Takeaways from this discussion include:<ol><li>There is a pendulum between governance and self-serve, and that swing is narrowing with developments like Omni</li><li>There's a dynamic with centralization and decentralization hybrid execution at the edge which allows super-interactive user experiences. </li><li>As these experiences improve, the number of people who benefit and can access data in meaningful ways only increases.</li></ol>00:06 Introduction01:27 Being Chief Analytics Officer04:08 Evolution of BI08:23  Data Organization Structure10:53  Data Permissioning Philosophy14:12  Hybrid Execution17:36  BI Application Architecture19:36 Mitigating Buyer Fatigue21:20 BI & AI25:59 Semantic Layer27:12 Audience Question: Should AI Suggest Analyses?28:43 Embedded Analytics32:48 Will AI Automate BI Users Away?35:00 Summary

<description>&lt;p&gt;Takeaways from this discussion include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;There is a pendulum between governance and self-serve, and that swing is narrowing with developments like Omni&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There's a dynamic with centralization and decentralization hybrid execution at the edge which allows super-interactive user experiences. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;As these experiences improve, the number of people who benefit and can access data in meaningful ways only increases.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:06 Introduction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:27 Being Chief Analytics Officer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:08 Evolution of BI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;08:23  Data Organization Structure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:53  Data Permissioning Philosophy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14:12  Hybrid Execution&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:36  BI Application Architecture&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:36 Mitigating Buyer Fatigue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21:20 BI &amp; AI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;25:59 Semantic Layer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;27:12 Audience Question: Should AI Suggest Analyses?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;28:43 Embedded Analytics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;32:48 Will AI Automate BI Users Away?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;35:00 Summary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Colin Zima, Co-Founder and CEO of Omni Analytics and previously Chief Analytics Officer at Looker during its $2.6b acquisition by Google joins Tom Tunguz of Theory Ventures to discuss the evolving landscape of business intelligence including impacts of AI, self-service trends, and enhanced focus on data governance & security.

Office Hours with Tomasz Tunguz

Office Hours with Tom Tunguz & Colin Zima

Office Hours with Tom Tunguz & Colin Zima

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