Don't Panic! It's Just Data

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Making the most out of your data can feel overwhelming.

Not only do many businesses have more data than they know what to do with, but they also often struggle to gain insights from some of the most valuable data in their possession, leading to many of their crucial data assets going unused. Whether it's issues with data quality, visualization, or management, getting lost in the sea of enterprise data at your possession can make it impossible to make smart, data-driven decisions that improve your business.

The "Don't Panic! It's Just Data" podcast delves deep into the power of enterprise data. From groundbreaking vendor solutions to expert-backed best practices for making the most of your data assets, join us as we gather insights from leading tech vendors and professionals who depend on data daily.

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18 min

The Real Future of Data Isn’t AI — It’s Contextual Automation

Christina Stathopoulos

Founder - Data & AI Evangelist at Dare to Data

Pavel Dolezal

Co-Founder & CEO, Keboola

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17 min

Why Unstructured Data Governance is the Key to Scaling AI

John Santaferraro

Industry Analyst at Ferraro Consulting

Reece Williams Griffiths

Field CTO of Collibra

BARC DATA festival online 2025 — virtual event uniting data professionals to explore real-world AI case studies and governance best practices.

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15 min

BARC DATA festival online: Practical AI Case Studies for Professionals

Kevin Petrie

Vice President of Research at BARC

Trisha Pillay

Podcast Host and Producer

Søren Lundtoft, Sr. Director of Product Management at Stibo Systems, discusses AI-driven product data management on the ‘Don't Panic, It’s Just Data’ podcast hosted by Doug Laney, highlighting PXDC and unified product information solutions.

Episode

16 min

From Chaos to Launch: Your Product is Ready, Your Data Isn't

Douglas Laney

Research and Advisory Fellow at BARC

Søren Lundtoft

Senior Director of Product Management, Stibo Systems

Episode

115

36 min

Data Experts Question: Is Data Infrastructure Ready for Responsible AI?

Ravit Jain

Founder/Host at The Ravit Show

Wayne Eckerson

President at Eckerson Group

Christina Stathopoulos

Founder - Data & AI Evangelist at Dare to Data

Kevin Petrie

Vice President of Research at BARC

Episode

266

27 min

How RAG and Graph RAG Take Generative AI to the Next Level

Trisha Pillay

Podcast Host and Producer

Andreas Blumauer

Senior Vice President, Graphwise

Inclusion, Innovation and Community at Big Data LDN

Episode

130

20 min

Winning with Data: Inclusion, Innovation and Community at Big Data LDN

Trisha Pillay

Podcast Host and Producer

Andy Steed

Event Director, Big Data LDN

Roisin McCarthy

Founder, Women in Data

Big Data LDN (BDL) on its 10th anniversary will feature automation, AI agents, and a new term called "decision intelligence.

Episode

236

34 min

The 10-Year Journey: AI Madness, Data Governance, and the Future of Big Data

Shubhangi Dua

Podcast Host, Producer & Tech Journalist

Michael Ferguson

CEO of Intelligent Business Strategies and BDL Conference Chair

Palesa Amadi

BDL Conference Manager

Vespa.ai podcast with EM360tech's Dont Panic It's Just Data on From Legacy to Leading Edge: Vinted’s Journey to Data Modernisation

Episode

1074

23 min

From Elasticsearch to Leading Edge: Vinted’s Journey to Data Modernisation

Kevin Petrie

Vice President of Research at BARC

Radu Gheorghe

Software Engineer, Vespa.ai

Dainius Jocas

Search Engineer at Vinted

podcast with insightsoftware on how to get real-time reporting in excel

Episode

1662

19 min

Struggling with ERP Data? How to Get Real-Time Reporting in Excel

Christina Stathopoulos

Founder - Data & AI Evangelist at Dare to Data

John Miller

VP of Product Management, insightsoftware

Michael Wiley

Sr. Product Manager, Spreadsheet Server

Episode

395

30 min

What is AI Hyper-Personalisation in CX and Why Does it Matter?

