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DM Radio
DM Radio is the world's longest-running show about data! Since 2008, we've interviewed the industry's brightest minds about AI, analytics, big data, cloud, data warehousing, digital transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), streaming and many other topics. Now broadcasting coast-to-coast, we're always looking for new voices. Send an email to info@dmradio.biz!
Episodes
DM RadioSimplifying the Connected World
As the world gets more complex, the need for simplicity rises. Forces like AI and machine learning are supercharging information systems, but special care must…
DM RadioJust the Beginning: How Data Drives Success
Data may be the new energy, but only when it's in the right place at the right time. These days, that requires speed and accuracy at levels that were…
DM RadioTackle the Tedium: Automation for Better Business
Are you old enough to remember when "Data Entry" represented a whole category of white collar jobs? We've come a long way, baby! These days, almost anything…
DM RadioNarrow or Deep, AI Will Change Business Dramatically
Wanna chat? a la... ChatGPT? That's just one ground-shaking AI technology that's taking the world by storm. Whether broad (deep learning) or narrow…
DM RadioThink Your Analytics Are Working? Think Again!
Just when you thought it was all going great, the business world changed again! This time, it's recessionary pressure, on top of supply chain issues and…
DM RadioWhere Is That Report? Check the Analytics Catalog!
Research shows that many information workers spend hours a day just trying to find the right report or dashboard to help make a decision or recommendation…
DM RadioManufacturing 4.0 and Data-Centric AI
The unblinking eye of Artificial Intelligence can see almost everything these days, even tiny specs on a high-priced machine that could spell trouble…
DM RadioWhy Persist When You Can Stream?
We all know that persistence tends to pay dividends eventually, but in the data world, there's a new way of doing things: Streaming! For many use cases, just…
DM RadioIs It Dead? What's the Deal with Actual Privacy
The eyes have it! And by "it" we man visibility into what you're doing. So, is privacy dead? The short answer is not really; but the longer answer is... sorta…
DM RadioFast Cars and Faster Data: Start Your IoT Engines!
Screaming around a turn at Circuit Zold in Belgium, a modern Racer X takes the lead. He just got word that his traction slipped a bit, so ease up on the juice…
DM RadioA Stitch In Time – How Analytics Optimize Operations With Nick Jewell, Navin Sharma, And Shruti Bhat
Host @eric_kavanagh welcomes Nick Jewell, Ph.D., of Incorta, Navin Sharma, VP of Product at Stardog, and Shruti Bhat of Rockset, to talk about how analytics…
DM RadioWhat Will Tomorrow Bring? Or the Next Moment?
The power of predictive analytics gets closer to now every second. And the means of achieving effective predictive models keep improving and diversifying. That…
DM RadioLearning Curve? Understanding ML's Growing Role
From 0-60 in just a few short years, Machine Learning is now pervasive in business. It's being used by lots of different large and small organizations, whether…
DM RadioA Stitch in Time - How Analytics Can Optimize Operations
The razor's edge of innovation today reaches all the way to the front lines of operations. Using data-driven analytics, companies are optimizing key business…
DM RadioHow Low Can You Go? With Code, That Is! With Rich Waldron And Silvia Rocha
From low code to pro code, the enterprise software landscape continues to expand and evolve in a remarkable fashion. Automation is the rule of the day, and…
DM RadioHow Low Can You Go? With Code, That Is!
From low code to pro code, the enterprise software landscape continues to expand and evolve in remarkable fashion. Automation is the rule of the day, and when…
DM RadioReality On The Ground - And In The Cloud! With Dr. Stefan Sigg And Dion Hinchcliffe
The cloud continues to change everything, but the rumors of on-prem's demise have been exaggerated. Traditional data centers will have a very long tail, even…
DM RadioOpen the Pod Bay Doors, Please?
