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Welcome to the Analytics Speakeasy, a show where Analytics Leaders share how they’re using analytics and data science to transform their businesses and where Data Architects, CTOs and CIOs share tips on the latest tools and architectural concepts to enable data-first organizations.
In this episode Adam chatted with Priyanka Khosla, People Insights & Workforce Planning at Sobeys Inc. We discussed people analytics, key metrics, and best practices on how to recruit and hire essential workers during a pandemic efficiently. Watch this webinar to learn more.
In this podcast you will learn:
- What is people analytics?
- How is people analytics used to drive the HR strategy?
- Recruiting and hiring essential workers with the latest key HR metrics and best practices.
In this episode, Adam Wealand is joined by Patrick McGrath, he's Director of Product Management, search and analytics at Commvault. Patrick has a background of over 30 years of experience as an IT leader in data management and data governance. Previously, he led EMC’s product marketing function for their enterprise content management division.
Through his career, Patrick helped organizations with digital transformation strategies within a number of data governance frameworks. Moving to analytics to the cloud safely and securely is close to Patrick's heart, having managed a number of data breach incidents at a large California University.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:36
The state of the cloud analytics industry
5:11
Understanding the concept of infrastructure as a service
11:03
What data should be moved to the cloud and what should not
24:47
Creating a workable data governance model
39:52
The lessons of the Equifax hack
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Everyone wants to know what will be the most successful approach to cloud analytics. Today, we’re going to tell you exactly that. Our guest is Andrew Brust, founder and CEO of Blue Badge Insights. He advises customers on data and analytics strategies. And he writes about Big Data for ZDNet, and GigaOm. He co-chairs, the Visual Studio Live! series of developer conferences and is an influencer, in the Microsoft ecosystem. There he is recognized as both a Microsoft regional director and data platform MVP.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:36
The latest and most interesting developments in the data industry
6:04
Why the cloud is increasingly being used for big data
13:56
Understanding the three different kinds of cloud computing
21:19
Managing the operational workloads created by big data
25:09
Best practices for using big data in the cloud
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Today we debate how to deliver on the promise of self-service data in analytics. Our guest is Gaurav Mishra, Director of Data Science at Bank of Montreal. Gaurav has over 20 years of experience in data and analytics, as well as software development. He has not only worked with Bank of Montreal, but he's also worked for GE, Capital, Infosys, and Oracle.
TIMESTAMPS
1:20: Understanding the problem of linking data
6:05: Defining“self-service data”
11:05: Understanding the challenges of delivering self-service data
14:43: The key ingredients to a great self-service system
17:38: Creating a governance model for managing data
22:22: What is the return on investment for self-service data?
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Join Gary Angel, CEO of Digital Mortar and long-time retail digital analytics thought-leader, for our inaugural edition of “The Analytics Speakeasy” and an interactive discussion on:
- Retail industry trends and challenges
- Connecting customer experiences for consistent & personalized journeys
- New analytics opportunities for retailers
- The journey to achieve these new analytics to drive success
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