John Santaferraro

Industry Analyst at Ferraro Consulting

Rahul Sareen

Senior Leader–Cross Industry, Private Equity and Startups Solutions, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Gary Class

Industry Strategist, Financial Services, Teradata

em360tech podcast on data infrastructure with doug laney and growth acceleration partners

Episode

302

23 min

AI’s Silent Killer: Technical Debt & the Hidden Costs of Bad Data

Douglas Laney

Research and Advisory Fellow at BARC

Frank La Vigne

Advisory Board Member, CloudArmy

Paul Brownell,

CTO, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP)

Podcast with Errol Rodericks, product manager at Denodo and Em360Tech's Shubhangi Dua on data managment, data patching and the inifinity loop

Episode

353

Shubhangi Dua

B2B Tech Journalist and Podcast Host

Bruno Blanco

GIS Engineer, Shelby County 9-1-1

Margaret Smith

Co-presenter at The Peak, West Virginia Department of Transportation

Reshma Joy

Co-presenter at The Peak, West Virginia Department of Transportation

mastering collaborative financial planning

Episode

284

31 min

Mastering Collaborative Financial Planning

Debbie Reynolds

CEO and Chief Data Privacy Officer at Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC

Warwick Leitch

Product Management Director, insightsoftware

Episode

447

1 min

The Future of Data Centres Energy

Rolf Bienert

Technical & Managing Director, OpenADR Alliance

Shubhangi Dua

Podcast Host, EM360Tech

ataccama chief product officer, jay limburn talks to founder of dare to data, christina stathopoulos

Episode

1111

1 min

Data Trust or Bust: The Key to AI Success

Christina Stathopoulos

Founder, Dare to Data

Jay Limburn

Chief Product Officer, Ataccama

safe software podcast with debbie reynolds and jordan merson

Episode

248

1 min

Mapping Success: How FME Powers the San Antonio River Authority’s Data Journey

Debbie Reynolds

Founder & Chief Data Privacy Officer, Debbie Reynolds Consulting

Jordan Merson

Enterprise Applications Supervisor, San Antonio River Authority

Episode

877

1 min

Usage-Based Magic: Turning Cloud Data Into Dollar-Saving Decisions

George Firican

Founder of LightsOnData

Rem Baumann

Resident FinOps Expert at Vantage

Episode

1 min

Data Drama: The Custody Battle for Your Bytes

Debbie Reynolds

Founder and Chief Data Privacy Officer at Debbie Reynolds Consulting

Paulina Rios Maya

Head of Industry Relations

Episode

4839

1 min

GenAI Investments: Are the Benefits Meeting Expectations?

