is why we love them. Enjoy the show.

Feb 09, 202247 minSeason 5Ep. 17

Dave Wentzel on the Importance of Design Thinking

Hello and Welcome to Data Driven. In this episode Frank and Andy welcome back Dave Wentzel to the show to talk about the importance of design thinking to data and software projects. Links Data Channel - https://www.datachannel.tv/home Save 60% on monthly subscription: Launch497 Save 75% on annual subscription: DataChannel4Life Impact Quantum https://impactquantum.com/...

Nov 09, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 14

200k Downloads, 1000 Days, Announcing the Data Channel, and More!

In this episode Frank and Andy celebrate reaching two hundred thousand downloads, the launch of the Data Channel, also known as Project Ring gate, and talk about the next thousand days. Links https://www.datachannel.tv/home use code Launch497 to get 60% off every month forever!

Nov 05, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 5Ep. 13
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