S1 Ep 08 In Conversation With Ramón Medrano: From Site Reliability Engineering to Data Reliability Engineering
Release Date: 10/26/2022
S2 E01 In Conversation with FirstParty at Club Soda New York
The Soda Podcast
This episode of Club Soda features the data team of FirstParty, recorded live at a speakeasy in downtown New York, where data teams and practitioners gathered. The topic is data products and the conversation centers on FirstParty's mission to provide businesses with the capabilities to maximise the value of their data assets. Your host Maarten Masschelein is joined by Jolie McDonnell (Data Scientist), Ben Sgro (VP Engineering), and Tommy Dodge (Director of Analytics). More about our host, Read the transcript of this episode Learn more about Connect with us on social...
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S1 Ep 08 In Conversation With Ramón Medrano: From Site Reliability Engineering to Data Reliability Engineering
The Soda Podcast
Maarten is in conversation with Ramón Medrano, Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Google. In this conversation Maarten and Ramón discuss how the principles and practices of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) can be applied to the practices of Data Reliability Engineering and data quality management. They deep-dive into four topics - SLOs, lineage, debuggability, and how to operate as a team - from the book Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems, co-authored by Ramón’s manager, Jennifer Petoff. As the book explains how Google’s SRE team...
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S1 Ep 07 In Conversation With Ramón Medrano: The Meet and Greet
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Meet Ramón Medrano, Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Google. Inspired by the book, Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems, our host Maarten will explore and discuss how the practice of using software to automate IT infrastructure tasks such as system management and application monitoring - can be adopted and applied to the practice of data management. Hear Maarten and Ramón get the conversation started with introductions. More about our host, Read the Learn more about the chosen charity, Connect with us on social media: , , ...
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S2 Ep 020 Data Dream Team: Enabling The People, Enabling The Data with Kulani Likotsi
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Kulani Likotsi is Head of Data Management and Data Governance at one of the big four African banks, headquartered in South Africa. Kulani is curious and practical. As an individual she seizes every opportunity to learn, adapt, and grow. As a leader she is focused on people and enabling every one as an individual, to be their best. In this episode Kulani shares her passion for people and data governance. You’ll also hear her approach to mentoring, thoughts on diversity, and how she truly lives the values that she believes in with her incredible volunteer spirit More about our host, ...
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S2 Ep 019 Data Dream Team: Meet Kulani Likotsi, Head of Data Management and Data Governance
The Soda Podcast
Meet Kulani Likotsi, Head of Data Management and Data Governance at one of the big four African banks, headquartered in South Africa. Kulani’s career spans from being a developer and analyst in the technical team, and growing into the head of a team in the business. Get to know Kulani ahead of her conversation with Jesse, which will delve into her passion for data governance, data privacy, and people. More about our host, Read the Connect with us on social media: , , Find book recommendations and more resources for data professionals at From ,...
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S2 Ep 018 Data Dream Team: See, Build, Test, Experiment: Using Data Science to Change the World with Erick Webbe, Head of Data Science at bol.com
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Erick Webbe is Head of Data Science at bol.com. Erick is building a data science team of bright minds to push the boundary of science, explore new methodologies, and experiment with new technologies. As a practical and thoughtful leader, his focus is on giving each individual the freedom to explore, the freedom to experiment, and figure out what will work and what will make bol.com a gamechanger in the online retail market. Hear Erick and Jesse as they discuss the scale of data science, building and managing teams, and making a difference. More about our host, Read the Connect...
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S2 Ep 017 Data Dream Team: Meet Erick Webbe, Head of Data Science at bol.com
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Erick Webbe, Head of Data Science at , is a physicist with a passion for experimentation, exploration, and big data. He is responsible for implementing and scaling data science-powered solutions that will ensure bol.com retains its position as a leading European online retailer. Hear Jesse get to know Erick as they get the conversation started. More about our host, Read the Connect with us on social media: , , Find book recommendations and more resources for data professionals at From , the provider of data reliability tools and observability platform...
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S1 Ep 06 In Conversation with Arif and Max: Data Engineers, Data Mesh Practitioners, and Good Friends in Data
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Maarten is in conversation with Arif Wider, Professor of Software Engineering at HTW Berlin, and Max Schultze, Data Engineering Manager at Zalando. Arif and Max are friends in data who share a passion and interest in data mesh. “Data Mesh in Practice: How to Set Up a Data-Driven Organization”, is the book co-authored by Arif and Max and it’s where this conversation starts. This conversation brings forward their practical experience and opinions as they tackle some common misconceptions and answer some challenging questions that will provide insights, "a-ha" and "oh yeah" moments, and...
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S1 Ep 05 In Conversation With Arif Wider and Max Schultze: The Meet and Greet
The Soda Podcast
Meet Arif Wider, Professor of Software Engineering at HTW Berlin & Fellow Consultant with Thoughtworks, and Max Schultze, Data Engineering Manager at Zalando. Arif and Max have a shared passion and interest in the topic of good data practices and got to write a book about their experience bringing data mesh to Zalando. To get the conversation started, our host Maarten meets Arif and Max, on a sunny day in Berlin. More about our host, Read the Learn more about the chosen charity, Connect with us on social media: , , From , the provider of data reliability...
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S2 Ep 016 Data Dream Team: The Art and Science of Data Storytelling with Brent Dykes
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Brent Dykes sits down with host Jesse to discuss and explore the skill of data storytelling. Brent is the author of ‘Effective Data Storytelling - How to Drive Change with Data, Visual, and Visuals’. He believes - and has witnessed - that being able to effectively communicate with data is a necessity in organizations of all types and sizes. Brent helps data teams around the world master the art and the science of data storytelling with frameworks and techniques to help craft compelling stories with data. More about our host, Read the Connect with us on social...
info_outlineMaarten is in conversation with Ramón Medrano, Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Google.
In this conversation Maarten and Ramón discuss how the principles and practices of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) can be applied to the practices of Data Reliability Engineering and data quality management. They deep-dive into four topics - SLOs, lineage, debuggability, and how to operate as a team - from the book Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems, co-authored by Ramón’s manager, Jennifer Petoff.
As the book explains how Google’s SRE team builds, deploys, monitors, and maintains some of the largest software systems in the world, Maarten and Ramón’s conversation explores how data practitioners can apply some of the best practices, processes, and thinking, when it comes to data and systems.
- More about our host, Maarten Masschelein
- Read the transcript of this episode
- Learn more about the chosen charity, Open Arms
- Connect with us on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook
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