The Data Cloud Podcast

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions is joined by Teresa Tung, Global Data Capabilities Lead at Accenture. They discuss how enterprises can accelerate and broaden the application of data to attain more business value through agentic AI, the pivotal role of proprietary data as a competitive advantage, and the need for data practitioners to adapt to new responsibilities involving data quality and AI agent interaction.

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions is joined by Dimitrije Jankovic, Global Head of Digital Strategy and Operations at Sanofi. They explore Sanofi’s comprehensive integration of AI to drive strategic transformation across the pharma lifecycle. Insights include the role of data modernization, the establishment of AI centers of excellence, and the innovative deployment of AI agents and virtual workforces.

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions is joined by Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake. They discuss the impactful integration of AI with enterprise data, Snowflake's efforts to demystify AI for its customers, and future prospects for agentic AI and its potential to transform business processes.

In this episode, Whitnee Hawthorne, Global Head of Travel and Hospitality at Snowflake, sits down with Julia Morrison, VP of Data & Privacy Engineering at Marriott International and Dan MacDonald, VP of Data Platform Engineering at Marriott International where they talk about how Marriott harnesses the power of data and AI to elevate guest experiences across their global portfolio. They also discuss how Marriott is implementing industry-leading data analytics strategies to innovative AI-driven concierge services and ways their data platform is shaping the future of travel and hospitality.

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In this episode, Martin Gutberlet, Industry Principal EMEA for Manufacturing at Snowflake is joined by Thierry Martin, Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics at Toyota Motors Europe. They discuss Toyota's evolution towards software-centric operations and the implementation of data mesh architecture, and Thierry highlights the company's culture of continuous improvement through AI upskilling programs and hackathons, and shares about the pivotal role of a robust data marketplace in optimizing manufacturing and supply chain operations. 

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In this episode, Shannon Katschilo, Country Manager of Canada at Snowflake, chats with Carter Cousineau, Head of Data and Analytics and VP of Responsible AI and Data at Thomson Reuters. They delve into the importance of responsible AI, managing data quality and integrity, and the role of data governance during a digital transformation. They also discuss how Thomson Reuters fosters data and AI literacy across the organization and what Responsible AI truly means.

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In this episode, Bill Stratton, Global Head of Media, Entertainment, and Advertising at Snowflake, sits down with Ravi Kandikonda, SVP of Marketing at Zillow. Ravi shares his experiences and insights on modern software development, talks about how his academic background prepared him for modern marketing, and what Zillow is doing to approach personalization at scale.

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In this episode, Todd Crosslin, Global Industry Principal Healthcare and Life Sciences at Snowflake, sits down with Rajesh Viswanathan, CTO at Inovalon. They discuss Rajesh's journey into healthcare, the complexities of the U.S. healthcare system, the role of data and AI in transforming healthcare, and Inovalon's strategies to improve patient outcomes and healthcare economics. 

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Calling all developers, business leaders, IT execs, and data scientists! Snowflake World Tour is your chance to learn and network. Discover how Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud can transform your career and company. Experience the future – join us on tour...

In this episode, Shannon Katschilo, Country Manager of Canada at Snowflake, sits down with Jim Williamson, VP of Data and Analytics at Element Fleet Management. Jim shares about the important role of data in fleet management, including various processes and how Element maintains a competitive edge through expertise and scale. Jim also talks about his future predictions for the industry and why he’s retiring early.

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This week on the podcast, we’re sharing a special episode. Steve Hamm, the amazing host of The Data Cloud Podcast is stepping away from the show, and we want to honor all he has done to make the podcast what it is today.

Over five seasons, Steve has hosted guests from countries around the world whose industries span across data, technology, supply chain, education, streaming, finance and more. Steve’s ability to showcase our shared humanity within each episode is one reason the podcast has been so successful. So, this episode features our “Let’s Get Personal...

This episode features clips from all of the interviews from Season 5 of the podcast so far. Conversations featuring Snowflake’s CEO, Sridhar Ramaswamy, VP of Data & Analytics at ZoomInfo, Philip Zelitchenko, Chief Data Officer at WeightWatchers, David Cohen, President at TalkingPoints, Claudine Ryan, CEO of Blue Yonder, Duncan Angove, and the Head of Transformation at Spark NZ, Kallol Dutta. Our guests discuss how their organizations are leveraging AI and what we can expect in the near future. 

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In this episode, Kallol Dutta, Head of Transformation at Spark NZ, talks about the idea of the minimum viable data concept, Spark New Zealand’s vision for becoming a cloud software company, and why he considers himself a techno-optimist. 

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BUILD 2024

Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI from Snowflake BUILD. Catch up on the latest announcements focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of LLMs.

Learn more and register for a BUILD event in your region.

