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#TrueDataOps

DataOps.live

25 episodes

4 days ago

Welcome to the #TrueDataOps podcast with your new host Keith Belanger, Field CTO, DataOps.live & Snowflake SuperHero! Keith has nearly 30 years in data. He's led multiple Snowflake cloud modernization initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and across diverse industries; specializing in Kimball, Data Vault 2.0, with both centralized and decentralized data strategies. With a deep expertise in data architecture, data strategy and data product evangelism, Keith has spent his career bridging the gap between business goals, technology execution, and community influence. He blends foundational principles with modern innovation to help organizations transform messy data into scalable, governed, and AI-ready solutions. As a Snowflake Data Superhero, Keith contributes actively to the data community through conference talks, blogs, webinars, and user groups. Series 4 kicks off with Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at Sanjmo, talking all things data and how to ensure your data is AI-ready in the ever changing data world. *** DataOps.live is the DataOps automation platform that helps enterprises operationalize data for trusted AI. With built-in automation, observability, and governance, DataOps.live enables data teams to deliver reusable AI data products and scale their impact across the business. Backed by Snowflake Ventures, Anthos Capital and Notion Capital, DataOps.live partners with global enterprises to make their data AI-ready. Theme music by PointBender - https://www.pointbender.com/

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Welcome to the #TrueDataOps podcast with your new host Keith Belanger, Field CTO, DataOps.live & Snowflake SuperHero! Keith has nearly 30 years in data. He's led multiple Snowflake cloud modernization initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and across diverse industries; specializing in Kimball, Data Vault 2.0, with both centralized and decentralized data strategies. With a deep expertise in data architecture, data strategy and data product evangelism, Keith has spent his career bridging the gap between business goals, technology execution, and community influence. He blends foundational principles with modern innovation to help organizations transform messy data into scalable, governed, and AI-ready solutions. As a Snowflake Data Superhero, Keith contributes actively to the data community through conference talks, blogs, webinars, and user groups. Series 4 kicks off with Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at Sanjmo, talking all things data and how to ensure your data is AI-ready in the ever changing data world. *** DataOps.live is the DataOps automation platform that helps enterprises operationalize data for trusted AI. With built-in automation, observability, and governance, DataOps.live enables data teams to deliver reusable AI data products and scale their impact across the business. Backed by Snowflake Ventures, Anthos Capital and Notion Capital, DataOps.live partners with global enterprises to make their data AI-ready. Theme music by PointBender - https://www.pointbender.com/

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Episodes (20/25)

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#TrueDataOps Podcast - Nadia Moses - S4.EP2

Join Keith Belanger, DataOps.live very own Field CTO & Snowflake Data Superhero as he meets & discusses everything data with a range of guests for our second episode on Season 4. Nadia is Lead Data Engineer in the Self-Service Data Hub at Eutelsat. She has an MSc in Data Science & a BSc in Mathematics. Having joined Eutelsat over 4yrs ago, Nadia now plays a key role in mentoring data engineers and shaping the data platform to support global connectivity. Keith has over 30 years in data, leading multiple Snowflake cloud modernization initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and across diverse industries, specializing in Kimball, Data Vault 2.0, and both centralized and decentralized data strategies. Sign up for one of our Hands On Labs today - see www.dataops.live website for info.

4 days ago

29 minutes 13 seconds

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#TrueDataOps Podcast - Sanjeev Mohan - Ep. 54

"Good enough" data is not AI ready. So says Keith Belanger, Field CTO DataOps.live and the new host of the hashtag#TrueDataOps podcast. Join Keith & Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at Sanjmo and former Gartner Research VP, for the opening episode of Season 4 to discuss what it takes for enterprise data teams to change that. 30 minutes of data talk that can change how you do business. Listen now! *** DataOps.live is the DataOps automation platform that helps enterprises operationalize data for trusted AI. With built-in automation, observability, and governance, DataOps.live enables data teams to deliver reusable AI data products and scale their impact across the business. Backed by Snowflake Ventures, Anthos Capital and Notion Capital, DataOps.live partners with global enterprises to make their data AI-ready.

1 month ago

32 minutes 1 second

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Guy Adams & Keith Belanger - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 53

Join Kent Graziano, the Data Warrior for his final #TrueDataOps podcast of this series & as host. He is joined by Guy Adams, CTO & Co-Founder of DataOps.live and Keith Belanger, Field CTO, DataOps.live. Guy's a Snowflake Global #1 Data SuperHero, an experienced CTO and VP, & is passionate about DataOps. He's spent 20+ years running software development organisations and now his focus is bringing the principles and business value from DevOps and CI/CD to data. Guy is a co-founder of the truedataops.org movement. He's dad, technologist, (over) engineer, amateur inventor, skier, mild eccentric. Keith is an innovative and results-driven Data & Technology Leader with a strong background in data architecture, cloud data strategy, AI/ML initiatives, and data product evangelism. Passionate about bridging the gap between business needs, technology, and customer engagement. He specializes in data warehousing (Kimball & Data Vault 2.0), cloud modernization, AI/ML-driven analytics, data governance, and data modeling advocacy, driving industry-wide conversations through conference speaking, webinars, blogs, podcasts, and community engagement. His experience spans leading data practices, developing customer-centric strategies, and evangelizing SaaS solutions in the data modeling, AI/ML, governance, and analytics space. Keith will be hosting the podcasts going forward; so be ready to join us later this year for the new series.

