The Joe Reis Show
Joe Reis
What happens when a best-selling author and "recovering data scientist" gets a microphone? This podcast.
I'm Joe Reis, and each week I broadcast from wherever I am in the world, sharing candid thoughts on the data, tech, and AI industry.
Sometimes it's a solo rant. Other times, I'm chatting with the smartest people I know.
If you're looking for an unfiltered perspective on the state of AI, data, and tech, you've found it.
I'm Joe Reis, and each week I broadcast from wherever I am in the world, sharing candid thoughts on the data, tech, and AI industry.
Sometimes it's a solo rant. Other times, I'm chatting with the smartest people I know.
If you're looking for an unfiltered perspective on the state of AI, data, and tech, you've found it.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 8, 2023 • 46min
Dave McComb - The Unreasonable Power of Semantics and Knowledge Graphs
Dave McComb, CEO of Semantic Arts, discusses the power of semantics and knowledge graphs in data interoperability. Topics include data-centric revolution, interconnected data systems, challenges in ERP systems, and future of accounting with knowledge graphs.
Nov 3, 2023 • 5min
5 Minute Friday - The CEO and C-DATA Stuff Divide
Marketing is a well-established field, yet there is still a massive gulf between CEO and CMO expectations. If CMOs are still trying to get traction with their CEOs, what hope do Chief Data Officers have? I rant about this.
WSJ article: Divide Between CMOs and CEOs is Growing: https://www.wsj.com/articles/divide-between-cmos-and-ceos-is-growing-research-finds-a73374f4?st=bcayeo7wc9j18fd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 4min
Bill Inmon - History Lessons of the Data Industry
Bill Inmon and I sat down in his home over a weekend to tell me the history of the data industry. This is a very rare and wide-ranging conversation about the dawn and evolution of the data industry, straight from the godfather himself.
Oct 27, 2023 • 7min
5 Minute Friday - Wherever You Go, There You Are
In my global travels, I've spoken to countless practitioners and leaders in the data field. I discuss two common themes of questions I get - "How do I work with the business?" and "What tools should I use?"
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Oct 25, 2023 • 60min
Matt Sharp & Chris Brousseau - Writing "LLMs in Production" (the midway edition)
Matt Sharp and Chris Brousseau discuss writing their book 'LLMs in Production'. They talk about challenges in building and deploying large language models, data contamination risks, language models in production, collaborative writing process, limits of language models in humor, navigating the writing process, and promoting their book.
Oct 20, 2023 • 7min
5 Minute Friday - AI Carnival Barkers
I’m at the Gitex Dubai conference. It’s huge, with 170k in attendance! There’s a lot of hype about AI. I unpack my thoughts on the latest AI hype cycle in my usual ranty manner. Enjoy!
Oct 18, 2023 • 52min
Johnny Graettinger - A Deep Dive on Streaming and Immutable Logs
Johnny Graettinger (CTO of Estuary) joins the show to give a clinic on streaming and immutable logs. We cover a lot of ground in this technical deep dive. Enjoy!
Estuary: https://estuary.dev/
Gazette: https://gazette.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Github (Estuary Flow): https://github.com/estuary/flow
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngraettinger/
Oct 13, 2023 • 5min
5 Minute Friday - Building a Global Data Engineering Community
Just wrapped up DEWCon, a great data engineering conference in Bangalore, India. I've participated in most data engineering events around the world this year, and I keep seeing the same things - data engineers seek guidance, mentorship, and a sense of best practices. I think we can build a global data engineering community that helps data engineers level up and share their experiences.
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Oct 11, 2023 • 50min
Bob Muglia - Why We Need to Move Beyond SQL, the Power of Knowledge Graphs, History Lessons, and much more!
Bob Muglia, former CEO of Snowflake and Microsoft veteran, talks about moving beyond SQL, the power of knowledge graphs, the evolution of databases, and the future of AI. He explores the challenges of pre-SQL databases, Snowflake's approach to data management, Microsoft's mistakes with tablets, the need for surpassing SQL query languages, the rise of digital modeling, and the importance of imbuing AI with human values.
Oct 6, 2023 • 7min
5 Minute Friday - Skills to Pay the Bills
As I've ranted for a while now, I think our biggest challenge as an industry is the knowledge and skills to do our properly do our jobs. Too often, I see data professionals flounder on seemingly simple problems, even using the hottest, coolest technologies. Don't blame the tool, blame the user.
How do you sharpen your skills? I give some advice in this episode.
