
What's New In Data
A podcast by Striim (pronounced 'Stream') that covers the latest trends and news in data, cloud computing, data streaming, and analytics.
Episodes
72 episodes
Joe Reis on Staying Grounded in a Fast-Moving Data World
Joe Reis joins us to reflect on life after Fundamentals of Data Engineering, what makes data content worth consuming, and why good taste matters as much as technical skill. We talk about burnout in big tech, the myth of AI replacing everyone, a...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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58:20

AI Meets Data Infrastructure: Cost, Performance, and What’s Coming Next — with Barzan Mozafari
Barzan Mozafari, CEO of Keebo and former computer science professor, joins us to explore how AI is changing the way data teams work. We talk about the hidden inefficiencies in cloud data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks, how reinforcemen...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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39:14

How Jacopo Tagliabue is Cutting Data Pipeline Latency with Fast Functions
What if your data pipeline could run 10x faster without the overhead? Jacopo Tagliabue, CTO of Bauplan and NYU adjunct professor, is pushing the boundaries of data infrastructure with lightweight DAGs, Apache Arrow, and a radically different ta...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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50:42

Sol Rashidi on Why Most AI Strategies Fail—and What Great Data Leaders Get Right
Sol Rashidi has built AI, data, and digital strategies inside some of the world’s biggest companies—and she’s seen the same mistakes play out again and again. In this episode, she unpacks why AI initiatives often stall, how executives misread w...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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46:02

From Data Pipelines to Agentic Applications: Deploying LLM Apps That Actually Work
Spencer Cook, Lead Solutions Architect at Databricks, joins to unpack how enterprises are moving beyond hype and building practical AI systems using vector search, RAG, and real-time data pipelines. He and John Kutay get into what it really tak...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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41:34

Vector Search in the Aisles: How Morrisons Made Product Discovery Smarter
Peter Laflin, Chief Data Officer at Morrisons, shares how his team turned customer confusion into a cutting-edge vector search experience—bridging physical retail with AI-powered search. He and John Kutay dive into the practical challenges of i...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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28:24

Architecting the Future: Alok Pareek on Databases, Logs, and Real-Time AI
Alok Pareek, Co-founder and EVP of Products at Striim, joins What’s New in Data to dive into the game-changing innovations in Striim’s latest release. We explore how real-time data streaming is transforming analytics, operations, and d...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:17:00

Building for Scale: AWS’s Marc Brooker on Distributed SQL
In this episode of What’s New in Data, AWS VP and Distinguished Engineer Marc Brooker joins us to break down DSQL, Amazon’s latest innovation in serverless, distributed databases. We discuss how DSQL balances consistency, availability,...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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52:32

Scaling Databases in the AI Era: Insights from Andy Pavlo (Carnegie Mellon University)
Join us for a deep dive into the world of databases with CMU professor Andy Pavlo. We discuss everything from OLTP vs. OLAP, the challenges of distributed databases, and why cloud-native databases require a fundamentally different approach than...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:10:59

From the Marines to Data Engineering with Alexander Noonan (Dagster Labs)
Discover how Alex Noonan transitioned from the flight deck of a Marine aircraft to the world of data engineering. His unique journey, enriched by a some time in the finance industry, gives us a firsthand view of the diverse backgrounds sh...
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39:58

Leveraging Data and AI in your Go-to-Market Strategy with Everett Berry from Clay
Everett Berry joins the show again to share fresh perspectives on applying data in your sales and go-to-market strategy. We talk about his journey to a key role at Clay, where he leads Go-To-Market Engineering to tackle the complexities of serv...
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40:05

From Apache Kafka to PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL maturity and extensions, and building on PostgreSQL with Gwen Shapira (CPO at Nile)
What does it take to go from leading Kafka development at Confluent to becoming a key figure in the PostgreSQL world? Join us as we talk with Gwen Shapira, co-founder and chief product officer at Nile, about her transition from cloud-native tec...
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50:05

