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Welcome to the #TrueDataOps podcast with your new host Keith Belanger, Field CTO, DataOps.live & Snowflake SuperHero! Keith has nearly 30 years in data. He's led multiple Snowflake cloud modernization initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and across...

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Welcome to the #TrueDataOps podcast with your new host Keith Belanger, Field CTO, DataOps.live & Snowflake SuperHero! Keith has nearly 30 years in data. He's led multiple Snowflake cloud modernization initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and across diverse industries; specializing in Kimball, Data Vault 2.0, with both centralized and decentralized data strategies. With a deep expertise in data architecture, data strategy and data product evangelism, Keith has spent his career bridging the gap between business goals, technology execution, and community influence. He blends foundational principles with modern innovation to help organizations transform messy data into scalable, governed, and AI-ready solutions. As a Snowflake Data Superhero, Keith contributes actively to the data community through conference talks, blogs, webinars, and user groups. Series 4 kicks off with Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at Sanjmo, talking all things data and how to ensure your data is AI-ready in the ever changing data world. *** DataOps.live is the DataOps automation platform that helps enterprises operationalize data for trusted AI. With built-in automation, observability, and governance, DataOps.live enables data teams to deliver reusable AI data products and scale their impact across the business. Backed by Snowflake Ventures, Anthos Capital and Notion Capital, DataOps.live partners with global enterprises to make their data AI-ready. Theme music by PointBender - https://www.pointbender.com/

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~TrueDataOps Podcast - Amit Kapoor - Ep.59 - S4.EP6

2/23/2026
Join Keith Belanger, Field CTO at DataOps.live & Snowflake Data Superhero as he discusses 'DataOps as a Force Multiplier for Data Engineers in the Era of AI' with his guest Amit Kapoor, Senior Analytics Platform Consultant, FormativGroup. Amit has over 20 years of experience designing and delivering data platforms. He's worked across many industries including media & digital streaming, retail and eCommerce, healthcare, and financial services, helping organizations build scalable, governed analytics ecosystems that enable analysts and data scientists to work faster, safer, and with greater confidence. He specializes in modern data architectures, pipeline automation, and operational excellence, blending technical rigor with practical strategy to unlock value from data. Listen today!

Duration:00:28:31

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#TrueDataOps Podcast - Doug Needham - Ep.58 - S4.EP5

1/22/2026
Join Keith Belanger, Field CTO at DataOps.live & Snowflake Data Superhero as he discusses 'Getting back to Basics' with his guest Doug Needham, 'The Data Guy'. Doug, Principal Solutions Architect for DataOps.live is a seasoned data scientist with a proven track record of success, possessing extensive expertise in enhancing, automating, and analyzing data processes to drive business growth. His journey began in the US Marine Corps, where he honed his data management skills and developed a deep understanding of data integrity and protection. Since then, Doug has consistently delivered exceptional results for businesses of all sizes & is instrumental in driving customer adoption at DataOps.live & whose most recent book, "Data Structure Synthesis: Boosting Productivity through Data Structure reuse, focuses on leveraging Data Structure fundamentals to speed up productivity. DataOps.live is the DataOps automation platform that helps enterprises operationalize data for trusted AI. With built-in automation, observability, and governance, DataOps.live enables data teams to deliver reusable AI data products and scale their impact across the business. Backed by Snowflake Ventures, Anthos Capital and Notion Capital, DataOps.live partners with global enterprises to make their data AI-ready. Find out more at www.dataops.live

Duration:00:30:09

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#TrueDataOps Podcast – Angela Harney - Ep.57 - S4.EP4

1/6/2026
Keith Belanger's guest is Angela Harney, a fellow Snowflake Data Superhero to talk about the topic of the year, 'AI Ready Data'. Angela Harney has 30+ years of IT experience spanning data engineering, architecture, and teaching. A four-time Snowflake certified expert, she’s worked with Snowflake on AWS and Azure while focusing on Cortex AI, AISQL, Cortex Agents, and Snowflake Intelligence solutions. She's passionate about SQL-driven design, Python-based ETL, and using code generation to build scalable, high-performance data solutions. Angela is author of Snowflake How-To, with articles on Medium.com as well as the chapter leader of the Snowflake Seattle User Group, and creating Snowflake training videos on her YouTube channel. You can also find Angela on LinkedIn & YouTube. Click the links for access.

