Bruno Aziza is a thought leader in Data and Analytics. In this podcast we discussed various key trends and topics influencing the world of data including analyst of the future, value of dark data, user experience, emotions based data storytelling, meaning of Intelligence, and flexibility of data platforms. There are lots of key statistics thrown into this episode which will provide metrics for data leaders and the actions they need to take.  

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Connect with our guest: Bruno Aziza | LinkedIn 

About our guest:  

Bruno Aziza specializes in scaling businesses and turning them into global leaders. He’s helped companies of all sizes and also helped launch Alpine Data Labs (bought by TIBCO), AppStream (bought by Symantec), SiSense (bought Periscope Data) & AtScale. Bruno specializes in high-growth SaaS, enterprise software, everything data, analytics, data science and artificial intelligence and has written books on data analytics and enterprise performance management. Follow Bruno on Twitter @brunoaziza and LinkedIn, where he shares unbiased insights every Monday.

Books: Drive Business Performance, Framers  

Podcast: Daily Espresso - the economist , Tech Crunch

With the explosion of tools, the interpretation of data is dependent on the human who is interpreting it, and the technology or application that is using it. Ben Jones has been a coach and trainer for Data Literacy. In his current role, he assesses the maturity of Data Literacy of organizations and builds a plan to move the scale. In this podcast, we talked about the importance of Data Literacy in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and some traits of a good data literate organization.

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17 Key traits of Data Literacy --  https://youtu.be/KA_e1uFSWUM 

Avoiding Data Pitfalls -- https://www.amazon.com/Avoiding-Data-Pitfalls-presenting-visualizations/dp/1119278163/ 

• Better Data Visualizations, Jon Schwabish: https://www.amazon.com/Better-Data-Visualizations-Scholars-Researchers/dp/0231193114/ 
• Mind in Motion, Barbara Tvesrky: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Motion-Action-Shapes-Thought/dp/046509306X/ 
• Visualization Analysis and Design, Tamara Munzner: https://www.amazon.com/Visualization-Analysis-Design-AK-Peters/dp/1466508914/ 
• The Spy and the Traitor, Ben Macintyre: https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Traitor-Greatest-Espionage-Story/dp/1101904216/ 
• Elephant Company, Vicki Croke: https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Company-Inspiring-Unlikely-Animals/dp/0812981650/ 

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Nandan Mullakara is a thought leader in Automation with a specialty on Robotic Process Automation (RPA). In this episode, we discussed the evolution of automation from OCR to RPA to now intelligent automation. Topics such as human in the loop, episodic capture of process, and data-driven intelligent automation have been discussed. In addition, Nandan articulated the outcomes of these topics, including improved productivity, less errors, and improved customer experience. Nandan described the value of augmentation in automation and how it is misinterpreted as complete automation removing the need for humans.

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About our guest: https://nandan.info/about-nandan-mullakara/ 

Books: 

Man's Search for Meaning  

The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age 

AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order 

 For over 20 years, Brian O'Neill has done a phenomenal job in bringing human-centered design into the world of analytics. The founder of Designing for Analytics, Brian is also a consulting product designer who helps companies create innovative machine learning and analytics solutions. Using various approaches and frameworks such as Explainability, Action on the Decision, and Outputs vs Outcomes (among others), Brian brings together the human and the business side of data and analytics. In this episode, Brian brings a value-driven approach to data product design using capabilities such as ML, AI, and BI.   

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Human Centered Design Course -- https://designingforanalytics.com/services/course-designing-human-centered-data-products/ 

CED stands for Conclusion, Evidence, Data framework -- https://designingforanalytics.com/resources/c-e-d-ux-framework-for-advanced-analytics/ 

Audit for Data Products -- https://designingforanalytics.com/services/ui-design-and-ux-audit/ 

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George Firican works as the Data Governance and BI Director for The University of British Columbia. He is also the Founder and Content creator for LightsOnData consulting, an e-Learning platform that provides data professionals with a better understanding of data governance, data management, and data storytelling. 

In this episode, George discusses how he appeals to a 'non-technical' audience and how he shifted from being a data quality instructor to a leader in the data governance space.  

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• LightsOnData website and data courses: https://www.lightsondata.com 
• LightsOnData YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lightsondata?sub_confirmation=1 
• Lights On Data Show: https://www.lightsondata.com/lights-on-data-show/ 

IDP15 is the code your audience can use to benefit from a 15% discount on any of the following courses, plus my upcoming 2 courses on Practical Data Governance:

• Data Governance Maturity Models: https://www.lightsondata.com/data-governance-maturity-model/ 
• Data Visualization Best Practices for Data Storytelling: https://www.lightsondata.com/data-visualization-for-data-storytelling-course/ 
• Creating an Award-Winning Business Glossary: https://www.lightsondata.com/business-glossary/ 

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Christopher Bergh is the CEO and head chef of DataKitchen. DataKitchen is a Data Ops platform that automates your end-to-end workflows. With over 25 years of data analytics, research, and software engineering experience, Chris brings his fresh prospective and thought leadership of Data Ops.  

In this episode, Chris talks about the challenges surrounding Data Ops and how he tackles those obstacles.  

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DataOps cookbook 

Data Kitchen Platform 

Why DevOps fails as DataOps Solution 

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Samir Sharma is a data strategist, speaker, podcast host, and an industry leader in data strategy. He is a passionate data strategist who is determined to align business strategy to data strategy. He has built frameworks to ensure business buy-in for an organization's data strategy. In this episode, he talks about data strategy and its relationship to business value.

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The Data Strategy Show, A podcast by Samir Sharma

Data Strategy Workshop

Jordan Morrow: Why everyone should be data literate | Jordan Morrow | TEDxBoise | TED Talk

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“Data Whisperer” Scott Taylor is a speaker, author, and an industry leader in data management. He has taught many thought leaders the art and strategic value of data storytelling and provided many tools and techniques to do so in his book "Telling Your Data Story: Data Storytelling for Data Management."  He has been a keynote speaker and host of many events, including Enterprise Data World and Master Data Marathon. 

In this episode, Scott discusses the key techniques that data management strategists and practitioners need to consider to make them successful and deliver value to the business. In addition, he will share some themes he outlines in his book.

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Scott Taylor’s book Telling Your Data Story: Data Storytelling for Data Management

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LinkedIn Profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmztaylor/

The Data Whisperer YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1YhjNqc77GVsb3Xs4tvw

Too Much Tech Talk?  (A puppet service announcement) – https://youtu.be/_JQ3HriEK0E

Using the 3Vs of Big (Data) Storytelling: Vision, Vocabulary, Voice – https://issuu.com/infogovworld/docs/igw_vol_2_issue_2

MetaMeta Consulting – https://www.metametaconsulting.com/

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