The Data Governance Podcast
By Nicola Askham
Whether you are already experienced in this field, or are just looking to get started with your own Data Governance initiative, this podcast will provide useful tips and expert insight to help you improve your understanding of Data Governance. To find out more about the services, training and resources Nicola provides to support Data Governance implementation, visit www.nicolaaskham.com.
Data Visualisation with Andy Kirk
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week I share an exclusive interview with Andy Kirk, Data Visualisation Expert and Managing Director at Visualising Data Ltd.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What does a Data Governance Manager do?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week I have a short bitesize episode to discuss what a Data Governance Manager actually does.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What is Data Lineage and Why is it Important? With Steve Neat
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week I am joined by Steve Neat, Chief Revenue Officer at Solidatus to discuss the meaning of Data Lineage and why it is important.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Solidatus. As the leader in data lineage, Solidatus empowers the worlds most complex organisations to truly understand and trust their data.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Product Delivery and Data Warehousing with Jamie Knowles and Hans Lux
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
We’re wrapping up this incredible mini-series on a high note with an exclusive interview with Jamie Knowles, Director of Product at IDERA ER/Studio, and Hans Lux, Chief Enterprise Data Architect, Data Mesh at Sequoia Business Community AG.
In this episode, we talk all about Data Product Delivery and Data Warehousing.
Today’s episode is sponsored by IDERA ER/Studio. Built for data professionals, ER/Studio is the trusted name in Data Modelling. Visit www.erstudio.com to learn more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
How Microsoft Purview Powers Data Product Delivery with Darren Lacy and Jamie Knowles
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
In episode 4, the third episode in our mini-series, I’m excited to welcome the amazing @ Jamie Knowles, Director of Product at IDERA ER/Studio back on the podcast plus, brand-new guest @ Darren Lacy, Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft Purview to discuss data product delivery.
Today’s episode is sponsored by IDERA ER/Studio. Built for data professionals, ER/Studio is the trusted name in Data Modelling. Visit www.erstudio.com to learn more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
How Collibra Supports Data Product Delivery with Jamie Knowles and Thibaut Collette
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Episode 3 of Season 10 is the second of our four-part, mini-series focusing on Data Product Delivery. This week I am joined by Jamie Knowles and Thibaut Collette to dive deeper into the practicalities of making data products happen.
Today’s episode is sponsored by IDERA ER/Studio. Built for data professionals, ER/Studio is the trusted name in Data Modelling. Visit www.erstudio.com to learn more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What is Data Product Delivery with Jamie Knowles
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Episode 2 of Season 10 is the first of our four-part mini-series focusing on Data Product Delivery. This week I am joined by Jamie Knowles to dive deeper into understanding what Data Product Delivery is and why it matters.
Today’s episode is sponsored by IDERA ER/Studio. Built for data professionals, ER/Studio is the trusted name in Data Modelling. Visit www.erstudio.com to learn more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What's the Difference between Data Quality and Data Observability?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
For Episode 1 of Season 10 I discuss data quality and data observability and the key differences between these two important roles
We are taking a short two-week break and will be back with more of the content you love in Season 10 on the 4th March.To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What's the Relationship Between Data Quality and Data Governance?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
It's the final episode of season 9 of The Data Governance Coach Podcast and in this short, bitesize episode I’m going to discuss the relationship between Data Quality and Data Governance.
We are taking a short two-week break and will be back with more of the content you love in Season 10 on the 4th March. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Governance and Data Architecture with Jamie Knowles
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
For Season 9 Episode 11 of The Data Governance Coach Podcast I discuss Data Governance and Data Architecture with Jamie Knowles who is the Product Director at ER/Studio.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Governance Interview with Pete Williams
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
It is Season 9 Episode 10 of The Data Governance Coach Podcast and this week I was joined by Pete Williams, Director of Data at Penguin Random House.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Do I really need a Data Governance Manager?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
I’m back with Season 9 Episode 9 of The Data Governance Coach Podcast and in this short, bitesize episode I’m going to discuss whether you really need a Data Governance manager to maintain a successful Data Governance initiative. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Interview with Malcolm Hawker
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
In this weeks episode, I interview Malcolm Hawker, CDO and Head of Data Strategy at Profisee.
