Jon Cooke is the owner/founder of Dataception a Data, Analytics, and Data Product company, and the creator of the Data Product Pyramid, an adaptive Data Product operating model.

MLOps podcast #208 with Jon Cooke, CTO of Dataception, Micro Graph Transformer - Specialist Small Language Models Using Graphs to Accelerate Data Product Eco-systems.

// Abstract
Specialist deconstructed Encoder/Decoder Transformers along with data product management and tech to vastly accelerate prototyping, building, and deploying business-facing data products at high speed and low cost.

// Bio
Jon is a 20-year veteran in Data, Analytics, and AI and is a Data product specialist. After many times seeing the massive time, friction, failures, and costs typically associated with data and analytics initiatives, Jon founded Dataception. Its mission is to use tech to eliminate the data grunt and work together with data product management and AI to build and iterate sophisticated, business-facing analytics in real-time in front of the business.
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AI in Production Conference: https://home.mlops.community/public/events/ai-in-production-2024-02-15
Website: www.dataception.com
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Timestamps:
[00:00] AI in Production Conference teaser
[02:12] Jon's preferred coffee
[02:24] Takeaways
[03:48] Please like, share, and subscribe to our MLOps channels!
[04:02] Backpacking, traveling, and almost cast for Lord of the Rings
[06:40] Jon's tech background
[11:07] Dataception
[15:05] Data Challenges: Delays & Causes
[16:46] Data Virtualization for Agility
[19:47] Large Company Change Challenges
[21:28] Sales Tools Migration Challenges
[24:44] Data and ML Integration
[28:13] Data Roles Evolution
[32:20] Tech for Prototyping Acceleration
[35:22] LLM Enables Natural Language Data Analytics
[36:36] Ensuring Reliable AI Information
[38:20] Proxy Routing and Intelligent Agents
[42:41] Human API for Data
[46:49] Engineer Success with Growth
[48:15] Tech CEO Balancing Act
[53:59] Iterative Development for Product-Market Fit
[56:16] Wrap up