Duration:00:23:05

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#TrueDataOps Podcast - Ronny Steelman Ep56 - S4.EP3

11/21/2025
Join Keith Belanger, our very own Field CTO & a Snowflake Data Superhero as he meets & discusses everything data with a range of guests for our third episode on Season 4. Today Keith is joined by Ronny Steelman, author & CEO of Quadrabyte LLC. His latest book, published on 21st Nov 25, is titled Mastering Snowflake DataOps with DataOps.live: An End-to-End Guide to Modern Data Management. They discuss how all things data, Ronny's background and the motivation behind his new book. His new book is available on Amazon & other outlets from November 21st.

Duration:00:29:22

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#TrueDataOps Podcast - Nadia Moses - S4.EP2

10/29/2025
Join Keith Belanger, DataOps.live very own Field CTO & Snowflake Data Superhero as he meets & discusses everything data with a range of guests for our second episode on Season 4. Nadia is Lead Data Engineer in the Self-Service Data Hub at Eutelsat. She has an MSc in Data Science & a BSc in Mathematics. Having joined Eutelsat over 4yrs ago, Nadia now plays a key role in mentoring data engineers and shaping the data platform to support global connectivity. Keith has over 30 years in data, leading multiple Snowflake cloud modernization initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and across diverse industries, specializing in Kimball, Data Vault 2.0, and both centralized and decentralized data strategies. Sign up for one of our Hands On Labs today - see www.dataops.live website for info.

Duration:00:29:13

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#TrueDataOps Podcast - Sanjeev Mohan - Ep. 54

10/3/2025
"Good enough" data is not AI ready. So says Keith Belanger, Field CTO DataOps.live and the new host of the hashtag#TrueDataOps podcast. Join Keith & Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at Sanjmo and former Gartner Research VP, for the opening episode of Season 4 to discuss what it takes for enterprise data teams to change that. 30 minutes of data talk that can change how you do business. Listen now! *** DataOps.live is the DataOps automation platform that helps enterprises operationalize data for trusted AI. With built-in automation, observability, and governance, DataOps.live enables data teams to deliver reusable AI data products and scale their impact across the business. Backed by Snowflake Ventures, Anthos Capital and Notion Capital, DataOps.live partners with global enterprises to make their data AI-ready.

Duration:00:32:01

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Guy Adams & Keith Belanger - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 53

5/27/2025
Join Kent Graziano, the Data Warrior for his final #TrueDataOps podcast of this series & as host. He is joined by Guy Adams, CTO & Co-Founder of DataOps.live and Keith Belanger, Field CTO, DataOps.live. Guy's a Snowflake Global #1 Data SuperHero, an experienced CTO and VP, & is passionate about DataOps. He's spent 20+ years running software development organisations and now his focus is bringing the principles and business value from DevOps and CI/CD to data. Guy is a co-founder of the truedataops.org movement. He's dad, technologist, (over) engineer, amateur inventor, skier, mild eccentric. Keith is an innovative and results-driven Data & Technology Leader with a strong background in data architecture, cloud data strategy, AI/ML initiatives, and data product evangelism. Passionate about bridging the gap between business needs, technology, and customer engagement. He specializes in data warehousing (Kimball & Data Vault 2.0), cloud modernization, AI/ML-driven analytics, data governance, and data modeling advocacy, driving industry-wide conversations through conference speaking, webinars, blogs, podcasts, and community engagement. His experience spans leading data practices, developing customer-centric strategies, and evangelizing SaaS solutions in the data modeling, AI/ML, governance, and analytics space. Keith will be hosting the podcasts going forward; so be ready to join us later this year for the new series.

