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Don"t Panic! It"s Just Data

Not only do many businesses have more data than they know what to do with, but they also often struggle to gain insights from some of the most valuable data in their possession, leading to many of their crucial data assets going unused. Whether it"s issues with data quality, visualization, or management, getting lost in the sea of enterprise data at your possession can make it impossible to make smart, data-driven decisions that improve your business. The "Don"t Panic! It"s Just Data" podcast

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32:08

Why Data Quality Makes or Breaks AI Success in Supply...

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2026/03/24

We’re living in an age where new technology promises to improve everything with faster decisions, smarter workflows, and better outcomes. But behind that promise lies a quieter reality, and that is many organisations have that ambition, but readiness often lags behind. In this episode ofDon’t Panic! It’s Just Data, hostChristina Stathopoulos, Founder ofDare to Data, speaks withPascal Bensoussan, Chief Product Officer atIvalua.In this episode, they look at the growing excitement around AI and the

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30:10

Revenue-Ready Data Is Not Magic, It’s Engineering

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2026/03/19

Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now, in boardrooms, strategy meetings, and product roadmaps. Organisations are investing heavily in machine learning, automation, and generative AI, all with the same promise: unlock new revenue and work smarter.In the latest episode of theDon’t Panic It’s Just Datapodcast, EM360Tech’sTrisha Pillayexplores this challenge with Chief Technology OfficerPaul BrownellandSergio Morales, Data and AI Engineering Leader fromGrowth Acceleration Partners. Their

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27:39

How to Navigate the Trust Paradox in AI Adoption:...

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2026/03/18

Enterprise AI budgets are climbing, but the data foundations beneath them remain uneven. In this episode ofDon’t Panic, It’s Just Data,Kevin Petrie, VP of Research atBARC, andNathan Turajski, Senior Director, Product Marketing atInformatica, examine the findings of theCDO Insights 2026report, which argues that executive confidence in AI may be outpacing organisational readiness. The study centres on what it describes as a growing “trust paradox” as Chief Data Officers are accelerating AI initiatives

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27:51

Are You Scaling Intelligence — or Just Scaling Errors?

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2026/03/10

What if the real advantage in AI lies not in having more data, but in having less?In this episode of the Don’t Panic, It’s Just Data podcast, host Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B Tech Journalist at EM360Tech, sits down with Herb Blecher, Research Director of Data and Analytics at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). This conversation challenges a common belief in enterprise tech – that gathering everything ensures insight. Blecher, alluding to the modern-day AI craze, cautions the

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36:20

Is AI Analytics the Missing Link Between Business...

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2026/01/30

For years, enterprises have discussed data democratisation as if it were an inevitable end goal. An assumption was made that turning on dashboards and training the business would lead to insight following naturally. But according to Barry McCardel, Co-Founder and CEO of Hex Technologies, the reality has been much more complicated.In the recent episode of the Don’t Panic, It’s Just Data podcast, McCardel joined host Kevin Petrie, VP Research and Head of Data Management at BARC, to talk about why

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25:12

How To Scale AI in Digital Commerce Effectively

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2026/01/14

Digital commerce teams rarely lack ideas. Most understand how AI, data, and personalisationcouldimprove customer experiences. The problem, as explored in this episode ofDon’t Panic, It’s Just Data, is turning those ideas into something that works at scale, in real time, and without slowing the business down.Hosted byDana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, the discussion brings togetherJürgen Obermann, Senior GTM Leader EMEA andPiotr Kobziakowski, Senior Principal Solutions Architect

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22:30

The Modern CFO is the Product Owner of Data

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2026/01/13

In the recent episode of the Don’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B Tech journalist at EM360Tech, reports on the podcast shot live in London. Guest speakers, Pavel Dolezal, the CEO at Keboola, sit down with Vineta Bajaj, Group CFO, Holland & Barrett. They get specific about how modern finance leaders move faster: start with one governed source of truth, then layer automation, and only then AI. They explore how the CFO role is evolving. From reporting numbers

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26:00

Responsible AI Starts with Responsible Data: Building...

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2025/12/11

We live in a world where technology moves faster than most organisations can keep up. Every boardroom conversation, every team meeting, even casual watercooler chats now include discussions about AI. But here’s the truth: AI isn’t magic. Its promise is only as strong as the data that powers it. Without trust in your data, AI projects will be built on shaky ground.In this episode ofDon’t Panic, It’s Just Datapodcast,Amy Horowitz, Group Vice President of Solution Specialist Sales and Business

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23:12

The Missing Piece: How Data and AI Impact Management...

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2025/12/11

“What is the true value of our data and AI initiatives?”Too often, we drive all our energy into tools, processes, and outputs, but forget to ask ourselves how what we build actually makes a difference. For enterprises, this means looking beyond AI models and dashboards to see how our data drives real, measurable impact. Understanding the difference between output and outcome is what separates activity from transformation.In this episode ofDon’t Panic, it's Just Data, hostDoug LaneyandNadiem von

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26:13

The AI-Ready Data Core: Creating the Foundation for...

