Don't Panic! It's Just Data
by EM360Tech
Big Data LDN: Why MDM is Back on the C-Suite Agenda
About this podcast
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 delves deep into the power of enterprise data. From groundbreaking vendor solutions to expert-backed best practices for making the most of your data assets, join us as we gather insights from leading tech vendors and professionals who depend on data daily.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 187 episodes
- Big Data LDN: Why MDM is Back on the C-Suite Agenda · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 79A massive organisation in the pharmaceutical industry deploys about six to seven master data management (MDM) platforms in addition to a few customised solutions. After facing…
- Does Vendor Lock-In Belong in an Enterprise AI Data Platform? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 78An acquisition is just about to close this Friday. That means, by Monday, finance wants to know where the group is losing margins. The problem is the new enterprise functions on…
- Data Pipelines For Agentic AI: An Edgy, Shift-Left Live BDL Podcast · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 77With the boom in online shopping, the risk of parcel theft has scaled to an unprecedented level. According to security.org, the 2025 porch piracy data shows that 64 million…
- Can AI Agents Be Trusted With Enterprise Data? | Big Data LDN Special · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 76Two different teams in an enterprise built two AI agents, but both asked the AI the same question: What are last quarter’s customer stats? Both agents answer promptly and quite…
- How SAP BW Migration Prepares Enterprises for AI · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 75Companies pouring money into AI are seeing only incremental gains, and One Data Chief Executive Officer Dr Andreas Böhm says poor data is a major reason. In a recent episode of…
- How to Increase Agent Accuracy & Reduce Cost with Context · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 74What happens when an enterprise data agent asks you: “What is our churn this quarter?” The AI agent has access to the warehouse, the tables, and the query engine. It carries out…
- Can AI Agents Make Decisions Without Real-Time Enterprise Data? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 73Envision a fraud detection model embedded in a bank's AI system, continuously monitoring transactions for unusual activity. The warehouse behind it updates itself every 15…
- What Happens When Your AI Agent Finds Two “Correct” Answers? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 72Two teams pitch the same figure for ‘active customers’ right before a leadership meeting. One dashboard displays 40,000 while the other dashboard displays 52,000. No mistakes…
- What Is "Agent Debt" and Why Is It Breaking Your AI Code? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 71While AI-generated code, also known as vibe coding, is aiding developers in releasing software faster than ever, it seems to be simultaneously causing a greater number of…
- How Does a Unified Data Platform Improve Financial Crime Compliance? · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 70For a long time, financial crime prevention has been a massive issue for banks. This is because of several often complex navigation around rules and regulations, such as AML…
- Context, Cost, & AI: Strategies to Optimise Agent Performance & ROI · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 69After months of experimenting with large language models (LLMs), enterprises are moving from isolated pilots to broad deployments. However, as adoption speeds up, many tech…
- How Enterprise Data Architecture Must Evolve for the Age of AI · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 68Most enterprises believe they have a data problem. In reality, it is an architecture problem in disguise, and the rise of agentic AI is making that distinction impossible to…
- No Use Case, No Value: Why Managing AI Use Cases is Key to Demonstrating Business Value · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 67AI investment is growing fast, but proving its value remains one of the biggest challenges facing data leaders today. Dashboards are built, models are deployed, and yet when the…
- Why Enterprise RAG Systems Still Produce AI Hallucinations · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 66Podcast: Don’t Panic! It’s Just Data Guest: Michael Marolda, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Agentic RAG at Progress Software Host: Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B…
- Is “Frankenstein Data” Slowing Down AI Transformation in Insurance Enterprises? · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 65Podcast Series: Don’t Panic It’s Just Data Guest: Mark Duffy, Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence & Analytics at Cognizant and Mark Blake, FSI Industry Practice Lead, Stibo…
- Can Your MDM Strategy Survive the Shift to Real-Time AI Decision-Making? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 64Podcast: Don’t Panic! It’s Just Data Guest: Jignesh Patel, Director of Product Strategy at Stibo Systems and Elsebeth Gundersen Jensen, Product Owner at Nets Host: Dr Joe Perez…
- Why Is the Semantic Layer Critical for Data Governance, Compliance, and AI at Scale? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 63Podcast: Don’t Panic It’s Just Data! Guest: Adrian Estala, VP, Field Chief Data & AI Officer, Starburst Host: Doug Laney, Research & Advisory Fellow at BARC and Author of…
- AI Is Replacing BI — Here’s What CIOs Need to Know · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 62Podcast: Don’t Panic! It’s Just Data Guest: Adrian Estala, VP, Field Chief Data & AI Officer, Starburst Host: Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer, Host and B2B Tech Journalist…
- Why Data Quality Makes or Breaks AI Success in Supply Chain and Procurement · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 61We’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…
- Revenue-Ready Data Is Not Magic, It’s Engineering · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 60Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now, in boardrooms, strategy meetings, and product roadmaps. Organisations are investing heavily in machine learning, automation, and…