In this episode, Duncan Angove, CEO at Blue Yonder, shares with us what he calls the age of uncertainty when it comes to supply chain management software, what it looks like to utilize AI to resolve risk, and helps us to understand everything that goes into building the world’s largest supply chain on the data cloud.

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BUILD 2024

Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI from Snowflake BUILD. Catch up on the latest announcements focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of LLMs.

In this episode, Claudine Ryan, President of TalkingPoints, provides a deep dive into TalkingPoints’ mission and the results they’ve seen, how Snowflake has helped them scale, and her team’s ultimate vision of leveraging AI for good.---

BUILD 2024

Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI from Snowflake BUILD. Catch up on the latest announcements focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of LLMs.

Learn more and register for a BUILD event in your region.

In this episode, David Cohen, Chief Data Officer at WeightWatchers, shares with us why having silos of information hobbles an organization, how Snowflake continues to help Weight Watchers do its job well, and he walks us through the important distinction between what it means to be data-informed vs data-driven.

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BUILD 2024

Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI from Snowflake BUILD. Catch up on the latest announcements focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of LLMs.

Learn more and register for a...

In this episode, Philip Zelitchenko gives a deep dive into ZoomInfo: its journey, collaborations, and role as a data broker. He also explains how Snowflake is an integral component of ZoomInfo’s data platform and the critical role of data in today's business environment, the importance of building customer profiles, and the future of AI and data-driven decision-making.

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Snowflake Data Cloud Summit

When: June 3-6, 2024

Explore the world of data, apps, and AI collaboration at Snowflake Data Cloud Summit in San Francisco from June 3-6, 2024. Hear valuable insights from data an...

To kick off the fifth season of The Data Cloud Podcast, Steve is joined by our CEO, Sridhar Ramaswamy. In this episode, Sridhar shares how there’s no AI strategy without data strategy, the journey of creating a foundation model from scratch, and why he believes AI is the glue that will bind enterprise software together. 

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Snowflake Data Cloud Summit

When: June 3-6, 2024

Explore the world of data, apps, and AI collaboration at Snowflake Data Cloud Summit in San Francisco from June 3-6, 2024. Hear valuable insights from data and AI exp...

In this episode, Lisa and Fawad discuss the impact of climate change on global migration trends, how the UN’s International Organization for Migration provides solutions to enable safe, orderly, and regular migration for those affected by climate change, and how the collaboration with Snowflake assists in streamlining this process through the use of data analytics. Lisa and Fawad dive into their partnership, and how they use predictive modeling and evidence-based policies to identify issues early and target assistance where it’s needed most.

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Snowflake Data Cloud Summit

When: June 3-6, 2024

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In this episode, Madhav Kondle, CIO at Janie and Jack, talks about strategies for implementing big data for mid-size companies, how Snowflake removes pain points for Janie and Jack, and why it’s important to understand the domain of functional knowledge.

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Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI at Snowflake BUILD 2023. This December, developers, data scientists, engineers, and startups will have access to exclusive sessions focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of generative AI and LLMs. Discover how to use the latest Snowflake innovations th...

In this episode, Jed Clevenger, VP of Growth and Analytics at Indeed, shares with us how he bridges the gap between business and technology, how cross-functional teams can and should work together, and the way Indeed is partnering with companies like Hulu and Disney for secure data sharing through the use of clean room technology.

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Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI at Snowflake BUILD 2023. This December, developers, data scientists, engineers, and startups will have access to exclusive sessions focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the...

In this episode, Andrew Curry, Chief Data Officer at ExxonMobil, shares with us how ExxonMobil uses data and analytics to reduce its carbon footprint, the future of gen AI as he sees it, and why it’s imperative to see data as an enabler to business capabilities.

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Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI at Snowflake BUILD 2023. This December, developers, data scientists, engineers, and startups will have access to exclusive sessions focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of generative AI and LLMs. Discover how to...

In this episode, Matt Dugan, VP of Data Platforms at AT&T, shares with us what it means to delight the customer through interesting deployments in customer service and cost optimization, how AT&T is employing LLMs, and how businesses are now limited only by the pace of their own cleverness.  

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Dive deep into the world of apps and generative AI at Snowflake BUILD 2023. This December, developers, data scientists, engineers, and startups will have access to exclusive sessions focused on building apps, data pipelines, and machine learning workflows in the age of generative AI a...

In this episode, Mike Siswanto, Sr. Vice President at Northern Trust, explains how to eliminate the noisy neighbor problem by utilizing a total portfolio view in Snowflake, allowing for a consolidated, single source of truth for data. 

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Catch up on the latest announcements fro...

In this episode, Alex Izydorczyk, Founder and CEO at Cybersyn, shares his vision of how integrated data can help to power better decision and policy making, the need for better branding of alternative data, and how Cybersyn is focused on building out DaaS (data as a service) across all industries.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that jo...

