DataFramed

Welcome to DataFramed, a weekly podcast where we explore how technology and data are changing the world around us. On this show, we invite data leaders and practitioners at the forefront of the data revolution to share their insights and experiences into how they lead the charge in this era of data. Whether you're a beginner looking to gain career insights into a career in data, a practitioner needing to stay up-to-date on the latest data tools and trends, or a leader looking to transform how your organization uses data, there's something here for everyone. Join co-hosts Adel Nehme and Richie Cotton as they delve into the stories and ideas that are shaping the future of data. Subscribe to the show and tune in to the latest episode on the feed below.

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EP. 356

The Forecast for Time Series Forecasts with Rami Krispin, Senior Manager of Data Science at Apple

Richie and Rami explore time series foundation models and the case for scaling, feature engineering in the business world, communicating forecast uncertainty to stakeholders, the evolving role of data scientists as architects, and much more.

April 20, 2026 • 53 minutes

EP. 355

AI's Impact on Databases with Shireesh Thota, CVP of Databases at Microsoft

Richie and Shireesh explore how AI agents are reshaping data stacks, why unified platforms like Fabric matter, how semantic models and ontologies reduce confusion in metrics, SQL and NoSQL choices on Azure, Postgres to Cosmos DB with guidance for builders, and much more.

April 13, 2026 • 52 minutes

EP. 354

Beyond BI: Decision Intelligence with Graphs with Jamie Hutton, CTO at Quantexa

Richie and Jamie explore decision intelligence beyond BI, entity resolution across siloed data, building context graphs for fraud, AML, graph-RAG for LLMs to cut hallucinations, human-in-the-loop workflows, and ways to start today, and much more.

April 6, 2026 • 46 minutes

EP. 353

The Data Team's Agentic Future with Ketan Karkhanis, CEO at ThoughtSpot

Richie and Ketan explore AI agents for analytics, why “self‑service BI” often fails, using agents to answer questions, build dashboards and automate data modeling, how analyst and engineer roles shift toward governance and agent design, and much more.

March 30, 2026 • 49 minutes

EP. 352

AI Agents at Work: What Actually Breaks (and How to Fix It) with Danielle Crop, EVP Digital Strategy & Alliances at WNS

Richie and Danielle explore AI agents at work, experimentation with guardrails, data privacy, access, OpenClaw automation wins and failures, token costs, tying AI plans to P&L strategy, how data teams handle unstructured data governance, and much more.

March 23, 2026 • 56 minutes

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