Duration:00:39:01

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Special Guests - Andrew Helgeson & John Marchese - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 52

5/8/2025
Join Kent Graziano, The Data Warrior as he talks to Andrew Helgeson, Snowflake and John Marchese from DataOps.live. Andrew is a Sr. Manager, ISV & Platform Data Cloud Product Partners at Snowflake. He joined in early 2022 to develop the Observability ISV partner category & now leads the Platform Alliances Organization. Platform Alliances consists of strategic, infrastructure partnerships in the BI, Data Engineering/Integration, Observability, Governance, Security, & Cyber Security spaces. John is a dynamic executive & strategic advisor with experience leading partner ecosystems, driving go-to-market innovation & scaling global channel sales for technology & software companies. He brings a 360-degree market perspective from his prior roles across ISVs, consulting firms, and resellers. He's most recently known for driving partnership success across & with the Snowflake ecosystem.

Duration:00:32:05

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Dan Galavan - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 51

4/2/2025
Join Kent Graziano, The Data Warrior and Dan Galavan, an Independant Data Architecture Consultant for the latest #TrueDataOps podcast episode. Dan has been advising clients & leading the delivery of data solutions for 26 years. This includes working with European, North American, and Middle Eastern clients in both the public & private sector within Healthcare, Telecoms, and Financial Services. He provides a holistic approach to Data Management with his independent advisory services spanning all aspects of Data Governance. As an Associate Faculty Lecturer in Data Management at the National College of Ireland, Dan enjoys sharing his expertise both with industry leaders and upcoming scholars alike. He's a certified Enterprise Architect, Snowflake Data Cloud Architect, and completed a Diploma in AI Governance (Distinction) at University College Dublin.

Duration:00:27:37

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Keith Belanger - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 50

4/2/2025
Join Kent Graziano & his guest Keith Belanger; a Snowflake Data Superhero on the latest #TrueDataOps podcast episode. Keith is an innovative and results-driven Data & Technology Leader with a strong background in data architecture, cloud data strategy, AI/ML initiatives, and data product evangelism. Passionate about bridging the gap between business needs, technology, and customer engagement. He specializes in data warehousing (Kimball & Data Vault 2.0), cloud modernization, AI/ML-driven analytics, data governance, and data modeling advocacy, driving industry-wide conversations through conference speaking, webinars, blogs, podcasts, and community engagement. My experience spans leading data practices, developing customer-centric strategies, and evangelizing SaaS solutions in the data modeling, AI/ML, governance, and analytics space.

Duration:00:37:03

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Barzan Mozafari - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 49

3/27/2025
Prof. Barzan Mozafari is the co-founder and CEO of Keebo, a turn-key data learning platform for automating and accelerating enterprise analytics. He is also an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan, and has won several awards for his research at the intersection of machine learning and database systems.

Duration:00:32:16

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Sanjeev Mohan - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 48

3/12/2025
A former Research VP, Data & Analytics for Gartner, Sanjeev was bitten by the data bug 30 years ago, and it's never let go. It started with an accidental introduction to dBASE III+ and years of being an Oracle evangelist, and he's now deep into Big Data and the plethora of technologies that complement the Data Science space. In between, he's helped the world's largest companies select the right cloud platforms, has run large mission-critical projects, and assisted senior management executives in making tough strategic decisions to ensure optimal solutions to complex problems such as the Wells Fargo / Wachovia merger. On top of all that, Sanjeev has published many white papers and has been among the top 10 speakers at numerous conferences such as Oracle World, BI Brain Trust and Informatica World. He created University of California, Berkeley Extension's advanced Oracle training curriculum.

Duration:00:34:34

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Scott Ambler - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 47

2/26/2025
Scott Ambler is a Data Methodologist with Ambysoft Inc., leading the evolution of the Agile Data and Agile Modeling methods. Scott was the (co)-creator of PMI’s Disciplined Agile (DA) tool kit and helps organizations around the world to improve their way of working (WoW) and ways of thinking (WoT). Scott is an international keynote speaker and the (co-)author of 30 books, including Choose Your WoW!, Refactoring Databases, Agile Modeling, Agile Database Techniques, and The Object Primer 3rd Edition.

