E035 – Your Data and an Announcement

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 your favorite episode has been   The Importance of Your Data Quotes: With great power comes great responsibility -Amazing Spider Man ...
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E034 – Using Data to Make Perfect Chocolate – Part 2

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 is an art vs. a science. See part one for the history of chocolate and an overview of how to make it. Types White Dark Milk Ruby - created in 2017 from Ruby cocoa beans by Barry...
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E033 – Using Data to Make Perfect Chocolate – Part 1

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. History of chocolate Evidence dates back as early as 1500 BC Fermented beverages date back to 350BC Believed to have originated with Mesoamericans Made its way to Europe where sugar...
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E032 – 2018 State of DevOps Report

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 total respondents Energy & Resources was only 2% Tech + FS = 50% Infosec = only 3% of people 29% were dedicated DevOps (1...
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E031 – Data Collaboration with Cursor

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 effortlessly get answers, collaborate and gain insights. Founded by a trio of data leaders from Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Pandora, Cursor’s easy-to-...
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E030 – July 2018 News Roundup

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 notes. This episode is a compilation from those sources. BI / Dataviz Tools PowerBI enhancements (7/12/18) Microsoft has updated its Power BI analytics service in an...
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E29 – Is Data The New Oil?

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 Currently the big buzz of most large companies (Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.) Quantity is generally better in bot...
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E028 – Bimodal BI and Data Virtualization

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 data, and database technology. I came across one of Rick’s whitepapers a few months ago on data virtualization. We got in touch and sat down to ...
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E027 – The Data Quadrant

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 the data domain. It is used as the strategic underpinning for a data architecture, it guides the ‘rules of the game’ and it separates the fundamental ...
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E026 – The Four Types of Automation

  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&...
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