“We are all librarians” is a quote from this week’s guest on the CDO Matters Podcast, Jessica Talisman, the Senior Information Architect at Adobe. In this episode, Malcolm and Jessica go deep on the topic of why Knowledge Management – including many of the concepts practiced for centuries by librarians – is increasingly becoming a ‘must have’ skill in modern data organizations.

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Why do companies keep investing in data without seeing results? CDO Matters host Malcolm Hawker and Ken Stott, Enterprise Field CTO at Hasura, explore the Data Doom Loop—a cycle of complexity, tech overload, and stalled progress. Is there a way out? Tune in to find out!

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Have you ever wondered exactly what Data Virtualization is? What about a virtual data warehouse? If you're a CDO eager to learn why Data Virtualization should be a part of a strategy to modernize your data ecosystem, then this episode of CDO Matters with Alberto Pan, the CTO of Denodo, is for you!  

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In Episode 70 of CDO Matters, Malcolm Hawker explores the future of MDM as AI, cloud migrations, and unstructured data reshape the field. Covering market trends, AI’s role, ROI challenges, and vendor shifts, he shares insights from the latest Magic Quadrant for MDM Solutions to help data leaders refine their 2025 strategy.

Tune in for expert guidance on navigating the evolving MDM landscape.

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In this episode of the CDO Matters Podcast, Malcolm and his guest Samir Sharma discuss a wide array of data topics, including the biggest cultural and regulatory differences between Europe and the US and their impact on global data leaders.

While the US appears poised to de-regulate, the influence of growing regulations in Europe, particularly around ESG, are debated in this energetic discussion between two of the data world's most engaging personalities.

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What will 2025 hold for professionals in the world of data and analytics? Join Malcolm Hawker as he shares his top predictions for the year ahead.

From data governance to AI and everything in between, Malcolm unpacks all of the most hype-worthy trends in the data world, cutting through the buzzwords and sharing insights on the topics that will likely be front-of-mind for data professionals over the coming year.

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Data leaders have a massive opportunity to drive transformational value with AI, but many are running on outdated operating models. On this episode of the CDO Matters Podcast, Katharine Shaw Paffett, the Cross Solution AI lead for UK and Ireland at Avanade, shares insights on how CDOs can re-envision their organizations to be more AI-ready. Katharine is at the forefront of the early adoption of GenAI for many large organizations, and her guidance for any company seeking to implement AI is not to be missed.

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Looking back on 2024, what were some of the biggest, most notable events in the world of data and analytics? Join the host of the CDO Matters Podcast, Malcolm Hawker, and he discussed the death of the data mesh, the growth of the fabric and AI, data products, and many other key data trends that were top of mind for many CDO's over the past year.

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Are you looking to learn more about Knowledge Graphs, and the role they will increasingly play in a modern data ecosystem? If yes, then you need to check out the latest episode of the CDO Matters Podcast. Sumit Pal, ex Gartner analyst and Strategic Technology Director at Ontotext, shines a light on the world of knowledge graphs, and the important ways they differ from, and complement, more traditional data analysis and persistence methods. If you're a data leader and you're not yet embracing knowledge graphs, then this episode is for you!

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Your familiar with all the processes your marketing organization is utilizing for managing its data? Are you familiar with the marketing data lexicon, and can you define key terms like onboarding, activating, or harmonizing? Are you working closely with data scientists in your marketing organization?

If you answered no to any of these questions, then you should definitely check out the latest episode of the CDO Matters Podcast. In this episode Malcolm and his guest, Shubh Sinha, the CEO of Integral, go deep into the world of marketing data, and what data leaders should know about this rapidly evolving space.

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