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Webinar: Guardrails to Go Faster: How Pipeline Governance Unlocks Data Access for Analysts
					
 May 29, 2025 
 2:00PM to 3:00PM

									

				

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	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 29/05/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm







About the Webinar




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Modernizing data platforms and breaking down data silos with Databricks is key to delivering the clean, high-quality data AI and analytics need.


But what about self-service? Traditional data preparation tools introduce cost, quality, and security risks that end up making it more difficult to properly access data.


The answer is to re-introduce governance, not to lock things down, but as an enabler. With this new approach leading enterprises in finance, healthcare and retail are charting a new course and delivering the self-service their data teams need with the governance to fully leverage Databricks.


Join us to learn how you can:


    

  • Modernize your data platform
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  • Deliver self-service with governance
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  • How leading organizations are speeding time to insights without the risks
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About the Speakers


Matt Turner


Director of Product Marketing, Prophecy




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Matt Turner is the Director of Product Marketing at Prophecy. He works closely with customers and partners to speed data transformation and help everyone working with data to be more productive. Before joining Prophecy, Matt was the Director of Industry strategy at data catalog provider Alation and the Chief Technology Officer for Media and Manufacturing at Enterprise NoSQL provider MarkLogic. Matt has also been a strategic advisor to GitHub and other software and solution providers, a technology leader at Sony Music and PC World Online, a published author on data, and a speaker at industry events.


Bob Welshmer


Senior Solutions Architect, Prophecy




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Bob Welshmer has 20 plus years working in the data industry holding numerous roles in consultative solutions engineering, particularly in the field of business analytics, data management, privacy & security. Having worked with companies such as IBM Cognos, ThoughtSpot, Alation, and Platfora, his primary focus has been ensuring data is accessible by business users to make better, and more timely decisions that positively impact business outcomes. Bob holds degrees in history (BA) and economics (BS) from the University of Delaware.