We dive into what Malcolm will be covering during his speaker session at IRM UK’s 2025 Europe Data Governance, AI Governance, and Master Data Management Conference as well as sharing insights about the conference as a whole. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Do I Need to Worry About My Corporate Strategy if I'm Focusing on Data Governance?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Episode 7 of season 9 is a bitesize episode where I discuss whether you need to worry about your corporate strategy if you're focusing on Data Governance. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Pain Point Analysis Interview with Niels Lademark Heegard
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Episode 6 of season 9 is an exclusive interview with Niels Lademark Heegard where we discuss Pain Point Analysis. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Episode 5 of Season 9 is a short, bitesize one where I discuss whether the Data Governance manager should be responsible for implementing an MDM tool. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
AI Governance and Data Governance Interview with Abel Aboh
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
In Episode 4 of season 9 I welcome a long-time data friend, Abel Aboh, who shares his thoughts on Data Governance and AI Governance.
Listen to our insightful discussion to learn more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
How Often Should you Revisit your Data Governance Maturity Assessments?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
In Episode 3 I look at how often you should revisit your maturity assessments as part of your Data Governance initiative. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
AI and Data Governance Interview with Vipul Parmar
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Episode 2 marks the first interview of this season and what a way to kick it off with an amazing Data Governance and AI discussion with Vipul Parmar. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What is Metadata?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
To kick off season 9, I want to discuss something I get asked an awful lot and that is, what is Metadata?
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Risks with Heather Wade
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This is our final episode in this season and to finish off, I think we're going to do it in great style, because I am interviewing the amazing Heather Wade. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Why can't Data Stewards be accountable?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week is a bitesize episode where I'm going to answer the question; Why can't Data Stewards be accountable?
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
A Data Governance Interview with Di Elvers
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week in Episode 10 I share an exclusive data governance interview with Di Elvers, Data Governance Standards Director at AstraZeneca. Di's passion and enthusiasm for all things Data Governance is just amazing and comes through during this interview which I'm sure you'll enjoy.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Are Data Governance and Data Science Related?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week in Episode 9 I explain whether Data Governance and Data Science are related. Listen to find out whether the two roles intertwine!
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
A Data Governance Interview - With Dennis Kessler
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week in Episode 8 I had a great catch up with Dennis Kessler, who shared some real gems of wisdom. I’m excited to bring this conversation to you all—it's one you won't want to miss!
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
A Data Governance interview with Or Zabludowski
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
This week for Episode 7 I share an exclusive Data Governance interview with Or Zabludowski, CEO and co-founder of Flexor.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Governance and the AI Act - with Jeannette Gorzala
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me in Season 8 Episode 6 where guest Jeannette Gorzala shares insights into Data Governance and the AI Act.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
How does Data Governance help me make better business decisions?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me in Season 8 Episode 5 where I discuss the ways Data Governance helps you to make better business decisions. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Governance, Corporate Governance and Operational Resilience - with Liz Henderson
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me in Season 8 Episode 4 where I speak to Liz Henderson about Data Governance, Corporate Governance and Operational Resilience.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Do I need Data Governance as Part of a Digital Transformation Program?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
For episode 3 of season 8 I discuss whether you need Data Governance as part of a digital transformation program.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
A Data Governance interview with CJ Anderson
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
For episode 2 of season 8 I share an exclusive Data Governance interview with the lovely CJ Anderson. Tune in to hear CJ share some amazing insights into all things data.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
What's the Difference Between a Chief Data Officer and a Chief Information Officer?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
We are back with a brand new season and I want to thank all of you listeners for your continued support in enabling the podcast to be where it is today! This week I will discuss the differences between a Chief Data Officer and a Chief Information Officer. I hope you enjoy it!