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2025/12/09

As AI becomes a central pillar of business decision-making, enterprises face a new challenge, and that is making their data AI-ready. It’s no longer enough to collect and digitise information. For organisations, data must be structured, contextualised, discoverable, and usable—both by humans and intelligent systems.AI can only deliver if your data is truly ready, but most enterprises are drowning in fragmented, incomplete, or slow-to-update data. In this episode ofDon't Panic, It's Just Data,

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30:14

From Data Steward to AI Strategist: Redefining the...

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2025/11/18

While the role of a chief data officers (CDOs) was traditionally focused on regulatory compliance, it has now expanded to empowering the consistent and effective use of data across organizations to improve business outcomes. One of the most effective ways for CDOs to demonstrate their value is by developing a data strategy that is closely aligned with business goals, processes, and outcomes.In the latest episode of Tech Transformed, hostKevin Petrie, VP of Research atBARC, speaks withBrett Roscoe,

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19:45

Is Your Financial Reporting Ready for the Future?

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2025/11/06

The challenge all organisations, big and small, face is answering and implementing solutions to solve this key question: How can finance and accounting teams work faster, smarter and more accurately?In the recent episode of theDon’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, hostScott Taylor, The Data Whispererand Principal Consultant at MetaMeta Consulting, speaks withKevin Gibson, CPA and Principal Solutions Engineerat insightsoftware. They talk about the constantly changing nature of financial

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14:34

How enterprises can enable the Agentic AI Lakehouse...

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2025/10/29

"A flaw of warehouses is that you need to move all your data into them so you can keep it going, and for a lot of organisations that's a big hassle,” says Will Martin, EMEA Evangelist at Dremio. “It can take a long time, it can be expensive, and you ultimately can end up ripping up processes that are there."In this episode of theDon’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, recorded live at Big Data LDN (BDL) 2025,Will Martin, EMEA Evangelistat Dremio, joinsShubhangi Dua, Podcast Host and Tech

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18:26

The Real Future of Data Isn’t AI — It’s Contextual...

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2025/10/27

AtBig Data LDN (BDL) 2025, Keboola CEO Pavel Dolezal presented a new data agent designed for all business users, not just engineers. With a mission to make AI, automation, and data easy to access, relevant, and useful across the organisation, Dolezal revealed that the data agent has been embedded with contextual intelligence and generative AI.“While we typically assist data engineers with building the pipeline, we took the same data agent and built a different environment for it — a chat-like

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17:38

Why Unstructured Data Governance is the Key to...

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2025/10/24

With an ever-changing business climate, companies have begun to shift their focus to unstructured data. In the past, unstructured data was challenging to deal with, considering the volume, governance and compliance, so organisations mainly focused on structured datasets.However, with the rise of generative AI and large language models (LLMs),Reece Williams Griffiths, Field CTO ofCollibra, says that we can no longer overlook 80 percent of enterprise content—from transcripts and PDFs to emails and

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15:24

BARC DATA festival online: Practical AI Case Studies...

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2025/10/15

Organizations are increasingly exploring new technologies to improve their operations, but adoption comes with real challenges. In the latest episode ofDon’t Panic, It’s Just Data, hostTrisha Pillayspeaks withKevin Petrie, VP of Research atBARC, about the practical realities of integrating these emerging technologies into business operations, particularly when it comes to data stewardship, strategy, and operational oversight.Real-World Applications and GovernancePetrie begins by noting that these

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16:51

From Chaos to Launch: Your Product is Ready, Your...

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2025/10/13

"Most companies still juggle with multiple different platforms; the communication between these tools and these platforms is happening in spreadsheets, and that is tedious, it's error-prone,” states Søren Lundtoft, Sr. Director of Product Management at Stibo Systems.On the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, host Doug Laney and Søren Lundtoft dive into how business leaders can overcome digital-first challenges, especially when managing product information across a fragmented landscape. They discuss

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22:08

Stop Fighting Excel: How to Turn Your Spreadsheets...

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2025/10/09

With an erratic and fast business environment, finance teams are facing high pressure to process reports. The main challenge lies in how mid-market firms achieve digital transformation, not by abandoning familiar tools but by making them more effective.In this episode of theDon't Panic It's Just Data podcast, host Kevin Petrie, Vice President, Research and Head of Data Management Practice, BARC, speaks with Maeghan Carriere, Divisional Vice President, Software Sales NA,insightsoftware; and Nate

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36:39

Data Experts Question: Is Data Infrastructure Ready...

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2025/09/10

Welcome back to Meeting of the Minds, a special podcast episode series byEM360Tech, where we talk about the future of tech.In this Big Data special episode of the Meeting of the Minds, our expert panel –Ravit Jain, Podcast host,Christina Stathopoulosof Dare to Data and a data and AI evangelist,Wayne Eckerson, data strategy consultant and president of the Eckerson Group andKevin PetrieVP of Research at BARC, come together again to discuss the key data and AI trends, particularly focusing on data

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27:20

How RAG and Graph RAG Take Generative AI to the Next...

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2025/09/04

Generative AI has captured global attention, powering everything from chatbots to intelligent assistants. Yet in the enterprise, its promise often hits a dead end. According to Gartner, 80 per cent of enterprise data remains unused or “dark,” because conventional AI struggles to interpret complex, domain-specific information.In this episode of theDon't Panic It's Just Datapodcast, EM360Tech host Trisha Pillay speaks with Andreas Blumauer, Senior Vice President at Graphwise, about how

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