Episode 127 · 2023-02-16
Metadata, is this a graph problem? w/ Mohammad Syed from Capco
Metadata management has been a topic for a while now. Lately, the industry is pushing that metadata is a knowledge graph problem. What does metadata in a pre and post graph world look like? Join Juan Sequeda and Tim Gasper with special guest Mohammad Syed, Head of Data Architecture & Engineering at Capco to chat about metadata and knowledge graphs. Key Takeaways: [00:06 - 02:40] Introduction & Cheers [02:43 - 03:55] What's your go-to karaoke song? [03:57 - 05:38] Metadata is a graph problem, yes or no? [05:55 - 08:23] What would we call metadata in a pre-graph world? [08:29 - 13:06] The biggest inflection point that has moved us collectively from a pre-graph world to a post-graph world [13:06 - 15:10] Use cases for metadata in finance [15:14 - 17:43] Different contexts in which you use data, [17:46 - 19:33] Metadata historically as a means of documentation [23:29 - 24:59] How we should be taking advantage of the graph structure [25:01 - 29:18] Applying basic graph techniques and algorithms to identify data use cases [28:11 - 30:30] The process of data governance and data protection [30:33 - 32:47] Outcomes of metadata graphs [33:04 - 35:19] Metadata management [35:26 - 39:59] How to get started with metadata mapping [40:05 - 43:30] Governance can't be living in an ivory tower [43:57 - 49:52] Lightning round [50:01 - 55:56] Takeaways [55:58 - 59:44] Three Questions