In this episode, Saad Zaheer, VP of Data Science and Engineering at Endeavor, shares with us how we’re living in the decade of data and how he’s seen that play out in industries across the board, how the Snowflake ecosystem makes it easier for Endeavor to do their work, and why societies can never invest enough in education.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive...

In this episode, Dimitrije Jankovic shares about his role at Sanofi and how the organization is working to figure out a way to use generative AI responsibly, as well as Sanofi’s plan to pave a way to data democratization not only for Sanofi, but for all of their end users as well. 

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology break...

In this episode, Shahran Haider, AVP of Enterprise Information Management at NYC Health and Hospitals, dives deep into his insights around data management and analytics for better healthcare outcomes, the importance of centralizing patient data and establishing trust, and poses the question, how can we make a real, meaningful impact for end users? 

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology bre...

In this episode, Marc Jennings, CIO of Analytics and AI at TUI, talks about mastering your ABCDS, leveraging data in vertical integration, the future of democratized data, and so much more. 

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Catch up on the latest announcements from Snowflake Summit, including advancements with gen...

In this episode, Dimitris Theodorakis, VP of Research at HUMAN, talks about the nuances of bot detection, threat models, and mal-vertising. Dimitris also speaks into the strategies his adversaries are taking to attack and how those same strategies can also be used to detect the bots causing security issues. As Steve says, it’s a lot like a battle currently taking place in the metaverse.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snow...

In this episode, Kevin Johnson, Vice President of Sales and Trading at Coinbase, gives us a behind the scenes look at the work he does at Coinbase, and shares how they’re creating economic freedom and building the crypto economy securely on the data cloud. Kevin also talks about how the data cloud has allowed Coinbase to create a new data store for their clients to better index their data and deliver it in a way that fits into their processes cleanly.

In this episode, Mike Siswanto, Sr. Vice President at Northern Trust, explains how to eliminate the noisy neighbor problem by utilizing a total portfolio view in Snowflake, allowing for a consolidated, single source of truth for data. Mike also talks about migrating a 130-year old company to the cloud, the importance of real time analytics, and the current and future AI landscape.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud co...

In this episode, Bob Muglia, an Enterprise Builder and Author of The Datapreneurs: The Promise of AI and the Creators Building Our Future, answers every question you may have about the current and future state of generative AI. He talks about being a tech and humanity optimist, a Snowflake CEO, his new book with our very own Steve Hamm, and much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud co...

In this episode, Torsten Grabs, Senior Director of Product Management at Snowflake, does a deep dive into the pros and cons of Generative AI. And talks about Snowflake's approach to data and AI, how to choose the right vendor, and much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Sn...

In this episode, Louqman Parampath, VP of Product Management, Advertisement at Roku, talks about data’s role in a consumer-first company, clean rooms, AI’s impact on advertising, and so much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Snowflake Summit 2023 in Las Vegas June 26-29 to learn how to acc...

In this episode, Marc Rind, the Chief Technology Officer for Data in the Banking Business Unit at Fiserv, talks about data exploration and monetization, bettering our financial institutions, prioritizing openness with your data, and so much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Snowflake Summit 2023 in Las Vegas Ju...

In this episode, Nicole Bucala, VP and GM of the Comcast Technology Solutions Cybersecurity Business Unit, dives deep on how CTS eats their own dog food, the necessity of investing in security, data fabric, and so much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Snowflake Summit 2023 in Las Ve...

In the season four premiere, Amanda Kelly, Product Director at Snowflake and Co-Founder and COO of Streamlit, shares her expert advice on data applications, creating a data-driven company, pushing your data forward, and so much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Snowflake Summit 2023 in Las Vegas June 26-2...

Season four is on its way!

As we all navigate these rapidly changing times, we’ll bring you relevant guidance every other week to help make your data the best it can be. With the help from industry experts and our host, Steve Hamm, this season is one you won’t want to miss.

We'll start releasing episodes again on April 4th and you can continue listening wherever you get your podcasts.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a...

In this episode, Tomasz Blicharski, EVP and Managing Director of Żabka Future, talks about autonomous stores, achieving a transition to the cloud in only 3 months, leveraging Snowflake’s marketplace, and so much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Snowflake Summit 2023 in Las Vegas June 26-29 to learn how t...

In this episode, Patrick Kelly, the Senior Vice President of Product and Design at 84.51°, talks about first party data and its insight into customer behavior, utilizing a collaborative cloud, how data influences your local grocery store, and so much more.

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How you approach data will define what’s possible for your organization. Data engineers, data scientists, application developers, and a host of other data professionals who depend on the Snowflake Data Cloud continue to thrive thanks to a decade of technology breakthroughs. But that journey is only the beginning.

Attend Snowflake Summit 2023 in...