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Governance and the Three Lines of Defence
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. We are already on the last episode of season 7 and have already been busy planning content for season 8 which will be released in just a few weeks. For now, I will leave you with episode 12, where I discuss Data Governance and the three lines of defence. I hope you enjoy it.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
A Data Governance Interview - with George Firican
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. Join me this week for season 7, episode 11, where I interview George Firican on all things Data Governance.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Do we Need Data Owners for External Data?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. Join me this week for season 7, episode 10, where I am going to talk about whether we need data owners for external data.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Governance and Data Visualisation - with Joe Perez
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me this week for season 7 Episode 9 where I am joined by the amazing Joe Perez to discuss how Data Governance works with Data Visualisation.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Can you fast-track the creation of the data glossary by using standard definitions?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me this week for season 7 Episode 8 where I am going to explain whether you can fast-track the creation of the data glossary by using standard definitions.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
The Relationship between Data Governance and Business Intelligence - With Shree Neve
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me this week for season 7 Episode 7 where I am joined by Shree Neve, Vice President of Professional Services Globally, at ClicData who talks to me about how Business Intelligence and Data Governance work together. I'm really excited to share this one as there are so many valuable insights during this session for you to take away.
This episode is brought to you by ClicData. ClicData is a cloud-based Data Management and Analytics platform that allows you to seamlessly connect, store, transform visualise and automate data from any business app storage system and database.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
The difference between automated and manual data quality - with Maarten Masschelein
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me this week for season 7 Episode 6 where I am joined by the CEO of Soda Maarten Masschelein to discuss the differences between automatic and manual data quality.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Initial Findings from the Data Governance Survey - with Danielle Calabrese and Martha Casey
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me this week for season 7 Episode 5 where I am joined by the lovely Danielle Calabrese and Martha Casey to discuss the initial findings from the recent Data Governance survey. So many interesting responses and topics discussed in this episode so listen now to learn more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Data Quality, Data Governance and AI with Lara Gureje
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
Join me this week for season 7 Episode 4 where I have the most amazing conversation with Lara Gureje, about Data Quality, Data Governance and AI.
This episode is sponsored by Soda. soda's all-in-one Data Quality platform empowers teams to ensure that their data is both trustworthy and reliable. The platform fosters unique collaboration between business and engineering teams to test and observe data quality and to prevent issues from affecting downstream assets. Soda helps transform data into a reliable asset that bolsters decision-making, efficiency and innovation.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Is Data Governance Different for Data Mesh?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
It's season 7 Episode 3 and this week I discuss a popular topic and that is whether Data Governance is different for Data Mesh.
Listen in to find out more.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Which comes first, Data Governance or Data Quality?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
It's season 7 Episode 2 and this week I have the most amazing conversation with Adrian Smith, Head of Data, Creditspring. Tune in as we debate the topic of which should come first Data Governance or Data Quality?
This episode is sponsored by Soda. soda's all-in-one Data Quality platform empowers teams to ensure that their data is both trustworthy and reliable. The platform fosters unique collaboration between business and engineering teams to test and observe data quality and to prevent issues from affecting downstream assets. Soda helps transform data into a reliable asset that bolsters decision-making, efficiency and innovation.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Can you use Artificial Intelligence to Create Data Quality Rules?
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
It is a brand new season already! In season 7 Episode 1 I am going to be sharing some knowledge on a recent hot topic in the data world which is AI. Specifically, whether Artificial Intelligence can be used to create data quality rules.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
Getting Your Next Data Governance Role with Mark Dexter
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
It is Season 6 Episode 12, the last episode of this season! In this episode, I am joined by Mark Dexter who shares some tips on how to get your next Data Governance role.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/
An Interview with Sayantan Chaklader
Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham.
In Season 6 Episode 10, I am delighted to share an exclusive interview with guest Sayantan Chaklader who shares some amazing insights about the connection between Data Governance and AI, and the impact AI can have on your Data Governance initiative.
To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/