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**Data Driven**

Data Driven: the podcast where we explore the emerging field of Data Science. We bring the best minds in Data, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence right to you every Tuesday.

The field of data science mashes up the worlds of statistics, database architecture and software engineering. Data Scientist has been labelled by the Harvard Business Review, as “the sexiest job of the 21st century.” A quick search of job search sites reveal that this field is in high demand.

In a world where Data is the new Oil, Data Science the new Refineries, consider this Car Talk for the Data Age. Every week we bring the best minds in this emerging field straight to you. Our goal is to educate and inspire our listeners so that they can be prepared to thrive in a Data Driven world.

Latest Episodes:

Stu Ainsworth on Reliability, Disaster Recovery, and Chaos Monkeys Sep 11, 2018

Show notes

In this episode, Frank and Andy chat with Stu Ainsworth about service reliability in a chaotic world.

Links

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Notable Quotes

Postmortem: VSTS 4 September 2018 ([02:00])
Stuart Ainsworth on Twitter: @CodeGumbo ([05:30])
Reliability: Expectations vs. Solutions ([06:00])
“Canada is another country.” ([11:00])
“Serendipitous” ([11:55])
TV references: MacGyver and The A-Team ([13:40])
Chaos Monkey ([00:00])
Brent‘s book review of Database Reliability Engineering ([15:00])
Andy cannot count 9’s… ([19:15])
The shifting node for “big data.” ([23:30])
Service Level Objective ([25:00])
The Black Swan (Audible) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) ([28:00])
Frank’s 9/11 Experience ([30:00])
Culture is prime. ([35:00])
The hard part is figuring out, “What is the problem we’re trying to solve?” ([35:45])
DTU ([36:50])
Things are changing. Some folks are threatened ([40:30])
Stu works for Jack Henry. ([41:40])
Risk cannot be removed by technology. ([43:30])
“… it’s kinda like an old girlfriend…” – Stuart Ainsworth ([44:30])
Road trips! ([47:30])
“We are living in interesting times.” ([49:00])
Hoschton, Georgia ([50:25])
Stu likes the book Accelerate ([52:40])
Find out more about Stu at CodeGumbo.com! ([53:45])
Learn more about Azure DataFest by following @AzureDataFest on Twitter! ([54:00])

*Special* Azure AI Fest Keynote with Ashish Jaiman Sep 10, 2018

Show notes

On Friday, the first ever Azure AI Fest was held in Reston, VA. Data Driven streamed the keynote presentation live and was a sponsor.

So, enjoy the audio of the keynote address by Ashish Jaiman, a former colleague and manager, who now works in the Democracy and Cybersecurity team at Microsoft.

If you prefer to watch the event, including some of our special effects laden pre-roll, then click on the play icon below. Jump to the ten minute mark to see the event.

Jake Mannix on Recommendation Systems, Physics, and the Best Answer to Our Questions Yet Sep 05, 2018

Show notes

In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to Jake Mannix, an accomplished data engineer who has had an amazing career.

Links

Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!

Notable Quotes

Frank heartily recommends Head Strong ([00:50])
It takes a lot of time to fly from Farmville to India… ([2:40])
Audible is a sponsor! ([04:00])
Jake is a Chief Data Engineer for LucidWorks ([06:15])
Jake describes a cool Systems Development Cycle… ([10:00])
… and compares and contrasts with Customer Service and Product Engineering. ([12:00])
Sometimes this cycle works “too good!” ([13:10])
Learn more about Lucene. ([15:00])
We now search by typing questions. Not terms. ([15:40])
More about Query-Intent Classification… ([17:10])
“How Do I Do Brain Surgery” – Google Search ([18:25])
Smart search is based on closed loop analysis of “who clicks on what.” ([19:30])
One example of public search datasets: Google Trends. ([21:30])
What is a garage-door opener? ([22:00])
“We expect a lot from search these days.” ([26:10])
Searching Amazon for garage door. ([26:40])
“Data is their foundation.” ([28:00])
“I’m a data engineer.” ([31:00])
“Math is fun but it’s 5% of the work.” What is most of the work? Data cleansing. ([31:20])
On tensors… ([31:40])
Jake likes to run long distances over mountains! ([33:10])
Jake thinks self-driving cars will be cool. ([37:30])
Jake shares his encounter with the Moonies, which wins the Something Different About Yourself segment (to date). ([39:35])
Jake and his daughter like to listen to audio books. ([43:20])
Learn more about Jake on LinkedIn! ([44:00])
Jak helped build LinkedIn‘s search engine! ([44:44])
Check out the LucidWorks blog. ([45:00])

*DataPoint* Data Driven Events in the DC Metro Area Sep 04, 2018

Show notes

If you’ve not heard the news, the first ever Azure AI Fest is happening Reston this Friday and we are super excited to announce that Data Driven will be the official media sponsor. As such, we’ll be live streaming the keynote on our Faceook page.

*DataPoint* Just Jump In Aug 21, 2018

Show notes

While on the drive back from the inaugural Azure Data Fest Atlanta, Andy pauses and reflects on what it takes to get into Data Science, AI, and Data Engineering in 2018.

*DataPoint* Andy Talks to Stu and Crew at the Atlanta Azure Datafest Aug 17, 2018

Show notes

Andy is at the inaugural Atlanta Azure Data Fest and, while talking to organizer Stu Ainsworth, a who’s who of Atlanta SQL community folks, including former guest Julie Smith, drop by and say hello.

*DataPoint* Joel Cochran at the Inaugural Atlanta Data Fest Aug 17, 2018

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Andy is presenting at the Atlanta Azure Data Fest and he bumped into former guest, Joel Cochran.

Micheleen Harris on R, Bioinformatics, and Mountaineering Aug 14, 2018

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In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy talk with Micheleen Harris, an R developer who loves Python. Yes, it is possible.

Show notes coming soon!

Listener Mail: EdX or MCP? and How Is AI Tested? Aug 07, 2018

Show notes

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy answer two questions sent in by listeners.

*DataPoint* Teaching Kids About Data and Code Aug 02, 2018

Show notes

Yesterday, I had the chance to speak to a group of high school students from around the world who enrolled in a data and coding focused summer program at Georgetown University.

It was a great experience and underscores the need to teach kids the importance of data as well as coding.