Discussions and hacks with leading Product Led Growth teams. You'll get actionable tips on Onboarding, Activation & User Retention in less than 20 minutes. Contextual is for Web and Mobile App Product Teams, we help drive Product Adoption, Onboarding and Automated interaction with users. Specifically: Tips, Tours, Carousels and InApp Messages to help Product Teams, Customer Success and Developers iterate without writing code or updating to the Appstore.
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Turn data overwhelm into data-driven success. Led by an ensemble cast of expert interviewers offering in-depth analysis and practical advice to make the most of your organization's data.
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From Data Steward to AI Strategist: Redefining the Role of the CDO in the Agentic Era
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While the role of a chief data officers (CDOs) was traditionally focused on regulatory compliance, it has now expanded to empowering the consistent and effective use of data across organizations to improve business outcomes. One of the most effective ways for CDOs to demonstrate their value is by developing a data strategy that is closely aligned w…
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Is Your Financial Reporting Ready for the Future?
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The challenge all organisations, big and small, face is answering and implementing solutions to solve this key question: How can finance and accounting teams work faster, smarter and more accurately? In the recent episode of the Don’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, host Scott Taylor, The Data Whisperer and Principal Consultant at MetaMeta Consulting…
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How enterprises can enable the Agentic AI Lakehouse on Apache Iceberg
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"A flaw of warehouses is that you need to move all your data into them so you can keep it going, and for a lot of organisations that's a big hassle,” says Will Martin, EMEA Evangelist at Dremio. “It can take a long time, it can be expensive, and you ultimately can end up ripping up processes that are there." In this episode of the Don’t Panic It’s …
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The Real Future of Data Isn’t AI — It’s Contextual Automation
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At Big Data LDN (BDL) 2025, Keboola CEO Pavel Dolezal presented a new data agent designed for all business users, not just engineers. With a mission to make AI, automation, and data easy to access, relevant, and useful across the organisation, Dolezal revealed that the data agent has been embedded with contextual intelligence and generative AI. “Wh…
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Why Unstructured Data Governance is the Key to Scaling AI
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With an ever-changing business climate, companies have begun to shift their focus to unstructured data. In the past, unstructured data was challenging to deal with, considering the volume, governance and compliance, so organisations mainly focused on structured datasets. However, with the rise of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), Reec…
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BARC DATA festival online: Practical AI Case Studies for Professionals
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Organizations are increasingly exploring new technologies to improve their operations, but adoption comes with real challenges. In the latest episode of Don’t Panic, It’s Just Data, host Trisha Pillay speaks with Kevin Petrie, VP of Research at BARC, about the practical realities of integrating these emerging technologies into business operations, …
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From Chaos to Launch: Your Product is Ready, Your Data Isn't
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"Most companies still juggle with multiple different platforms; the communication between these tools and these platforms is happening in spreadsheets, and that is tedious, it's error-prone,” states Søren Lundtoft, Sr. Director of Product Management at Stibo Systems. On the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, host Doug Laney and Søren Lundtoft div…
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Stop Fighting Excel: How to Turn Your Spreadsheets into a Real-Time Reporting Powerhouse?
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With an erratic and fast business environment, finance teams are facing high pressure to process reports. The main challenge lies in how mid-market firms achieve digital transformation, not by abandoning familiar tools but by making them more effective. In this episode of the Don't Panic It's Just Data podcast, host Kevin Petrie, Vice President, Re…
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Data Experts Question: Is Data Infrastructure Ready for Responsible AI?
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Welcome back to Meeting of the Minds, a special podcast episode series by EM360Tech, where we talk about the future of tech. In this Big Data special episode of the Meeting of the Minds, our expert panel – Ravit Jain, Podcast host, Christina Stathopoulos of Dare to Data and a data and AI evangelist, Wayne Eckerson, data strategy consultant and pres…
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How RAG and Graph RAG Take Generative AI to the Next Level
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Generative AI has captured global attention, powering everything from chatbots to intelligent assistants. Yet in the enterprise, its promise often hits a dead end. According to Gartner, 80 per cent of enterprise data remains unused or “dark,” because conventional AI struggles to interpret complex, domain-specific information. In this episode of the…
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Winning with Data: Inclusion, Innovation and Community at Big Data LDN
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Inclusivity and accessibility remain some of the biggest challenges for data events. True inclusion is not the result of a single initiative, but continuous effort, honest reflection, and a willingness to listen to the community. At Big Data LDN, these values are rooted in the event’s mission. By highlighting both established leaders and emerging v…
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The 10-Year Journey: AI Madness, Data Governance, and the Future of Big Data
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Big Data LDN (BDL), the ultimate data event of the year, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. This year’s event is scheduled to take place on September 24 and 25, with a brand-new deep-dive conference held on September 23. In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, host Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B Tech Journalist …
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From Elasticsearch to Leading Edge: Vinted’s Journey to Data Modernisation
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In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, Kevin Petrie, VP of Research at BARC and the podcast host, is joined by Dainius Jocas, Search Engineer at Vinted, and Radu Gheorghe, Software Engineer at Vespa.ai. They discuss how Vinted, an online marketplace for secondhand products, modernised its data architecture to address new AI sea…
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Struggling with ERP Data? How to Get Real-Time Reporting in Excel
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In this episode of the Don't Panic It's Just Data podcast, Christina Stathopoulos talks with Miller and Michael Wiley, Sr. Product Manager of Spreadsheet Server. They discuss the challenges and solutions in financial reporting, focusing on real-time reporting from ERP systems to Excel. The discussion covers the current state of financial reporting,…
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What is AI Hyper-Personalisation in CX and Why Does it Matter?