What is an intelligent system, and why might we want one? Good questions! Siri is an example of an intelligent system in that "she" can answer questions…
DM RadioFaster Than A Speeding Bullet? Probably! With Li Kang And Kevin Mergruen
How fast is fast enough? Every hour, every minute, every second? Data has to move fast. Especially with the technology today, you have to be up to date on…
DM RadioThe Next Frontier: Why Edge Changes Everything With Kris Beevers, Tony Craythorne , And Saimon Michelson
Cloud may be the new center of gravity, but the edge really does change everything: architecture, assumptions, workloads, and possibilities. You name it, and…
DM RadioDiversity And Inclusion: A Database For All Seasons!
Years ago, there were precious few choices for database technology. You had IBM, Oracle, SAP, and some stuff from a Microsoft company. Today, there are…
DM RadioReality on the Ground - And in the Cloud!
The cloud continues to change everything, but the rumors of on-prem's demise have been exaggerated. Traditional data centers will have a very long tail, even…

DM RadioFaster Than a Speeding Bullet? Probably!
How fast is fast enough? Every hour, every minute, every second? Once you get to subsecond demands for analytics, that's a different class of solution…
DM RadioThe Next Frontier: Why Edge Changes Everything
Cloud may be the new center of gravity, but the edge really does change everything: architecture, assumptions, workloads, possibilites. You name it; edge…
DM RadioDiversity and Inclusion: A Database for All Seasons!
Years ago, there were precious few choices for database technology. You had IBM, Oracle, SAP, and some stuff from a company called Microsoft. Today? There are…
DM RadioAlive and Well: Modern Data Warehousing
Remember when Hadoop was predicted to replace the data warehouse? How'd that work out for Hadoop? Data Warehousing is doing just fine, and has evolved in a…
DM RadioSee What I Mean? The Power of Visuals
German Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once wrote: "Some things cannot be said. They must be shown." He was prophetically speaking about the power of…
DM RadioThe March of Ops: Dev to Data and Beyond
Ops, ops, ops! The march of ops! Why is this term everywhere now? Well, ops is where the work is, really. And that's a moving target. Thanks to DevOps, we got…
DM RadioCrystallizing Now: Data Science Comes of Age
With every passing day, the discipline of Data Science becomes more clear. Thanks to the hyperscalers, plus the availability of proven algorithms, practically…
DM RadioQuality Is as Quality Processes Do!
Careful is as careful does! An old cliche but a good one, whose wisdom strikes at the heart of the ongoing data quality renaissance. In the old days, data…
DM RadioFoundations for Success: Data Platforms Evolve
So much more than a database, the modern data platform delivers a range of functionality that enables better experiences for customers, partners and corporate…
DM RadioFar Beyond ETL - The Modern Data Pipeline
The data analytics industry once relied almost exclusively on the brute-force power of Extract-Transform-Load technologies to move the data in place. Then came…
DM RadioStrike Up The Band: Data Orchestration Takes The Stage
If you haven't looked into data orchestration to streamline your data analysis, listen up. Joining Eric Kavanagh in today's episode are esteemed guests here to…
DM RadioPrepare to Scale - How Data Ops Enables Growth
We all know that data drives the information economy, but the efficiency of that engine makes all the difference. That is why DataOps came to be. Savvy…
DM RadioData Integration at Scale: New Rules and Roles
The rules for data integration have certainly changed! Long the domain of batch-processed ETL (Extract-Transform-Load), today's innovators are now moving to…
DM RadioReally Real: Real-Time Analytics Happening Now!
