Data Unplugged - The podcast Vincenzo Porpiglia
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In data unplugged, by PL Data, we discuss all things Data, Analytics & AI. From the newest trends to the current challenges the community faces.
We will discuss unique insights, by sharing real world experiences from leaders across the industry - their challenges and their learnings.
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PHOENIX group - Integrated Healthcare Provider journey to become data driven
It was highly enjoyable speaking to Thomas Gengler, the Head of Chapter Reporting & BI Solutions, about PHOENIX group - Integrated Healthcare Provider's journey to become more data driven.
I had the pleasure to speak to many data leaders about this topic, and especially about the reasons those initiatives fail. Speaking to Thomas, it was clear, that they developed a strong understanding of how to do it right – even though he was being humble… if you are struggling in your journey to become data driven, you should listen to this episode!
You want to know what we discussed in detail?
- 00:38 - Introducing Thomas.
- 02:04 - Digitalisation and the changes it brought to PHOENIX group – Integrated Healthcare Provider.
- 08:24 - Why did the management team decide to push for digitalisation?
- 12:04 - Benefits of digitalisation at PHOENIX group – Integrated Healthcare Provider.
- 15:58 - Self-service analytics - a myth or a must?
- 18:49 - Challenges of settign up self-service analytics.
- 26:19 - Training the power users.
- 35:16 - Driving the right team mindset that helps it adapt to change.
- 36:53 - "Data for the tiger" book.
- 45:46 - What would Thomas do different today, if he started his data journey from
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What makes a good leader in Data?!
What makes a good leader in Data? What makes a good leader in general?
In our 17th episode of #dataunplugged, I had the pleasure to discuss Ellen Königs - currently the Head of Engineering at alcemy - journey
from individual contributor to leader and what she thinks makes a good leader.
What did we discuss? 👇
- 00:34 - Introducing Ellen.
- 01:14 - Starting off in a leadership position.
- 04:54 - Challenges faced as a leader.
- 07:29 - How dopes one transition into a leadership position?
- 11:14 - How to keep your data team motivated?
- 16:49 - Disagreements with top management.
- 18:44 - Conflict resolutions within the team.
- 25:04 - Attracting and retaining talent.
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Deichmann vs. Covid - The digitalisation of a German giant
In this weeks episode, I had the pleasure to discuss everything data with Kevin Haferkamp, Head of Data Intelligence & Analytics, at Deichmann, at their HQ.
What did we talk about? 👇
- 00:26 - Introducing Kevin.
- 01:23 - How the COVID challenge was tackled.
- 04:08 - Modern stack transformation.
- 10:38 - The state of Deichmann now.
- 14:24 - The biggest achievements to date.
- 16:30 - Data Ops!
- 18:38 - Utilisng data analytics.
- 23:14 - Data Mash.
- 36:05 - How was/is data litracy at Deichmann?
- 38:31 - How to align stakeholders with your data mission?
- 47:06 - Refining the data model.
- 51:00 - How to choose the right data model?
- 54:19 - What does the near future hold for Deichmann and its data platform? -
A request management tool to save Data peoples sanity
In episode 15 of #dataunplugged, I had the pleasure to discuss Handelsblatt’s journey to build and release a
request management tool, with Ana Moya, Head of Data Science & Analytics.
They kicked off their journey with one thing in mind… streamline and prioritize requests for the data team.
How did they do? More about the episode below 👇
- 01:26 - Introducing Ana.
- 04:36 - What is the request management tool and how did it come about?
- 07:06 - Challenges with developing and implementing the new technology.
- 09:54 - The process that saves stakeholders time - a deep dive.
- 17:11 - How are things automated on the backend?
- 22:35 - Benefits of iPaas.
- 25:45 - Development expectations vs reality.
- 28:07 - What's the plan to get the early adopters.
- 31:15 - What does the future look like? -
Kicking off your data journey - Where to start?!
2 part!!! Data unplugged Episode
In today’s episode of #dataunplugged I had the pleasure to speak to Michael Hein the co-founder of Datatoolbox.
With their help, Handelsblatt, implemented a new process, automating business processes for Data Teams.
In this episode we talk about what Datatoolbox does and what is important when starting off working with data.
More about the episode 🤘
- 00:34 - Introducing Michael.
- 02:43 - Giving the clients tools to drive their marketing "car".
- 05:24 - 6 steps of data management.
- 10:04 - How to decide which data sources are relevant in a given project.
- 15:49 - What happens once data is received, who does the data analysis part?
- 18:19 - Data activation.
In the next episode, we will deep dive into the request management tool with Ana Moya, Head of Data Science & Analytics at Handelsblatt.
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Vikings, NLP, Chat GPT and voice assistants - a story from an NLP Expert
What do vikings have to do with voice assistants and what is the future of voice assistants?
In the 13th episode of #dataunplugged, I spoke to Lara Ehrenhofer, an NLP specialist.
We discussed everything from how language developed, to how NLP is being used, GPTs
hallucinations and also what the future holds for voice assistants.
More about the episode below
- 00:30 - Introducing Lara.
- 07:40 - Vikings, language and NLP.
- 14:03 - How can an NLP be used.
- 21:30 - What are NLPs and what do they do?
- 29:30 - NLPs and demographic bias.
- 36:42 - Different types of NLPs.
- 39:00 - NLP and language models.
- 47:00 - GTP Hallucinations and fact-checking.
- 50:00 - Voice assistants becoming real-life assistants?
- 54:50 - Challenges.
- 01:03:00 - Voice assistant and the future.