The Joe Reis Show

Twenty years in this industry and the hard parts still haven't changed. That's what this show is about.I'm Joe Reis. I co-wrote Fundamentals of Data Engineering, I teach data engineering around the world and on Coursera, and I've watched the same failures repeat for two decades with new logos bolted on.Each week I broadcast from wherever I happen to be. Solo rants. Long conversations with the people actually building things. Data engineering, architecture, AI, and how to survive a career in it.If you want the polished version, there are a thousand podcasts for that.

The Joe Reis Show is a technology podcast hosted by Joe Reis, with 411 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Joe Reis hosts The Joe Reis Show, a technology show with 411 episodes published.

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  This Year’s Better Mousetrap: New Tech, Same Old Problems

  Sep 25, 202617 min

  We see a lot of hype cycles in our industry - Data mesh. Generative AI. Agents. Now context. Every cycle brings a new label and a familiar promise: this will finally make your organization’s data useful. The technology has improved enormously. So why do the same problems keep coming back? In this episode, I explore how communication, incentives, and organizational politics shape what our tools actually deliver. Will context finally deliver the silver bullet to solve our problems? Is buying the next platform easier than resolving the messy organizational problems we all deal with? Listen to get my thoughts.

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  The Past, Present, and Future of DuckDB, DuckLabs, and More w/ Hannes Mühleisen

  Sep 22, 202644 min

  Hannes Mühleisen (co-creator of DuckDB) joins me to chat about the past, present, and future of DuckDB, Ducklabs (recently acquired by AWS), and more. Note - parts edited due to AWS's request.

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  Designing the AI-Driven Data Foundations: Architecture, Principles, and Practice w/ Sanjeev Mohan

  Sep 18, 20261 hour

  Former Gartner VP Analyst and principal at SanjMo, Sanjeev Mohan, joins me to break down the reality of AI adoption, data foundations, and why enterprises are hitting roadblocks with agents and LLMs. From comparing the current AI boom to the dot-com era to unpacking his new concept, ECL (Extract, Context, Link), Sanjeev explains why moving data around is no longer viable and why "there is no AI stack, only one stack." We also dive into capability overhang, artificial guardrails, the race to standardize semantic context, and why writing books and understanding core primitives still matter in the age of generative models

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  Why Write Books?

  Sep 18, 202616 min

  This week at dbt Summit, Tristan Handy (co-founder of dbt) asked me why I write books. It's a good question, especially today when reading is declining and any answer is seemingly at your fingertips. In this Freestyle Friday, I discuss why I write books, why they still matter, and much more. If you're interested in writing a book, this episode is definitely a must-listen.

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  Nobody Knows...

  Sep 11, 202617 min

  I talk to executives and practitioners around the world about AI and what comes next. Everyone has predictions and pontifications, and everyone seems to think someone else has the answers. But the more conversations I have, the clearer it gets that nobody knows what's next. In this episode, I explore that uncertainty and how we move forward anyway. Because in the end, nobody knows...

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