There's never a wrong time for real-time! Historically, the challenge around real-time analytics was mostly the cost, but times have changed. A whole host of…
DM RadioDomain Specific - Why Data Mesh Works
Could there be a hotter topic than Data Mesh these days? Some say it's still largely theoretical, but the promise of data mesh does make sense: Give discrete…
DM RadioCrawl, Walk, Run, Fly -- Modern Data Management
Managing data has never been more fun! At least, for those doing it well! Some companies are still doing things the old-fashioned ways, but increasingly…
DM RadioFrom Lake to Shining Lakehouse, A New Era in Data
From data warehousing to data lakes, and now with so-called Data Lakehouses, we're seeing an ever greater appreciation for the importance of architecture. The…
DM RadioLIVE from Airside at the TWA Hotel
Prepare for takeoff! DM Radio Host @eric_kavanagh will interview speakers and delegates from the Airside.Live Conference in NYC! We'll learn about the rise of…
DM RadioTrust Data Revolution: Analytic Governance Arrives
Analytics are now table stakes in business. Every company needs a strategy for capturing, processing and enriching data to create insights. In fact, the scale…
DM RadioWhat Gets Governed? The Data That Matters
With Analytics going mainstream, organizations face a critical bottleneck: Authorizing access to the right people at the right time, a job that can no longer…
DM RadioAccess, Agility and Durability: The Keys to Data Fabric
The Information Economy runs on data, 24/7, 365 days a year. There's no down time; and no more excuses. The criticality of data has in fact created new…
DM RadioShare and Share Alike: It's a Thing
Why generate your own data when you can buy or borrow someone else's? That's the value prop for Data Exchanges, and they are taking off. Check out this episode…
DM RadioDewey Decimal Proud: Why Catalogs Rock
Making sense of data is the cornerstone of analytics. Data Catalogs are increasingly a valuable tool for achieving this critical goal. Find out why on this…
DM RadioData Down Time? Why Observability Matters
When information systems go offline, bad things happen. And these days, with highly complex information architectures that connect scores, even hundreds of…
DM RadioTeamwork Makes the Dream Work!
Before COVID-19, only 6 percent of US office employees worked remotely - a figure that quickly rose to 65 percent throughout the pandemic. This dramatic change…
DM RadioIn the Zone: The Evolution of Cloud Storage
When the center of gravity moves from the ground (on-prem) to the clouds (any number of them), you know it's time to make some adjustments! Cloud is clearly…
DM RadioLift and Shift? Better to Get Strategic
We all know moving can be stressful, especially with fragile and important items we just pray make it to their destination intact. Cloud migration is no…
DM RadioA Single Pane of Glass? The Key to Cloud
If you're used to watching Netflix on one computer, working on another and sporadically checking Twitter on your phone, you may not believe in the existence of…
DM RadioData Gravity? Why Cloud Databases Will Prevail
Information assets may not have physical weight, but that doesn't mean data has no gravity. And in the new, cloud-centric world evolving around us, many new…
DM RadioWelcome to the Industrial Cloud
What is the industrial cloud? It's a network architecture that leverages the strongest aspects of extant cloud offerings. AWS, Azure, GCP - all have their…
DM RadioSmarter Than Ever – Pervasive Business Intelligence
Gone are the days in which data lives in one solid location. We can now access and even manipulate company-wide data from our mobile devices. Also gone are the…
DM RadioA Roadmap to Success: Why Architecture Matters
If for you, the word "architecture" brings to mind Japanese shrines, Roman ruins and Egyptian pyramids, you're not alone. And architecture in the cloud is just…
DM RadioFostering Virtuous Circles: The Power of Analytics
The flywheel of innovation occurs when you're hitting on all cylinders. You've fostered a culture of data awareness, and it's paying serious dividends. What…
DM RadioBigger and Wilder? The Data Is Everywhere
The Big Data wave continues to wash over businesses large and small. Thanks in part to the proliferation of cloud-based services, companies in all industries…
DM RadioBeyond Boring: The Backup Renaissance
Time was, backup and restore was a sleepy business. Everyone had to do it, but it wasn't very exciting. Those days are gone! Backup is now an innovative…
DM RadioThe Essence of Digital Transformation
When you get right down to it, automation is the fabric of digital transformation. The blessing and curse of today's business world? There are a thousand ways…
DM RadioAuthentic Meets Artificial - The New Intelligence
Understanding the world around us increasingly involves Artificial Intelligence. Once the stuff of elite corporations, the barrier has now dropped…