The guys welcome special guest David Carson to unpack the advantages AND disadvantages of using the Medallion Architecture for data lake houses.  They kick off the episode discussing the merits of drink flights and sampler tastings.

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Drinks Mentioned:

Guiness Zero- https://www.guinness.com/en-us/beers/guinness-0
Brooklyn Brewery Special Effects NA - https://brooklynbrewery.com/brooklyn-beers/non-alcoholic/
Asahi Super Dry - https://www.asahisuperdry.com/en-us/our-beer/

Shawn & Kanon dive into DeepSeek and consider the impact for data professionals.  Shawn also shares an improbable tale of a chance meeting in a London pub.

Sponsors:

underdogwinekc.com

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Notes:

https://cambridgedistillery.co.uk/products/margaux-2024-premier

http://www.deepseek.com/

DND Proverb:

Drinks 'N Data: If you think you have a problem, seek help from a professional

Shawn & Kanon discuss the 2024 Dataversity report on Trends in Data Management and recount favorite podcast moments from 2024. For the drinks segment, they simultaneously sample a couple of whiskeys from Dry Fly Distilling.

Sponsors: Dry Fly Distilling

Dry Fly Straight Triticale Whiskey – Dry Fly Distilling
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Our Story – Dry Fly Distilling

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Mentioned:

DATAVERSITY_WP_Trends_DM_2024.pdf

Proverb:

Drinks 'N Data: Both can benefit from a Bar Chart

Get informed on upcoming Power BI licensing changes and learn about Microsoft Fabric on the latest episode of the Drinks 'n Data podcast. Special guest Leon Gordon joins the guys to serve up his MVP wisdom about Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.  For the drinks segment, Shawn gathers cocktail recommendations for his upcoming holiday party.

Drink Mention:

https://www.boulevard.com/beverage/tank-7/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocaat

Other Mentions:

www.onyxdata.com

Data Mentions:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/get-started/microsoft-fabric-overview

Shawn & Kanon welcome Brian Booden from DataGlowIT in Scotland for an unstructured conversation about Unstructured Data. They also cover the use of data in the recent US presidential election.  For the drink segment, when hosting a Scotsman, you talk about Scotch Whiskey.

Shawn & Kanon interview Gwen Stamp, the author of "Do More with Data: Data Literacy Foundations".  For the drink segment, it's all about Oktoberfest, of course!

Shawn & Kanon discuss the increasingly popular topic of AI Hallucinations.  In honor of the Paris Olympics, they kick off the conversation with a discussion on favorite French beverages.

Sponsors:

Vita's Place Wine Bar

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Drinks Mentioned:

Grand Marnier / Royale Orange / Cointreau
Giroud French Whiskey

After a whirlwind schedule at the recent Qlik Connect conference, Shawn & Kanon are back with a recap, along with thoughts on the recent Snowflake security “incident”.  They open the episode with a few great summer beer recommendations.

Shawn & Kanon are still at Qlik Connect to chat again with Qlik's GM of Data Analytics, Brendan Grady.  They pull in Scott Duthie from Pomerol Partners to chat about the keys to a successful analytics implementation. For the drink segment, the crew discusses favorite drinks from past conferences.

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Drinks 'n Data do a LIVE podcast recording session from the show floor at Qlik Connect 2024!  They interview Mike Potter, Qlik's CTO, and sample special scotch recently procured just for the occasion.

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