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We all come from data - Michael Dortch

On this episode Lauren is joined by Michael Dortch; who now writes at DortchOnIt.com. Lauren and Michael discuss the importance of data and how it is all around. They also dive into how a data-oriented person is someone who is interested in how the facts line up, and figuring out how to make better decisions based on that information. Key Takeaways Quotes

Embrace the future - make the move from descriptive to prescriptive analytics

Making insights for your business isn’t easy. You're expected to always do more, do it faster, all without costing a small fortune. But how can you expect to do this when you’re using the wrong kind of analytics in the first place? Let’s explore. You may have heard of the 4 different types of analytics (the image below from Gartner helps visualize each type and how we use them) Think about how many post-mortem meetings you’ve had. Hindsight is important, of course!

Retrieving Spotify data with Talend Open Studio - Talend Job #1

Talend's own Richard Hall hosts the segment “Job of the Week" – showing you fun ways to use data for maximum good, minimal evil, and maybe even some bragging rights. In this video, Richard started with a party trick using Talend Open Studio and Spotify. In 15 minutes, he shows you how to retrieve data from Spotify.

4 ways you're not (but should be) using Talend tMap Component

Ever wondered what our most-used components are? Here at Talend, one of my “Shadow IT” jobs is to report on component usage. If you've ever used Talend Studio (either the open source Talend Open Studio or the commercial version) you most likely already know and love the component tMap.

The importance of partnering together - Alyssa Fitzpatrick

On this episode, Lauren is joined by the General Manager and Worldwide Partner Co-Sell of Microsoft Alyssa Fitzpatrick to discuss how culture shift makes an impact on decision making and how to ensure that a culture shift will be successful. Key Takeaways Quotes“It takes a while to get that culture shift, but once you start to shift culture, that’s when you know your change is taking hold and, and that’s where we’re at right now. We’re not done, we still have a long way to go. And we’re learning along this entire journey.”

How to establish data excellence

There is no operational excellence without data excellence, and to ensure you are using this valued asset properly, a data governance framework must be part of your strategy. For organizations to meet their business objectives on a continuous basis, it is critical to maintain data quality and trust. Data quality — and by extension, data health — is not a “one and done” exercise; data is always changing and growing. Because data health is an ongoing process, tracking that health over time can expose hard-to-spot issues like data drift and can help organizations quantify the ongoing impact of data quality interventions.

IT vs Shadow IT - Between 2 bits ep. 01

Just how big of a deal is shadow IT, really? Will downloading that piece of data integration software that’s not been approved by IT provide a path to faster, better data analytics, or bring the whole company crashing down in a storm of security and regulatory noncompliance challenges? In this week’s episode, join our hosts for a discussion about all things shadow IT: why it happens, what can make it dangerous, why some think it’s necessary, and above all, is there a solution that can make everybody happy?

Spring '22: Accelerate productivity, work smarter, and establish data excellence at scale

At Talend, we hear every day from our customers that healthier data makes it easier to increase revenue, reduce costs, and mitigate risk. But the journey to healthier data isn’t always easy. To support healthy data, organizations must unify data activities across users with different skill sets and levels of technical expertise through intelligence and self-service capabilities.