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Don"t Panic! It"s Just Data

Turn data overwhelm into data-driven success. Led by an ensemble cast of expert interviewers offering in-depth analysis and practical advice to make the most of your organization"s data.

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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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20:55

Winning with Data: Inclusion, Innovation and...

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2025/09/02

Inclusivity and accessibility remain some of the biggest challenges for data events. True inclusion is not the result of a single initiative, but continuous effort, honest reflection, and a willingness to listen to the community. AtBig Data LDN, these values are rooted in the event’s mission. By highlighting both established leaders and emerging voices, the conference creates a stage where diverse perspectives can shine, while fostering a welcoming environment where every attendee feels they

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34:31

The 10-Year Journey: AI Madness, Data Governance, and...

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2025/08/28

Big Data LDN (BDL), the ultimate data event of the year, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. This year’s event is scheduled to take place on September 24 and 25, with a brand-new deep-dive conference held on September 23.In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, host Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B Tech Journalist atEM360Tech,speaks withMichael Ferguson, CEO of Intelligent Business Strategiesand BDL Conference Chair, and Palesa Amadi, BDL Conference Manager.The

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23:21

From Legacy to Leading Edge: Vinted’s Journey to Data...

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2025/08/18

In this episode of theDon't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, Kevin Petrie,VP of Research at BARCand the podcast host, is joined by Dainius Jocas, Search Engineer at Vinted, and Radu Gheorghe, Software Engineer atVespa.ai. They discuss howVinted, an online marketplace for secondhand products, modernised its data architecture to address new AI search use cases and the challenges faced with Elasticsearch.From the switch to Vespa and the advantages of supporting multiple languages and complex queries, the

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19:30

Struggling with ERP Data? How to Get Real-Time...

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2025/07/31

In this episode of theDon't Panic It's Just Data podcast, Christina Stathopoulos talks with Miller and Michael Wiley, Sr. Product Manager of Spreadsheet Server. They discuss the challenges and solutions in financial reporting, focusing on real-time reporting from ERP systems to Excel.The discussion covers the current state of financial reporting, the obstacles finance departments encounter, and how tools like Spreadsheet Server can help. Such tools allow finance teams to become strategic partners in

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30:11

What is AI Hyper-Personalisation in CX and Why Does...

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2025/07/21

"Customers are now expecting highly personalised, seamless, and efficient interactions across all the touch points,” statedRahul Sareen, the Senior Leader–Cross Industry, Private Equity and Startups Solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Sareen’s statement represents the state of customer experience (CX) today.It’s a demand that is forcing businesses to completely rethink how they engage with customers.In the recent episode of theDon’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast,John Santaferraro, CEO and Head

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23:20

AI’s Silent Killer: Technical Debt & the Hidden Costs...

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2025/07/03

Enterprises face one common problem: the hidden costs of AI-based technical debt.“There’s a lot of hype around AI, but many initiatives aren't founded in a business value proposition,” says Paul Brownell, CTO, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP). “People wander in without an intentional path for ROI.”In this episode of theDon't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, hostDouglas Laney, BARC Research and Advisory Fellow, and author ofInfonomicsandData Juice,speaks with Paul Brownell from GAP and Frank Lavigne,

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33:33

The Infinity Loop: What's Trapping Financial...

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2025/06/24

Organisations often find themselves trapped in an infinite loop. Typically hailed as an "infinity loop" or "patching loop,” it’s differentiated by a continuous cycle of fixing problems, patching, and redoing data pipelines just to maintain operations.“It's a trap that many financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, and more fall into. This loop or this cycle is a process of focusing on fixing problems, patching,” describes Errol Rodericks.In this episode of the Don't Panic It's Just Data

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24:43

Don't Just Forecast, Flourish: The Integrated Path to...

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2025/06/13

Blending financial planning directly into existing business intelligence (BI) platforms like Microsoft Power BI and Qlik are on the rise. But have you questioned why, and what drives this shift?In this episode of theDon’t Panic It’s Just Data podcast, Kevin Petrie, BARC analyst, sits down to chat with Thomas Gorr, Director of Product Management for xP&A and BI at insightsoftware, and Henri Rufin, Head of Responsible Data & Analytics at Radiall.The speakers stress how the integration of

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26:52

Your Data’s GPS: Navigating Modernisation with Precision

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2025/06/02

In this episode of theDon’t Panic, It’s Just Data podcast, Kevin Petrie, VP of Research at BARC, is joined by Nidhi Ram, Vice President of Global Services Strategy and Operational Excellence at Precisely.The duo explore the idea of focusing on data modernisation and improving accessibility rather than constantly implementing new technologies.Both Petrie and Ram highlight the importance of traditional mainframes, especially in modern data strategies. They delve into how companies can combine cloud

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10:24

Leading Up to The Peak: Can Data Integration Solve...

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2025/04/28

In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, hosted by EM360Tech's podcast producer, Shubhangi Dua speaks to Donnie Owsley from Snohomish County, and Jeff Burton and Tom Lavery from the University of British Columbia. All of the speakers will be presenting at the upcoming Peak of Data and AI event, organised bySafe Software, the creators of FME.Scheduled to take place in Seattle from May 5th to 8th, 2025,The Peakis an exciting gathering for data and AI innovators. This conversation

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27:14

Is Your Finance Team Stuck in the Past? Real-Time...

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2025/04/23

In this episode of "Don't Panic, It's Just Data," host Christina Stathopoulos explores the world of real-time analytics and its impact on financial decision-making. She is joined by Thomas Gore, insightsoftware's Director of Product Management for extended planning and analysis (XP&A), and Cody Riemenschneider, Director of Solutions Engineering, and they discuss the challenges and opportunities of integrating real-time data into finance.

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