Apr 16

Why Companies Are Already Abandoning LLMs

Think AI is about automating what you already do? That's the same mistake companies made moving to cloud, and FICO's Mike Trkay says you're about to waste millions proving it. Mike is Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at FICO, an analytics software ... Show More

59m 43s

Apr 2

AI Is Reshaping Your Entire Stack, Not Just Applications

AI is forcing enterprises to rethink everything from hardware to governance, and most organizations are attacking it in silos. Mano Bhattacharyya (CTO, Nutanix) breaks down why AI isn't just an application layer problem, but an end-to-end transformation that spans compute (GPUs, ... Show More

8m 22s

Mar 19

Why 5G Isn't About Faster Phones (And What It's Really For)

Think 5G is about faster phones? That's what telecom companies want consumers to believe. The truth is far more interesting. In this episode, Elena Fersman (VP and Head of AI Innovation at Ericsson) reveals what 5G networks are really built for: industries, not consumers. Through ... Show More

1h 9m

Apr 2021

Opendoor’s Ian Wong on Disrupting the Real Estate Industry with Data-Driven Digital Transformation

<p>“Garbage in, garbage out.” It’s a philosophy every data leader is familiar with. Your algorithms and models are only as good as the data you put in them -- so how do you ensure the data you are leveraging is reliable and trustworthy? </p><p>Joining Cindi today is Opendoor Co-f ... Show More

37m 55s

Dec 2021

The Top Trends in 2022 for Data Leaders from DataRobot, Databricks, and Google

<p>At the end of every year, you’re probably asking the same questions we are. What are the big changes coming next year? How do I stay ahead of them? And what’s separating real trends from the hype?</p><p>To answer these questions, we are excited to bring together some of the to ... Show More

1h 12m

Aug 2020

Alight Analytics' Michelle Jacobs on Data-Driven Marketing and Respecting Customer Privacy (pt. 1)

<p>This is Part 1 of Cindi's interview with Michelle Jacobs, President and co-founder of marketing measurement agency Alight Analytics.</p> <p>On this episode, Michelle and Cindi discuss how data can turn marketing from a regretful expense to a worthwhile investment, the benefits ... Show More

25m 49s

Feb 2021

ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson on Chief Data Officer Success Strategies

<p>Much like a roller coaster, 2020 was full of many loops, twists, and turns. From accelerated digital transformations to expedited migrations to the cloud, you were asked to do it all— often with far less time and resources. Through it all, <i>The Data Chief</i> was right there ... Show More

38m 3s

Aug 2020

Just Eat's Alberto Rey Villaverde on Machine Learning, A.I., and Bridging the Imagination Gap (pt. 2)

<p>This is Part 2 of Cindi's interview with Alberto Rey Villaverde, the Chief Data Officer at British online food order and delivery service Just Eat.</p> <p>Listen to Part 1 of their interview <a href="https://bit.ly/2DyhJMC">here</a>.</p> <p>On this episode, Alberto and Cindi d ... Show More

23m 7s

Nov 2022

Six Rules to Dominate the Decade of Data

<p>Today’s digital economy is more competitive than ever, and making smart data decisions can be what sets the leaders apart from the rest of the field. With new technologies now democratizing data at an accelerated pace, how can companies ensure that their data strategy is helpi ... Show More

45m 47s

Dec 2021

Data Driven Hiring For Data Professionals With Alooba

<div class="wp-block-jetpack-markdown"><h2>Summary</h2> <p>Hiring data professionals is challenging for a multitude of reasons, and as with every interview process there is a potential for bias to creep in. Tim Freestone founded Alooba to provide a more stable reference point fo ... Show More

50m 3s

Nov 2023

#162 Scaling Data Engineering in Retail with Mohammad Sabah, SVP of Engineering & Data at Thrive Market

Poor data engineering is like building a shaky foundation for a house—it leads to unreliable information, wasted time and money, and even legal problems, making everything less dependable and more troublesome in our digital world. In the retail industry specifically, data enginee ... Show More

51m 39s

Apr 2020

About The Data Chief

<p>Data is transforming how we think about life, work, business, healthcare, education, and everything in between. Meet the world’s top data and analytics leaders bringing this data revolution to life.</p> <p>In each episode of The Data Chief, host Cindi Howson, Chief Data Strate ... Show More

1m 41s

Nov 2021

Data Quality Starts At The Source

<div class="wp-block-jetpack-markdown"><h2>Summary</h2> <p>The most important gauge of success for a data platform is the level of trust in the accuracy of the information that it provides. In order to build and maintain that trust it is necessary to invest in defining, monitori ... Show More

58m 55s

Buying and Selling Homes Algorithmically...