Sri Raghavan

Principal of Data Science and Analytics at Amazon Web Services

Katrina M. Conn

Senior Practice Director of Data Science at Teradata

Doug Laney

Data, Analytics & AI Strategy Advisor

Episode

825

1 min

Optimising Network Traffic Costs with Vantage

Ben Schaechter

CEO at Vantage

Wayne Eckerson

President at Eckerson Group

Episode

1329

1 min

Sustainable Sourcing: Why Accurate Data Matters

Paarijat Bose

Customer Success Manager

Matthew Cawsey

Director of Product Marketing and Solution Strategy

George Firican

Founder LightsOnData

Episode

1 min

The Data Trail: Why Provenance Matters for Your Business

Jon Geater

Co-Chair Supply Chain Integrity Transparency and Trust Working Group

Paulina Rios Maya

Head of Industry Relations

Episode

705

1 min

FME’s Role in the Pacific Disaster Center’s Maui Response

Jorma Rodieck

GIS Specialist Pacific Disaster Centre

Alejandro Leal

Analyst KuppingerCole

Episode

994

1 min

Privacy by Default and Design: Essential for GDPR Compliance and Trust

Tudor Galos

Senior Consultant at Tudor Galos Consulting

Paulina Rios Maya

Head of Industry Relations

Episode

652

1 min

Empowering Local Government with FME: Fremont’s Path to RIPA Compliance

John Leon

GIS Manager at the City of Fremont

Jonathan Reichental

Founder at Human Future

Episode

1158

1 min

The Power of Real-Time Analytics

Mark Cusack

CTO of Yellowbrick

Doug Laney

Data Strategy Innovation Fellow with West Monroe

Pimcore Podcast Dont Panic Its Just Data

Episode

739

1 min

Data Mastery: Driving Business Growth with MDM and AI Innovations

Paulina Rios Maya

Head of Industry Relations

Philipp Krueger

VP Marketing & Consulting at Pimcore

Episode

1 min

Breaking Barriers With Accessible Data Visualization

Paulina Rios Maya

Head of Industry Relations

Ann K. Emery

Data Visualisation Designer & Speaker Depict Data Studio

Episode

451

1 min

The Vantage Edge: Elevating Cloud Cost Management with FinOps Mastery

Kevin Petrie

Vice-President of Research at BARC

Ben Schaechter

CEO and Co-founder of Vantage

Episode

408

1 min

Pimcore: How to Master Data and Experience Management in the AI Age

Dietmar Reich

Managing Director and Co-Founder at Pimcore

Doug Laney

Data and Analytics Strategy Innovation Fellow at West Monroe

Episode

214

1 min

Maximizing Data Relationships with Text Analytics: LLMs and Knowledge Graphs

Paulina Rios Maya

Head of Industry Relations and Podcasts

Doug Kimball

Chief Marketing Officer at Ontotext (now Graphwise)

Episode

787

1 min

FinOps Fundamentals: Exploring Cloud Cost Management with Vantage

Dana Gardner

President & Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions

Ben Schaechter

CEO and Co-founder of Vantage

Episode

984

1 min

Vespa.ai: Generative AI needs more than a Vector Database

Kevin Petrie

VP of Research at BARC

Jon Bratseth

CEO of Vespa.ai

Episode

1188

1 min

Safe Software: Transforming the GIS Landscape in Burnaby and Beyond

Wayne Eckerson

President of Eckerson Group

Herman Louie

GIS Analyst at City of Burnaby

Episode

706

1 min

Safe Software: Government Organizations and Top Use Cases in Digital and Data Integration

Doug Laney

Data & Analytics Strategy Fellow at West Monroe

Tom Seymour

Government Sales Team Lead at Safe Software

Episode

927

1 min

Knowledge Graphs - The Key to Unlocking Hidden Insights

George Firican

Founder of LightsOnData

Sumit Pal

Strategic Technology Director at Graphwise

Episode

680

1 min

The Rise of the Private Data Cloud and How Yellowbrick is Leading the Charge

Wayne Eckerson

President of Eckerson Group

Mark Cusack

Chief Technology Officer of Yellowbrick

Episode

900

1 min

SQream and Hitachi Vantara: Breaking Boundaries - GenAI Takes on Structured Data

Christina Stathopoulos

Founder at Dare to Data

Jason Hardy

CTO, AI at Hitachi Vantara

Deborah Leff

CRO at SQream

Episode

1065

1 min

Chronosphere: Observability and How Developer Inefficiency is Costing Your Business

