Hub & Spoken: Data | Analytics | Chief Data Officer | CDO | Data Strategy

In this podcast, Jason Foster speaks to James Lupton, CTO at Cynozure, about major trends to look out for in data. They talk about James’ journey in data, his role as CTO of Cynozure, emerging data industry trends and tech solutions, metric layers, active metadata, reverse ETL, innovation and what will define the next generation of data platforms.

In this podcast, Jason Foster speaks to Keith Goldthorpe, Lead Solution Architect at Cynozure, about Data Mesh and how it’s being used by many organisations to effectively grow and scale data strategies. They discuss how Data Mesh provides a new perspective, the four components of Data Mesh, the scenarios where Data Mesh is most viable and how companies are integrating Data Mesh into their organisation to scale rapidly.

In this podcast, Jason Foster talks to Giselle Cory, CEO of DataKind UK - a charity that supports social sector organisations to use data science. They talk about DataKind’s mission, how data has provided valuable insights to different social organisations, how to build trust with data and the importance of volunteering data skills to help social change organisations.

In this podcast, Jason speaks to Randy Bean, the author of “Fail Fast, Learn Faster” and a consultant to some of the largest data organisations in the world with experience ranging from venture-back startups to multinational corporations. Together, they discuss what sets a successful data strategy apart from the rest. Randy shares his journey into data and the key elements to become successful data-driven organisations: mindset, goals, ethics, culture, innovation and budget.

In this podcast, Jason talks to Sadie St. Lawrence, the founder of Women in Data (U.S.), a global organisation dedicated to facilitating equal opportunities for women in the data field. They discuss emerging technologies and their impact, Sadie's role at Women in data, the groundbreaking work of the Web 3.0 and how the Metaverse, blockchain and NFTs will affect the field of data.

In this episode, Jason Foster interviews Ed Wynn, a fractional Chief Data Officer, and one of Cynozure’s Consultants. Ed shares his background as fractional Chief Data Officer and talks about the vital role data plays in the success of a business, organisations’ biggest mistakes in approaching data and good governance in unregulated industries.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Rob White, a consultant in enterprise architecture, about its critical role in data strategy. Rob talks about the transition from his military career into enterprise architecture, the importance of data architecture to optimise performance and security, and the role of the data architect (skills, responsibilities, and a new perspective on the role).