Got Skills?

AI can generate Snowflake code in seconds. But how do organizations ensure that AI-generated data pipelines still follow enterprise data architecture standards?

In this episode of the TrueDataOps podcast, Keith Belanger is joined by Mark Bartlo, Principal Sales Engineer at DataOps.live, to explore Skills and the role they play in enabling Agentic DataOps for AI-ready data. Keith and Mark discuss how Skills allow Data Architects to encode enterprise standards directly into AI-driven development and demonstrate how they work through a live example.

If you're exploring AI-assisted data engineering or looking to scale governance and automation across your Snowflake platform, this episode will show why Skills are becoming a critical building block for modern DataOps.

Mark is an experienced technology leader specializing in data engineering, AI, and cloud platforms. Known for translating complex technology into clear business value while enabling sales teams and customers to unlock AI-driven insights and modern data strategies in high-growth environments.

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.

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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

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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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.

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.