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Joe Reis is a data professional with 20 years in the data industry, known as a "recovering data scientist" and a business-minded data nerd. His experience spans statistical modeling, forecasting, machine learning, data engineering, and data architecture. He is the co-author of Fundamentals of Data Engineering (O'Reilly, 2022).
Bio from: Small Data SF 2025
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John O'Gorman and I discussed his career as a very early data OG, how he might have created one of the first analytical stores, the fundamentals of semantics, data products, and much more.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Sarah Floris (aka The Dutch Engineer) is prolific with creating content aimed at DataOps and data engineering. In this wide ranging chat, we cover content platforms for technical creators, podcasting, data engineering vs ML engineering, why DataOps is awesome, courses, layoffs, and much more.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
I've been spending some time in Europe, and most recently returned from Germany the other day. There are definitely some differences between the US and Europe, particularly in how each conducts business and regulation. Tune in for my thoughts on these differences.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Katharine Jarmul (Principal data scientist at Thoughtworks and author of Practical Data Privacy (O’Reilly, 2023)) and I chat about all things data privacy. She brings battle-tested experience and unique perspectives in the areas of ML/AI privacy, AI risk, regulation, and much more. I learned a ton, and I hope you do too!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharinejarmul/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kjam
Probably Private newsletter: https://probablyprivate.com/
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
The economic downturn is affecting the tech and data industry in a major way. Lots of layoffs, consolidation, and pain. But is this also a good thing for the industry? Listen and get my opinion in this nerdy rant about the economy, interest rates, and doing more with less.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Neelesh Salian joins the show to discuss the rise of data engineering, where the data landscape is heading, and career growth as an engineer. Neelesh has a ton of experience in the technology space, and you'll learn a lot from his wisdom.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeleshsalian/
Substack: https://hysterical.substack.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neelesh_salian
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
I teach data at the University of Utah, and I’m also on the board of advisors for my department. What curriculum and approach do I advise universities use for teaching data and technology? Listen and find out.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Ken Jee joins the show to chat about how he makes awesome content, podcasting and being authentic, jiu jitsu, maximizing your time, and adapting to AI.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
ChatGPT was the iPhone moment for AI, and things are moving insanely quickly. What do generative AI models mean for us, especially children, who are arguably the last of the Pre-AI generation? I dive into some thoughts this week about how we need to work alongside the machines, the impact of generative AI on kids, and so on. Buckle up. We are in for a very interesting next few years as we sort out where AI fits into our day-to-day lives.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Ryan Dolley and I chat about why BI needs to evolve, moving beyond dashboards, the impact of generative AI on analytics, SuperDataBros, and more.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Is data modeling on life support? I posed this question to LinkedIn earlier this week. It got a fair number of replies, some supportive and others saying I'm full of sh*t. In this 5 minute Friday nerdy rant, I unpack what I mean by data modeling being on life support, and where I think data modeling needs to go given newer practices like streaming and machine learning, which aren't currently discussed in data modeling circles.
LinkedIn post about data modeling on life support: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/josephreis_dataengineering-datamodeling-data-activity-7048722463010013185-OyIy
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Shane Gibson joins the show to discuss how to make data modeling more accessible, why the world's moved past traditional data modeling, enabling data mesh, and more.
Shane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shagility/
Shagility: https://shagility.nz/
Shane's podcasts: https://shagility.nz/podcasts/
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite book seller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Dave Langer teaches data literacy with the world's most popular data tool - Excel. We chat about why Excel is awesome, ways to teach data to the masses, and much more.
Dave Langer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelanger/
Dave on Data YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidlanger8217
Website: https://www.daveondata.com/
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite book seller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Zach Wilson is one of my favorite people, and when we chat, it's total honesty and great vibes. In this episode, we discuss his transition from a staff data engineer at Airbnb to an entrepreneur (!), and we both talk about our experiences with ADHD, the data engineering field today, content creation, and a ton in between.
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite book seller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
Chris Tabb (LEIT Data) and I hang out at my house and chat about data monetization and business value.
What the heck are those things? Good question. Listen and find out.
LEIT Data: https://www.leit-data.com/
Chris Tabb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tabb-datatips/
If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform.
Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite book seller.
Check out my substack: https://joereis.substack.com/
The tech and data industry needs more candor. The point of this podcast is for me (and my guests) to rant about their opinions on the tech and data industry in a very honest way.