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"Customers are now expecting highly personalised, seamless, and efficient interactions across all the touch points,” stated Rahul Sareen, the Senior Leader–Cross Industry, Private Equity and Startups Solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Sareen’s statement represents the state of customer experience (CX) today. It’s a demand that is forcing busin…
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AI’s Silent Killer: Technical Debt & the Hidden Costs of Bad Data
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Enterprises face one common problem: the hidden costs of AI-based technical debt. “There’s a lot of hype around AI, but many initiatives aren't founded in a business value proposition,” says Paul Brownell, CTO, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP). “People wander in without an intentional path for ROI.” In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just D…
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The Infinity Loop: What's Trapping Financial Institutions in Data Patching?
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Organisations often find themselves trapped in an infinite loop. Typically hailed as an "infinity loop" or "patching loop,” it’s differentiated by a continuous cycle of fixing problems, patching, and redoing data pipelines just to maintain operations. “It's a trap that many financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, and more fall into. Thi…
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Don't Just Forecast, Flourish: The Integrated Path to Financial Agility
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Blending financial planning directly into existing business intelligence (BI) platforms like Microsoft Power BI and Qlik are on the rise. But have you questioned why, and what drives this shift? In this episode of the Don’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, Kevin Petrie, BARC analyst, sits down to chat with Thomas Gorr, Director of Product Management f…
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Your Data’s GPS: Navigating Modernisation with Precision
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In this episode of the Don’t Panic, It’s Just Data podcast, Kevin Petrie, VP of Research at BARC, is joined by Nidhi Ram, Vice President of Global Services Strategy and Operational Excellence at Precisely. The duo explore the idea of focusing on data modernisation and improving accessibility rather than constantly implementing new technologies. Bot…
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Leading Up to The Peak: Can Data Integration Solve Key Enterprise Challenges?
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In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, hosted by EM360Tech's podcast producer, Shubhangi Dua speaks to Donnie Owsley from Snohomish County, and Jeff Burton and Tom Lavery from the University of British Columbia. All of the speakers will be presenting at the upcoming Peak of Data and AI event, organised by Safe Software, the cre…
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Is Your Finance Team Stuck in the Past? Real-Time Answers
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Takeaways #Financeteams are often resistant to change, clinging to outdated tools. Real-time data integration can help break down data silos and better decision-making. The shift from FP&A to XP&A emphasises collaboration across departments. #Datagovernance is crucial when handling financial data. Real-time data enables more accurate forecasting an…
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Building Trust in Data: Transparency, Collaboration, and Governance for Successful AI
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"So you want trusted data, but you want it now? Building this trust really starts with transparency and collaboration. It's not just technology. It's about creating a single governed view of data that is consistent no matter who accesses it, " says Errol Rodericks, Director of Product Marketing at Denodo. In this episode of the 'Don't Panic, It's J…
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Why is a Customer Data Strategy a Competitive Edge?
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Takeaways #CMDM is essential for creating a unified and accurate view of the customer. Trust comes from how responsibly data is handled. Ethical data use is a competitive advantage and builds trust. Executive sponsorship and cross team buy-in is crucial for MDM projects. A strong customer #datastrategy is a competitive edge, not a side project. Sum…
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In the latest episode of the Don’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, we connected with speakers who provided a preview of their presentations at the upcoming Peak of Data and AI event in Seattle organised by Safe Software from May 5-8, 2025. This premier gathering, hosted by Safe Software, the creators of FME, will be a hub for data and AI innovators, …
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Mastering Collaborative Financial Planning
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"There's been a lot of wrangling of data, a lot of wrangling of humans as well, which is a big theme for today," says Warwick Leitch, Product Management Director at insightsoftware. In this episode of the 'Don't Panic, It's Just Data' podcast, Debbie Reynolds, CEO and Chief Data Privacy Officer at Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC, speaks with Leitch …
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