5 months ago

39 minutes 1 second

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Special Guests - Andrew Helgeson & John Marchese - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 52

Join Kent Graziano, The Data Warrior as he talks to Andrew Helgeson, Snowflake and John Marchese from DataOps.live. Andrew is a Sr. Manager, ISV & Platform Data Cloud Product Partners at Snowflake. He joined in early 2022 to develop the Observability ISV partner category & now leads the Platform Alliances Organization. Platform Alliances consists of strategic, infrastructure partnerships in the BI, Data Engineering/Integration, Observability, Governance, Security, & Cyber Security spaces.John is a dynamic executive & strategic advisor with experience leading partner ecosystems, driving go-to-market innovation & scaling global channel sales for technology & software companies. He brings a 360-degree market perspective from his prior roles across ISVs, consulting firms, and resellers. He's most recently known for driving partnership success across & with the Snowflake ecosystem.

5 months ago

32 minutes 5 seconds

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Dan Galavan - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 51

Join Kent Graziano, The Data Warrior and Dan Galavan, an Independant Data Architecture Consultant for the latest #TrueDataOps podcast episode. Dan has been advising clients & leading the delivery of data solutions for 26 years. This includes working with European, North American, and Middle Eastern clients in both the public & private sector within Healthcare, Telecoms, and Financial Services.He provides a holistic approach to Data Management with his independent advisory services spanning all aspects of Data Governance. As an Associate Faculty Lecturer in Data Management at the National College of Ireland, Dan enjoys sharing his expertise both with industry leaders and upcoming scholars alike.He's a certified Enterprise Architect, Snowflake Data Cloud Architect, and completed a Diploma in AI Governance (Distinction) at University College Dublin.

7 months ago

27 minutes 37 seconds

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Keith Belanger - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 50

Join Kent Graziano & his guest Keith Belanger; a Snowflake Data Superhero on the latest #TrueDataOps podcast episode.Keith is an innovative and results-driven Data & Technology Leader with a strong background in data architecture, cloud data strategy, AI/ML initiatives, and data product evangelism. Passionate about bridging the gap between business needs, technology, and customer engagement.He specializes in data warehousing (Kimball & Data Vault 2.0), cloud modernization, AI/ML-driven analytics, data governance, and data modeling advocacy, driving industry-wide conversations through conference speaking, webinars, blogs, podcasts, and community engagement. My experience spans leading data practices, developing customer-centric strategies, and evangelizing SaaS solutions in the data modeling, AI/ML, governance, and analytics space.

7 months ago

37 minutes 3 seconds

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Barzan Mozafari - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 49

Prof. Barzan Mozafari is the co-founder and CEO of Keebo, a turn-key data learning platform for automating and accelerating enterprise analytics. He is also an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan, and has won several awards for his research at the intersection of machine learning and database systems.

7 months ago

32 minutes 16 seconds

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Sanjeev Mohan - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 48

A former Research VP, Data & Analytics for Gartner, Sanjeev was bitten by the data bug 30 years ago, and it's never let go. It started with an accidental introduction to dBASE III+ and years of being an Oracle evangelist, and he's now deep into Big Data and the plethora of technologies that complement the Data Science space. In between, he's helped the world's largest companies select the right cloud platforms, has run large mission-critical projects, and assisted senior management executives in making tough strategic decisions to ensure optimal solutions to complex problems such as the Wells Fargo / Wachovia merger. On top of all that, Sanjeev has published many white papers and has been among the top 10 speakers at numerous conferences such as Oracle World, BI Brain Trust and Informatica World. He created University of California, Berkeley Extension's advanced Oracle training curriculum.

7 months ago

34 minutes 34 seconds

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Scott Ambler - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 47

Scott Ambler is a Data Methodologist with Ambysoft Inc., leading the evolution of the Agile Data and Agile Modeling methods. Scott was the (co)-creator of PMI’s Disciplined Agile (DA) tool kit and helps organizations around the world to improve their way of working (WoW) and ways of thinking (WoT). Scott is an international keynote speaker and the (co-)author of 30 books, including Choose Your WoW!, Refactoring Databases, Agile Modeling, Agile Database Techniques, and The Object Primer 3rd Edition.

8 months ago

31 minutes 58 seconds

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Wayne Eckerson - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 39

Wayne has been a thought leader in the business intelligence and analytics field since the early 1990s. He is a sought-after consultant, noted speaker and bestselling author who thinks critically, writes clearly and presents persuasively about complex topics. Wayne has written two books: “The Secrets of Analytical Leaders: Insights from Information Insiders” (2012) and “Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business” (2005/2010), as well as dozens of reports and hundreds of articles during his 25 years in the field.