Kevin Petrie

VP of Research at Eckerson Group

Ian Smith

Field CTO at Chronosphere

Episode

573

1 min

Astera: Adopting AI-Driven Document Processing and Data Extraction

Christina Stathopoulos

Founder at Dare to Data

Jay Mishra

COO at Astera

Episode

1277

1 min

Meteomatics: The World of Weather Data

Susan Walsh

Founder and MD of The Classification Guru

Christina Schluchter

CTO at Meteomatics

Episode

388

Matt Harris

Head of Content at EM360

Niamh O'Brien

Senior Manager of Solution Architecture at Fivetran

Episode

Kate Strachnyi

Founder of DATAcated

Colin Brown

CMO at Revelate

Nicolas Doyen

CPO at Revelate

Episode

388

1 min

Pivotree and Syndigo: Unlocking Value Through Content Strategy

George Firican

Founder of LightsOnData Consulting & Training

Derek Corrick

GM of Data at Pivotree

Justin Anovick

Chief Product Officer at Syndigo

Episode

407

1 min

HollandParker: Corporate Performance Management and Why It’s So Important

Doug Laney

Data & Analytics Strategy Fellow at West Monroe

Arthur Forbus

Managing Director and COO at HollandParker

Episode

549

1 min

CRUX: The Agile Approach to External Data Integration

Wayne Eckerson

President of Eckerson Group

Dan Lynn

SVP of Product at CRUX

Episode

401

1 min

Dremio: Hadoop Migration and Moving to Frictionless Cloud

Susan Walsh

Founder and MD of The Classification Guru

Alex Merced

Developer Advocate at Dremio

Episode

555

1 min

Ascend.io: Data Pipeline Automation and Rethinking the Modern Data Stack

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Sean Knapp

Founder and CEO at Ascend.io

Episode

451

1 min

Pivotree: Achieving Frictionless Commerce with DaaS

Doug Laney

Data & Analytics Strategy Fellow at West Monroe

Derek Corrick

General Manager of Data Management at Pivotree

Episode

500

1 min

Orion Governance: Major Data Management Challenges Faced by Retailers

Matt Harris

Head of Content at EM360

Ramesh Shurma

Founder and CEO at Orion Governance

Episode

813

1 min

Agile Lab: Implementing Data Mesh Initiatives

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Paolo Platter

Co-Founder and CTO, Agile Lab

Episode

1118

1 min

Echo Analytics: The Time to Invest in Location Intelligence is Now

Susan Walsh

Founder and MD of The Classification Guru

Adam Ejsmont

Co-Founder at Echo Analytics

Episode

545

1 min

Informatica: Using Data to Create a 360-Degree View of Your Business

Susan Walsh

Founder and MD of The Classification Guru

Dan Everett

VP of Product and Solution Marketing at Informatica

Episode

787

1 min

Monte Carlo: Establishing Trust through Data Observability

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Lior Gavish

Co-Founder at Monte Carlo

Episode

912

1 min

Informatica: Predictive Data Intelligence and Leveling Up Your Business

John Santaferraro

CEO and Founder, Ferraro Consulting

Ian Stahl

Senior Director of Product Marketing at Informatica

Chris Philips

VP of Product Management at Informatica

Episode

582

1 min

Sifflet: Observability and the Future of Data Engineering

Matt Harris

Editor, EM360

Salma Bakouk

Co-Founder and CEO, Sifflet

Episode

574

1 min

Genestack: Why Data Management is the Key to Success in Life Sciences

Doug Laney

Data & Analytics Strategy Innovation Fellow, West Monroe

Misha Kapushesky

CEO, Genestack

Vivek Iyer

Team Lead, Human Genetics Informatics, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Episode

540

1 min

Databricks: Building and Nurturing a Mature Data Culture

Robin Sutara

Field CTO, Databricks

Matt Harris

Editor, EM360

Episode

624

1 min

Anomalo: Beginning your Data Quality Journey

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Elliot Shmukler

Co-Founder and CEO, Anomalo

Episode

463

1 min

Safe Software: Making the Impossible Possible Using Spatial Data

John Santaferraro

CEO and Founder, Ferraro Consulting

Todd Lewis

Founder and CEO, Spatial DNA

Episode

624

1 min

Anomalo: Beginning your Data Quality Journey

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Elliot Shmukler

Co-Founder and CEO, Anomalo

Episode

5519

1 min

Orion Governance: Data Governance for the Digital Age

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Ramesh Shurma

Founder and CEO, Orion Governance

Episode

1165

1 min

Informatica: The Journey to Cloud Modernization

John Santaferraro

CEO and Founder, Ferraro Consulting

Pratik Parekh

Group Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Modernization, Informatica

Episode

547

1 min

Incorta: Raw Data and the Art of Real-time Analytics

John Santaferraro

CEO and Founder, Ferraro Consulting

Nick Jewell

Senior Director of Product Marketing at Incorta

Episode

356

1 min

Brytlyt: Data Discovery and the Next Generation of Business Intelligence

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Richard Heyns

Founder and CEO of Brytlyt

Episode

415

1 min

Safe Software: How Location Intelligence Powers Real-Time Decisions

John Santaferraro

Industry Analyst

Ciaran Kirk

Operations Director at IMGS

Episode

369

1 min

Safe Software: How Data Powers our Society and Species for Tomorrow

Susan Walsh

Founder and MD of The Classification Guru

Don Murray

President at Safe Software

Episode

318

1 min

Brytlyt: Making Deep Learning Available to Data Scientists

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Richard Heyns

Founder and CEO of Brytlyt

Episode

270

1 min

Brytlyt: MLOps and the Critical Role That Databases Play

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Richard Heyns

Founder and CEO of Brytlyt

Episode

389

1 min

Findability Sciences: Adopting the Power of AI

Christina Stathopoulos

Data Whisperer and Analytics Expert

Anand Mahurkar

Founder and CEO

Episode

547

1 min

Safe Software: Digital Twins and Their Role Within the Data Space

Susan Walsh

Founder and MD

Don Murray

President

Episode

269

1 min

StreamSets: How to set up your data democratisation strategy

Matt Harris

Content Producer

Giuseppe Mura

Director of Solution Engineering

Episode

241

1 min

Parascript: How to Solve Extensive Data Processes and Streamline Information Flow

Greg Council

VP Marketing and Product Management

Max Kurton

Head of Content

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