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Announcement: Celebrating FTLOD’s 3 year anniversary this month Covered a diverse range of topics from BBQ and chocolate to alogorithms and graph databases Future episodes will be much more ad-hoc and when I come across a topic that is interesting Please stay subscribed Please reach out on Twitter or LinkedIn to let me know what […]

In the second part of this two-part episode, we do a data deep dive into a decadent vat of chocolate. We talk about various stats and data with Brian Mikiten, former process engineer and founder of Casa Chocolates in San Antonio, TX. We also cover the types of chocolate and how much of chocolate making […]

In the first part of this two-part episode, we do a data deep dive into a decadent vat of chocolate. We talk about history and how to make chocolate. In part two, we will talk about various stats and data with Brian Mikiten, former process engineer and founder of Casa Chocolates in San Antonio, TX. […]

Intro Greg’s Background Intro to DevOps Tools you’ve used Intro to the report & this year vs. previous years Feels more general and high-level than some of the previous reports (no MTTR mentioned for instance) Who took the survey? Surveyed over 30,000 people in 7 years (~4,300 / yr) Technology is overrepresented – 38% of […]

Learn about Cursor, a new platform for collaboration around data, hosted platforms and BI artifacts. I sat down with Adam Weinstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Cursor, to learn about the platform. About Cursor Cursor offers a data search and analytics hub that makes disparate data accessible and actionable, enabling technical and business users alike to […]

July 2018 News Roundup This month’s episode is a roundup of news from a variety of sources covering three main topics: BI / Dataviz Tools Databases and Platforms Tools and Frameworks Note: Most of the text extracts below are direct quotations from new sources cited in the source list at the bottom of these show […]

Is Data the New Oil? Concept originated by Clive Humby, the British mathematician who established Tesco’s Clubcard loyalty program. Humby highlighted the fact that, although inherently valuable, data needs processing, just as oil needs refining before its true value can be unlocked. Why it is the new oil Valuable commodity Different uses among many applications […]

Today we’re back with another guest from the Netherlands. I’m not sure what it is about the Dutch, but they’ve been on a roll with some helpful thought leadership when it comes to data. My guest is Rick van der Lans, a highly-respected analyst, consultant, author, and international lecturer specializing in data warehousing, business intelligence, big […]

My guest in today’s episode is Ronald Damhof (@ronalddamhof), the creator of the Data Quadrant. This quadrant is a sense-making framework in the complex word of data that enables a common frame of reference between managers, domain experts and engineers. This model is used by many organisations to formulate data strategy and justify investments in […]

  Introductory Product Models: Only partner implementations (BluePrism) Limited Features (WorkFusion) Customer Revenue Limited (UI Path) Single License (Softomotive) Music Deep Sky Blue by Graphiqs Groove via FreeMusicArchive.org Sources: https://irpaai.com/definition-and-benefits/ https://www.edgeverve.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/forrester-wave-robotic-process-automation.pdf https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-3U26FK2&ct=170222&st=sb http://www.uipath.com/hubfs/News_photos/Forrester_Wave_RPA_Report.png?t=1522186102828 http://images.abbyy.com/India/market_guide_for_robotic_pro_319864%20(002).pdf https://www.uipath.com/community https://www.workfusion.com/rpaexpress https://idm.net.au/article/0011800-which-rpa-software-should-i-use

Thank you my friend and fellow Capco cohort, Daragh Fitzpatrick, for joining me on this episode of FTLOD where we cut through the Hype of AI to understand some of the key challenges and opportunities facing consumers and businesses alike when working with or alongside AI. Given that we’re talking about AI, I also have […]

In this episode my friend Vikas Popuri and I chat about Google’s paper comparing ML models to traditional DB indexes. Background: Google used learned indexes , machine learning models, to access data and compared these to B-Tree, Hash, and Bloom Filter indices Trained a model using multiple stages where the earlier stages could approximate a location […]

This episode reflects on some of the hottest topics from 2017 and their impact their data has on our lives this year and into 2018. Cryptocurrency Many of these data points come from here. Since the year began, the aggregate market cap of all cryptocurrencies combined has increased by more than 3,200% as of Dec. […]

Zip file of all the sample data, Maestro flows, and Tableau workbook I used to get a first impression: E022_maestro_demo_files. Screenshots Sample Flow from Tableau Field Selection Data Profiling Filters Join Clause Refresh / Run Flow File Output Options Pros: Has the clean, intuitive feel of Tableau. I did my hands-on test with no training or […]

Just in time for Halloween this year, we take a look at the way people will spend their money on Candy and other goods during this spooky time. Spending People in the US are expected to spend $9.1 billion on Halloween this year, according to a study by the National Retail Federation. Several predictions about this year’s Halloween […]

If you’re in crisis, text 741741 if you’re in the US to talk with a counselor now. In this episode we speak with the people behind Crisis Text Line and Crisis Trends, two services that use data to make a difference for those going through a crisis or looking for someone with whom to talk. […]

Join me as I chat with my colleague and Cognos guru John Frazier about the latest release of Cognos, leading up to the anticipated release of the next version, 11.0.7, near the end of Q3. The latest version of Cognos (11.0.6) debuted on March 21, 2017. You can sign up for a perpetually free trial […]

What if you could store your data in the cloud, encrypted, for a fraction of the cost of Amazon S3, Google, or Azure? With Sia, a decentralized file storage solution that leverages blockchain, you can. Learn more about how it works in this episode. Blockchain Overview A blockchain is a permissionless distributed database that maintains […]

In this episode we cover the new features in Tableau 10.3. This version debuted on May 31st, and a 10.3.1 update was released on 6/21/17. Data Driven Alerts Only on Tableau Server Receive an alert when a mark crosses a visual threshold Can use on any viz with a continuous numeric axis Can sign up […]

In this episode, data sheds some (sun)light on what Rob did wrong on a recent trip to the Caribbean and explains the terrible sunburn he has right now. Just in time for Memorial Day and Summer, we take a look at many recent findings and how they will lead us to a healthier outdoor lifestyle. […]