John Ladley and Mark Cooper are back with the fourth series of The Rock Bottom Data Feed! We're introducing some new segments; some in this episode and more in upcoming episodes (we would tell you more, but we want them to be a surprise).

Something else that we're trying this series is to do more long-form interviews. Instead of hours long episodes, though, we're splitting each conversation into two episodes. This allows us to go deeper into the topics, as well as to chase the squirrels that inevitably cross our paths.

We look forward to hearing what you think. Post a comment or send an email.

We lead off the fourth series with Stijn Christiaens, co-founder and Chief Data Citizen at Collibra. In this episode and the next, he'll be talking with us about what’s exciting, new, and changing in data management and governance. He's got a front-row seat. We also dig into how AI is breaking open unstructured data, pushing governance beyond “data governance” into “AI governance,” and why adoption (not tools) is the real measure of maturity. Best of all, Stijn is seeing executives finally take ownership. They're getting educated, reorganizing around data capabilities, and moving governance toward business-as-usual.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction; 03:52 – Monologue; 06:02 – A New Segment; 06:28 – Stijn Christiaens Part 1; 30:59 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom; 33:06 – Another New Segment; 34:26 – Recap & Close

Series Three of the Rock Bottom Data Feed has been an exploration of AI and data. It's a big subject. Sometimes we got talking with our guests and next thing you know we've gone long or ventured into a topic that's beyond the scope of the episode. Never ones to let good conversation go to waste, we've accumulated those bits here. If you haven't already listened to the episodes in this series, go back and listen. If you have already listened to the episodes in this series, go back and listen anyway.

As a special bonus, we present Rosie Krantz and Goldie Stern at the AI Bootstrap (sponsored by Outplaced) in its entirety.

But first, we join Ben Counter and Pete Webster live at the Ponds Data Governance Bowl.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction; 06:28 – Rosie Krantz & Goldie Stern at the AI Bootstrap (sponsored by Outplaced); 22:53 – Kelle O'Neal, Gregg Loos, Doug Laney, and Tony Shaw; 42:06 – Recap & Close

It is our pleasure to welcome to Rock Bottom, Tony Shaw, Founder and CEO of DATAVERSITY, the premiere resource for data education, whether delivered live, recorded, virtual, or in person. It is clear that data is becoming increasingly important for AI success, and in many ways, corporate success. But while data education is also becoming increasingly important, it is still undervalued by too many companies. Keeping up with the state of the art is key, and there's no substitute for being there in the room with other practitioners.

In this episode, we conclude the story of Roman Krantz and Gilbert Stern. Their expulsion from of the land of cubicles has been rough, but they may have found a port in the storm. Will AI be the demise of Roman and Gilbert, or will they rewrite their own ending?

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• Applied Data Governance Certification | DATAVERSITY

Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction; 06:37 – Monologue; 09:21 – Tony Shaw; 41:19 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom; 44:07 – Audio Rorschach Test; 46:05 – Recap & Close

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