8 months ago

34 minutes 24 seconds

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Matt Aslett - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 46

Matt leads the software research and advisory for the Analytics and Data expertise at ISG Software Research, covering software that improves the utilization of information across business and IT. His focus areas of coverage include analytics, data intelligence, data operations, data platforms, and streaming and events. Matt’s specialization is in the operational and analytical use of data and the use of AI where enterprises can modernize their approaches to accelerate the value realization of technology investments in support of hybrid and multi-cloud architecture. Matt has been an industry analyst for more than a decade and has pioneered the coverage of emerging data platforms including NoSQL and NewSQL databases, data lakes, and cloud-based data processing. He is a graduate of Bournemouth University.

8 months ago

35 minutes 1 second

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Paul Rankin - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 45

Paul is a Senior Data Architect, BI and Analytics Solutions Specialist with a focus on cloud architecture and the data management ecosystem. He has over fifteen years of experience designing and delivering data integration and BI solutions for a large number of national and international organizations. Paul currently lives and works in Switzerland, where he recently wrapped up his role as Head of Data Management Platforms with Roche Diagnostics and now consults with other enterprise data teams.

9 months ago

34 minutes 28 seconds

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Guy Adams - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 44

Start 2025 off with Guy's predictions for the year in data. An experienced CTO and VP, Guy is passionate about DataOps. He's spent 20+ years running software development organizations and now his focus is on bringing the principles and business value from DevOps and CI/CD to data. Co-founder of the truedataops.org movement. He's also a dad, technologist, (over) engineer, amateur inventor, skier, and mildly eccentric.

9 months ago

41 minutes 52 seconds

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Carl Ferrer - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 43

Carl is a Chief Technology Officer with over 20 years of IT industry experience in the UK, EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. He has experience providing high-level DataOps, governance, and messaging solutions to enterprise environments in both the public and private sectors. Carl specializes in Delphix Architecture and Big Data integration and has integrated Delphix into infrastructures from a top 5 global financial organization to a leading manufacturer.

11 months ago

34 minutes 45 seconds

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Chris Hastie - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 42

Kent interviews Chris Hastie, Data Practice Lead at InterWorks. Chris’s passion is not only to personally provide elegant and simple solutions to complex problems but also to provide others with the knowledge and tools to do this themselves.He has been engineering data since 2014 and using Snowflake since 2018 to solve customer challenges and drive value, becoming a Data Superhero in 2019 following a series of blog posts and other community engagement.He is also a SnowPro Subject Matter Expert and has been involved in most current SnowPro exams.At InterWorks, he leads a practice of experienced data engineers and architects who share a love for helping customers unlock the value of their data.

11 months ago

34 minutes 14 seconds

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Inna Tokarev Sela - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 41

In this episode, Kent interviews Inna Tokarev Sela, founder and CEO of illumex.ai, a company revolutionizing data potential with its Generative Semantic Fabric. Recognizing the complexities of unifying business data semantics—essential for GenAI readiness—illumex created a platform that simplifies semantic mapping and alignment. illumex is widely used by data-intensive enterprises for GenAI, Data Governance, and multi-cloud initiatives, ensuring swift and error-free data-driven decisions.Inna's career reveals a consistent theme: bridging the gap between data investments and decision-making. She previously held roles as VP of AI at Sisense and Senior Director of Machine Learning at SAP. An inventor with multiple patents, she speaks frequently at top data and AI conferences. Inna holds an MSc in Information Systems focused on neural networks and completed the Stanford MBA executive program. She also leads the Women in Data Israel chapter.

11 months ago

34 minutes 15 seconds

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Mike Ferguson - #TrueDataOps Ep. 37

In the season 3 opener, Kent welcomes Mike Ferguson, CEO Intelligent Business Strategies.

11 months ago

33 minutes 47 seconds

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Kevin Bair - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 40

Kevin Bair, VP of Data Cloud Architecture at Snowflake, discusses his 35-year career journey from federal systems to IBM and then Snowflake, where he's spent the last decade. He and Kent explore how data architecture and operations have evolved with cloud computing and AI, emphasizing the continued relevance of the Seven Pillars of True DataOps (www.truedataops.org/7-pillars). Kevin highlights the growing importance of metadata, data quality, and governed democratization in the age of AI, while stressing that proper data management fundamentals are more crucial than ever.

1 year ago

32 minutes 57 seconds

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David Garrison - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 38

1 year ago

29 minutes 44 seconds

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Frank Bell - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep 36

Frank Bell, a Snowflake Data Superhero and Evangelist, talks about his journey from the Air Force to becoming a top Snowflake partner, sharing lessons from his extensive experience in data operations and his take on Snowflake’s transformative impact on the industry. Frank and host Kent Graziano discuss: The critical role of DataOps in managing the rapid pace of innovation, especially with the rise of AI and machine learning. The concept of data products and DataOps impact on delivering reliable, scalable solutions The need for automated monitoring and testing to maintain data quality And more!

1 year ago

33 minutes 21 seconds