Fern Halper, Ph.D., vice president and senior director of TDWI research for advanced analytics, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss organizing to execute for modern analytics – including the different organizational models, creating new roles for personnel, and building a culture to succeed. Please visit tdwi.org and locate the TDWI Best Practices Report on Modernizing the Organization to Support Data Analytics to learn more about this topic.

Mark Peco, analytics consultant and educator, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss NoSQL databases - including the types of NoSQL databases and their use cases. Visit tdwi.org/events to learn more about all the events we offer.

Evan Levy, industry consultant, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss developing a data strategy - including why it's so important, the challenges you'll face, and best practices to make your job easier. To explore more of Evan's work, visit evanjlevy.com, and head to tdwi.org/events to learn more about all the events we offer.

Host Andrew Miller is joined by Donald Farmer, principal of TreeHive Strategy, to discuss how exterprises can move beyond analytics by changing how they make decisions and collaborate. To explore more of Donald's work please visit his website treehivestrategy.com and head to tdwi.org/events to learn more about all the events offered by TDWI.

Host Andrew Miller is joined by David Stodder, senior research director for business intelligence at TDWI, to discuss how to get the most out of enterprise data catalogs – including key objectives, data governance, and best practices. Please visit tdwi.org to learn more about this topic and explore more of David Stodder's work.

Host Andrew Miller is joined by James Kobielus, senior research director for data management at TDWI, to discuss modernizing data governance – including success metrics, trends in modernization, and criteria for maturity. Please visit tdwi.org to learn more about this topic and to explore more of James Kobielus' work.

Host Andrew Miller is joined by Fern Halper, PhD., vice president and senior director of TDWI research for advanced analytics, to discuss current trends in modern data management and analytics - including machine learning, self-service, moving to the cloud, and automation. Please visit tdwi.org to learn more about this topic and to explore more of Fern Halper's work, including the TDWI Best Practices Report on modernizing the organization to support data and analytics.

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Weekly episodes will feature TDWI analysts, instructors, tech thought leaders, and members of our community that are in the trenches doing the work every day.

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