Top Data & AI Industry Trends in 2023 with Tom Davenport, Tony Baer, and Sonny Rivera

Everywhere you look, change is redefining the data landscape. From the rise of the analytics engineer to data leaders clamoring to make self service analytics real, it’s clear organizations are looking for new opportunities to put their data to work.But which changes matter?  In this episode, we break down some of the data and analytics trends for 2023 that will help you identify key ways to rise above your competitors. Tom Davenport is back for another episode and this time he’s here to talk about AI and the relationship that the workforce should start building with it. Tony Baer weighs in on the great data framework debate. And Sonny Rivera points out the need for better education in the analytics industry, particularly when it comes to data modeling techniques. Tune in to learn:The biggest surprise in the survey findings around the role of the CDO (03:13)Data governance or data enablement? (05:14)CDO’s making a play for CEO in 2023 and beyond (07:27)Legacy companies and AI adoption (08:30)2023 prediction from Tom (13:50)Could we have predicted that data mesh would be such a hot topic in 2022?  (23:45)Tony’s prediction for data mesh, data lakes, data warehouse, data fabric? (30:28)Tony’s prediction and hopes for CDOs in 2023 (35:00)ThoughtSpot's new evangelist, Sonny Rivera (35:55)Sonny’s work in the DBT community (41:30)Sonny’s prediction for the analytics engineer in 2023 (44:10)The need for more modeling education in analytics boot camps (45:02)What should your 2023 resolution be as an analytics engineer? (48:06)Mentions:CDO Agenda 2023: Prioritizing business value creationTom Davenport BooksZhamak Deghani on The Data Chief Tony’s reaction to an article article about the best Data Mesh9 data and analytics trends for 2023 - eBookGet even more insights from data and analytics leaders like Tom, Tony, and Sonny on The Data Chief.  Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.