Duration:00:31:58

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Wayne Eckerson - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 39

2/25/2025
Wayne has been a thought leader in the business intelligence and analytics field since the early 1990s. He is a sought-after consultant, noted speaker and bestselling author who thinks critically, writes clearly and presents persuasively about complex topics. Wayne has written two books: “The Secrets of Analytical Leaders: Insights from Information Insiders” (2012) and “Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business” (2005/2010), as well as dozens of reports and hundreds of articles during his 25 years in the field.

Duration:00:34:24

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Matt Aslett - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 46

2/14/2025
Matt leads the software research and advisory for the Analytics and Data expertise at ISG Software Research, covering software that improves the utilization of information across business and IT. His focus areas of coverage include analytics, data intelligence, data operations, data platforms, and streaming and events. Matt’s specialization is in the operational and analytical use of data and the use of AI where enterprises can modernize their approaches to accelerate the value realization of technology investments in support of hybrid and multi-cloud architecture. Matt has been an industry analyst for more than a decade and has pioneered the coverage of emerging data platforms including NoSQL and NewSQL databases, data lakes, and cloud-based data processing. He is a graduate of Bournemouth University.

Duration:00:35:01

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Paul Rankin - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 45

1/31/2025
Paul is a Senior Data Architect, BI and Analytics Solutions Specialist with a focus on cloud architecture and the data management ecosystem. He has over fifteen years of experience designing and delivering data integration and BI solutions for a large number of national and international organizations. Paul currently lives and works in Switzerland, where he recently wrapped up his role as Head of Data Management Platforms with Roche Diagnostics and now consults with other enterprise data teams.

Duration:00:34:28

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Guy Adams - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 44

1/20/2025
Start 2025 off with Guy's predictions for the year in data. An experienced CTO and VP, Guy is passionate about DataOps. He's spent 20+ years running software development organizations and now his focus is on bringing the principles and business value from DevOps and CI/CD to data. Co-founder of the truedataops.org movement. He's also a dad, technologist, (over) engineer, amateur inventor, skier, and mildly eccentric.

Duration:00:41:52

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Carl Ferrer - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 43

12/4/2024
Carl is a Chief Technology Officer with over 20 years of IT industry experience in the UK, EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. He has experience providing high-level DataOps, governance, and messaging solutions to enterprise environments in both the public and private sectors. Carl specializes in Delphix Architecture and Big Data integration and has integrated Delphix into infrastructures from a top 5 global financial organization to a leading manufacturer.

Duration:00:34:45

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Chris Hastie - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 42

11/25/2024
Kent interviews Chris Hastie, Data Practice Lead at InterWorks. Chris’s passion is not only to personally provide elegant and simple solutions to complex problems but also to provide others with the knowledge and tools to do this themselves. He has been engineering data since 2014 and using Snowflake since 2018 to solve customer challenges and drive value, becoming a Data Superhero in 2019 following a series of blog posts and other community engagement. He is also a SnowPro Subject Matter Expert and has been involved in most current SnowPro exams. At InterWorks, he leads a practice of experienced data engineers and architects who share a love for helping customers unlock the value of their data.

Duration:00:34:14

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Inna Tokarev Sela - #TrueDataOps Podcast Ep. 41

11/25/2024
In this episode, Kent interviews Inna Tokarev Sela, founder and CEO of illumex.ai, a company revolutionizing data potential with its Generative Semantic Fabric. Recognizing the complexities of unifying business data semantics—essential for GenAI readiness—illumex created a platform that simplifies semantic mapping and alignment. illumex is widely used by data-intensive enterprises for GenAI, Data Governance, and multi-cloud initiatives, ensuring swift and error-free data-driven decisions. Inna's career reveals a consistent theme: bridging the gap between data investments and decision-making. She previously held roles as VP of AI at Sisense and Senior Director of Machine Learning at SAP. An inventor with multiple patents, she speaks frequently at top data and AI conferences. Inna holds an MSc in Information Systems focused on neural networks and completed the Stanford MBA executive program. She also leads the Women in Data Israel chapter.

Duration:00:34:15

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