
Connecting AI to Your Company's Internal Information
AI wants your data, but it can't handle the truth . . . "We'll just plug our data into ChatGPT." Sure. Sounds easy. Rob thought so too, right up until he hit token limits, had to install Python, and d...
10 Jun 202543min

An Inflection Point in AI? Understanding MCP and Multi-Agent
For a while, you could pretend AI was still a someday problem. Not anymore. Rob Collie and Justin Mannhardt are back, and this time they are tackling Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) and Multi-Agent Syste...
3 Jun 202525min

Confessions of a Data Gener w/ Sakiko Stickley
Sakiko Stickley joins Raw Data to share a story that is part inspiration, part revelation, and a whole lot of truth-telling. From the first moment she discovered Power Pivot, Sakiko did not just learn...
13 Mai 20251h 2min

The Biggest Improvements Announced at FabCon, and the Ever-Widening Gap Between Adoption and Capabilities
What's the value of a long-awaited feature? Well, that depends. Have you ever tried explaining a fiscal calendar that doesn't believe in months? This week, Rob Collie and Justin Mannhardt dive into th...
22 Apr 202528min

Data, Data, and Metadata: Letting ChatGPT Interpret Power BI Output
What happens when you hand off your Power BI output to ChatGPT and ask it to make sense of your world? You might be surprised. This week, Rob shares a deeply personal use case. One that ties together ...
25 Mar 202516min

AI Agents, Business Bros, and Snake Oil
AI agents are making big waves, but are they the future of business or just another passing trend? In this episode, Rob Collie and Justin Mannhardt explore the rise of AI agents, what they actually do...
11 Mar 202539min

One Data Model to Rule them All?
Listener John sent in a classic question: should you build one all-encompassing data model, or should each part of your business have its own? If you think the answer is black and white, well, welcome...
4 Mar 202528min

Miller's Theorem: A Principle for Getting Off the Fence
Ever find yourself overthinking a problem until you've thought yourself right into a corner? Yeah, we've been there too. But what if there was a way to cut through the noise and just know when somethi...
25 Feb 202516min




















