Catalog & Cocktails: The Honest, No-BS Data Podcast

4 Years of our Honest No-BS Podcast, Live from Gartner D&A Summit in London

We can’t believe it’s been 4 years since the start of Catalog & Cocktails! In this episode, Tim and Juan will reminisce on 4 years of the podcast, reflect on developments in the data world, and share takeaways from Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in London. We'll also close with tips for those looking to start their own podcast.

Everything you wanted to know about Knowledge Graphs but were afraid to ask with Ora Lassila

Knowledge Graphs are gaining more and more attention due to their role of structuring data and knowledge and providing accuracy for LLMs through GraphRAG. In this episode, we are joined by Ora Lassila, one of the “fathers” of RDF graphs and semantic web, which are the foundations for modern knowledge graphs, where we will dive into the questions you’ve always wanted to ask but haven’t.

TAKEAWAYS - Everything you wanted to know about Knowledge Graphs but were afraid to ask with Ora Lassila

Knowledge Graphs are gaining more and more attention due to their role of structuring data and knowledge and providing accuracy for LLMs through GraphRAG. In this episode, we are joined by Ora Lassila, one of the “fathers” of RDF graphs and semantic web, which are the foundations for modern knowledge graphs, where we will dive into the questions you’ve always wanted to ask but haven’t.

Leadership transformation in this Data and AI world with Sol Rashidi

CDO, CDAO, CAIO, CIO, CTO! Oh my, it's a cluster! Sol Rashidi joins Tim and Juan to help navigate this cluster, sharing honest no bs advice from her vast experience in the Data and AI world. If you are a leader, or a practioner aspiring to go to leadership, this is the must listen episode!

TAKEAWAYS - Leadership transformation in this Data and AI world with Sol Rashidi

CDO, CDAO, CAIO, CIO, CTO! Oh my, it's a cluster! Sol Rashidi joins Tim and Juan to help navigate this cluster, sharing honest no bs advice from her vast experience in the Data and AI world. If you are a leader, or a practioner aspiring to go to leadership, this is the must listen episode!

Demystifying Vector Databases with Bob van Luijt

When you think about Gen AI applications, one of the first things that comes to mind is Vector Databases as part of the stack. In this episode, Tim and Juan chat with Bob van Luijt, co-founder of Weaviate, to demystify Vector Databases.

TAKEAWAYS - Demystifying Vector Databases with Bob van Luijt

When you think about Gen AI applications, one of the first things that comes to mind is Vector Databases as part of the stack. In this episode, Tim and Juan chat with Bob van Luijt, co-founder of Weaviate, to demystify Vector Databases.

Crawl, Walk, and Run on How to be AI Ready with Peter Kromhout and Mariam Halfhide

Everyone wants to be doing AI and we know that data is at the center. So, how do we become AI Ready? Tim and Juan chat with Peter Kromhout and Mariam Halfhide from Xebia to discuss strategies and techniques to become AI Ready.

TAKEAWAYS - Crawl, Walk, and Run on How to be AI Ready with Peter Kromhout and Mariam Halfhide

Everyone wants to be doing AI and we know that data is at the center. So, how do we become AI Ready? Tim and Juan chat with Peter Kromhout and Mariam Halfhide from Xebia to discuss strategies and techniques to become AI Ready.

Who’s buying Data Catalogs and Why? with Neil Burge

Neil Burge has been researching who’s been buying data catalogs and why. His LinkedIn posts are a gold mine for data practitioners, leaders and vendors. In this episode, Tim and Juan chat with Neil to go over his research, learnings and recommendations for the data industry.