Shifting Data Quality Left, New O'Reilly Book, and Data Contracts with Chad Sanderson and Mark Freeman from Gable
Join us as we catch up with Chad Sanderson and Mark Freeman from Gable, live from Big Data London. Discover Chad's insights from his well-attended talk and why the data scene in London has everyone buzzing. We're diving deep into the ...
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14:00

Joe Reis at Big Data LDN
Join us as we sit down with Joe Reis, live at Big Data LDN (London) 2024. Joe shares his partnership with DeepLearning.ai and AWS through his new course on Data Engineering. Joe's new course promises to elevate your data skills with hands-...
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23:45

Is Text-to-SQL Ready for Prime Time? Insights from Ethan Ding, CEO of TextQL
Can AI really make your data analysis as easy as talking to a friend? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Ethan Ding, the co-founder and CEO of TextQL, as he shares his journey from Berkeley graduate to pioneering the text-to-SQL tech...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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36:03

Small Data, Big Impact: Insights from MotherDuck's Jacob Matson
What makes MotherDuck and DuckDB a game-changer for data analytics? Join us as we sit down with Jacob Matson, a renowned expert in SQL Server, dbt, and Excel, who recently became a developer advocate at MotherDuck. During this episode, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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41:35

Sovereign AI, Redpanda vs Apache Kafka, The Future of Data Streaming with Alex Gallego (CEO of Redpanda)
Redpanda CEO Alex Gallego joins us to talk about Sovereign AI that never leaves your private environment, highly optimized stream processing, and why the future of data is real time. Discover how Alex's journey from building racing motorcycles ...
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45:19

Secrets Management Simplified: Insights from Doppler's Brian Vallelunga
Imagine losing your most important digital keys and leaving your entire kingdom vulnerable to attacks. In this episode, we promise to equip you with the knowledge to prevent such disasters. Join us as we sit down with Brian Vallelunga, the CEO ...
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26:25

Live from Snowflake Summit: Transforming Data Management Insights with Sanjeev Mohan
What's New in Data's Live Recording from the Salesforce Tower during Snowflake Summit Imagine a world where real-time data processing is the norm, not the exception. In this episode, we bring you a fascinating conversation with San...
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1:13:06

Navigating Data Governance Challenges in the Age of AI with Nicola Askham
Can high-quality data be the key to unlocking the full potential of generative AI? Join us for an enlightening discussion with Nicola Askham, the Data Governance Coach, as she takes us on a journey from her early days at a large British bank to...
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24:41

Turning Data into Actionable Insights with Bubble's Head of Data Elena Dyachkova
Ever wondered how to turn data into actionable insights? Join us as we sit down with Elena Dyachkova, the head of data at Bubble, who has an impressive background leading data teams at industry giants like Peloton and Spring Health. Elena walks...
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35:38

How UPS battles porch pirates with AI (Pinaki Mitra from UPS, Bruno Aziza from CapitalG, Alok Pareek from Striim)
Unlock the secrets of AI's transformative power with latest episode live from Google Next, where UPS's story takes center stage. Joined by AI trailblazers like Bruno Aziza of CapitalG and Pinaki Mitra from UPS, we delve into how UPS is tackling...
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1:02:49

The Evolution of Data Science into Business Influence with Expert Lindsay Pettingill
Discover the unique pathways that can lead to a thriving career in data science as Lindsay Pettingill, PhD, and Director of Data Science at Replit, joins us for a riveting conversation. Lindsay's journey—from a Fulbright scholar teaching in Ger...
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37:10

The Secret to Becoming a Great Data Engineer with Zach Wilson (DataExpert.io, Facebook, Netflix)
Zach Wilson, an industry virtuoso with experience as a data engineering leader at Facebook, Netflix, and Airbnb, pulls back the curtain on his journey through the world of data in our latest episode. With tales of his ascent from the ranks of T...
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26:17

Navigating the Future of Data Quality with Telmai's Pioneer Mona Rakibe
Unlock the secrets to maintaining impeccable data quality as we chat with Mona Rakibe, the trailblazing CEO and co-founder of Telmai. Mona takes us on her extraordinary journey from the trenches of engineering to the helm of a revolutionary dat...
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