
In this episode, co-hosts Emma McGrattan and Ole Olesen-Bagneux sit down with Juha Korpela, independent consultant and co-founder of Helsinki Data Week, to explore why semantics is rapidly becoming a core pillar of modern data work.

Drawing on his experience in data modeling, metadata management, and enterprise architecture, Juha shares how topics once considered “soft”—like meaning, context, and conceptual models—are now becoming critical infrastructure in the age of AI. 

Together, they discuss:
Why semantics is shifting from a human concern to a machine requirement
How AI is accelerating the need for structured, governed metadata at scale
The resurgence of data modeling and conceptual thinking in modern architectures
The challenge of managing semantics beyond individual solutions and at the enterprise level
How community-driven initiatives like the Helsinki Data Week are shaping the future of data practice


🎧 Tune in for a conversation on metadata, meaning, and why semantic data work is becoming essential to making AI actually work in the enterprise.
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In this episode, co-hosts Emma McGrattan and Ole Olesen-Bagneux sit down with Juha Korpela, independent consultant and co-founder of Helsinki Data Week, to explore why semantics is rapidly becoming a core pillar of modern data work. Drawing on his experience in data modeling, metadata management, and enterprise architecture, Juha shares how topics once considered “soft”—like meaning, context, and conceptual models—are now becoming critical infrastructure in the age of AI. Together, they discuss:<ul><li>Why semantics is shifting from a human concern to a machine requirement</li><li>How AI is accelerating the need for structured, governed metadata at scale</li><li>The resurgence of data modeling and conceptual thinking in modern architectures</li><li>The challenge of managing semantics beyond individual solutions and at the enterprise level</li><li>How community-driven initiatives like the Helsinki Data Week are shaping the future of data practice</li></ul> 🎧 Tune in for a conversation on metadata, meaning, and why semantic data work is becoming essential to making AI actually work in the enterprise. Hosted on Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.

Enterprise Wide Search 30: Juha Korpela - The Rise of Semantic Data Work


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Hosted by Ole Olesen-Bagneux, Chief Evangelist at Actian, and now joined by Emma McGrattan, Actian’s CTO and global data leader, this show explores the often-overlooked challenge at the heart of modern enterprises: finding and making sense of data.
Why is it still so hard to search across systems and uncover the data you need to do your job? Ole is obsessed with that question — and together with Emma, he speaks with authors, software inventors, data architects, industry leaders, and academics about the tools, processes, and ideas shaping the future of enterprise data search.


From metadata to data intelligence, governance to AI-powered discovery — Enterprise Wide Search is your guide to navigating enterprise data's wild, tangled world.
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You’re listening to Enterprise Wide Search — powered by Actian.Hosted by Ole Olesen-Bagneux, Chief Evangelist at Actian, and now joined by Emma McGrattan, Actian’s CTO and global data leader, this show explores the often-overlooked challenge at the heart of modern enterprises: finding and making sense of data.Why is it still so hard to search across systems and uncover the data you need to do your job? Ole is obsessed with that question — and together with Emma, he speaks with authors, software inventors, data architects, industry leaders, and academics about the tools, processes, and ideas shaping the future of enterprise data search. From metadata to data intelligence, governance to AI-powered discovery — Enterprise Wide Search is your guide to navigating enterprise data's wild, tangled world. Hosted on Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.