The Data Journey
By Roland Brown
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The Data Journey: Big Ideas, Small Time
Looking to stay ahead in data architecture, education strategy, and leadership—but short on time?
The Data Journey delivers actionable insights in under 10 minutes, weekly. Each episode is designed for busy professionals: quick, practical, and easy to apply. No fluff, no filler—just the strategies and frameworks you need to make smarter decisions, faster.
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Episode 86: Why Data & AI Strategies Fail in Execution
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Episode 85: From Experimentation to Production AI
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 84: AI Value vs AI Theatre
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 83: When Not to Use AI
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 82: Explainable AI Starts With Architecture
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Episode 81: Governing AI Like a Product
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 80: Human-in-the-loop Design
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Episode 79: Observability for AI Systems
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 78: Data Quality for Machine Learning (Different Rules)
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode 77: Metadata and Lineage for AI Explainability
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode 76: Training Data vs Inference Data
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 75: The Three Layers of AI-Ready Architecture: Trust, Context, Intelligence
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 74: AI doesn’t fail - data does
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Episode 73: Why AI Exposes Weak Data Foundations
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 72: From Project Delivery to Product Thinking
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode 71: Customer 360 as a Data Product: An End-to-End Example
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 70: Data Marketplaces and Discovery: Finding what actually matters
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Episode 69: Killing Bad Data Products: Sunsetting Properly
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode 68: Why most data products fail
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Episode 67: Measuring Data Product Success: Reuse, Adoption, and Trust
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 66:Data contracts in practice (not theory)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Episode 65: Ownership Models: Who Is Accountable for Value?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 64: Designing Data Products for Consumers, Not Producers
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 63: Data Products vs Reports vs Datasets
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Episode 62: The Anatomy of a Good Data Product
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Episode 61: What a Data Product Really Is (and What It Isn’t)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Episode 60: Why Pipelines Don’t Deliver Value on Their Own
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 59: Data Culture — Turning Curiosity into Capability
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Episode 58: Data is the Product: Building AI-Ready Data Pipelines
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 57: Observability & SLAs — SLOs, Metrics and Reliability Engineering for Data
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode 56: DataOps & Automation — Continuous Data Delivery
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Episode 55: Data Contracts & Semantic Layers — From Agreement to Accountability
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 54: Data Modelling 2.0 — From Entities to Ontologies
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Data Catalogues & Knowledge Graphs — Discovery for Reuse at Scale
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Episode 52: End-to-End Lineage — The X-Ray of Data
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Episode 51: The Metadata Mindset — From Documentation to Automation
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Episode 50: Data Architecture Patterns — The Hidden Frameworks
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode 49: Open Data — Sharing to Strengthen Insight
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 48: Alternative Data — Expanding the Edges of Insight
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode 47: Customer 360 & Master Data — The Architecture of Trust
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 46: From Data Engineer to Architect: Skills & Mindset Shift
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode 45: Architecting for Value Streams, Not Pipelines
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Episode 44: Data Architecting for Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Futures
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Episode 43: Big Data and the V’s — From Web1.0 to Web2.0 and Beyond
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Episode 42: Data Sovereignty & Localisation — How Regulations Shape How Data Flows Across Borders
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 41: Data Ethics and Responsible AI — Building Trust Before Innovation
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Episode 40: Data Monetisation — Turning Ecosystems into Revenue
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 39: Platform Interoperability Connecting Data Across Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Environments
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Episode 38: API-First Strategy – Unlocking Data Consumption & Enabling Strategy
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Episode 37: PaaS vs. SaaS vs. IaaS – Choosing the Right Model for Your Data Strategy
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Episode 36: Metadata in Action: From Catalogues to Context
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Episode 35: The Data Operating Model – Organising for Scale
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode 34: Beyond ETL vs. ELT: Orchestration Patterns for Modern Workflows
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 33: Data Architecture as Strategy – Bridging Business & Tech
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 32: Cost Management in Data Platforms – Avoiding the Cloud Bill Shock
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 31: The Next Storage Wars — Delta, Iceberg, and OneLake Compared
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 30: Star vs. Snowflake vs. Galaxy Schema – Choosing the Right Data Warehouse Model
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 29: The Data Product Marketplace – Fueling the Data Mesh
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Episode 28: Data Architecture According to TOGAF
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 27: Data Architecture According to DAMA-DMBOK
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 26: Inmon vs. Kimball – Choosing the Right Data Warehouse Design
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 25: Data Observability – Building Trust Through Transparency
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 24: Data Virtualisation – Simplifying Access Without Moving Data
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 23: Streaming vs. Batch vs. Event-Driven – Choosing the Right Processing Model
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Episode 22: ETL vs. ELT – Which One Works Where?
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Episode 21: Archiving & Disposal – Knowing When to Let Data Go
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 20: Data Usage & Sharing – Making Data Work Responsibly
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 19: Data Storage & Protection - Beyond Warehouses, Lakes and Lakehouses
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 18: Data Creation & Ingestion – Setting the Foundation Right
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 16: Data Stewardship - Who Owns Your Data, and Why It Matters
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 17: Data Lifecycle Management – Respecting Data’s Journey
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 15: Master Data Management – The Foundation of Trusted Data
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Episode 14: Data Contracts – The Missing Link for Trustworthy Data
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Episode 13: Medallion Architecture – Going for Gold in Your Data Lakehouse
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Episode 12: Cloud vs. On-Premise Hosting – Making the Right Choice for Your Data
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Episode 11: The Four Principles of Data Mesh Explained Simply
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 10: Data Fabric vs. Data Mesh – Clearing the Confusion
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 9: Data Lake vs. Data Lakehouse vs. Data Warehouse: Which One Works Where?
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 8: Building a Logical vs. Physical Data Model - When and Why
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 7: Data Lineage - How to Actually Trace Data from Source to Insight
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 6: Data Quality - Why It's More Than Just "Clean Data"
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 5: The Critical Role of Enterprise Data Cataloging
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 4: Data Governance for Real People: Not Just a Compliance Checklist
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Episode 3: The Role of Standards, Patterns, and Guardrails in Data Design
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Episode 2: The Key Pillars of a Modern Data Architecture Strategy
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 1: What Is Enterprise Data Architecture and Why It Matters in 2025
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Aug 15, 2025 |