What Are You Imply-ing?
Broadcast Date: January 29th, 2026
Dive into the evolving modern data stack through the lens of observability, security, and log analytics as host Eric Kavanagh interviews Eric Tschetter of Imply and Mark Madsen of Third Nature about why vertically integrated observability platforms are giving way to more decoupled, composable architectures.
Unpack how logs differ from traditional BI data, why schema-on-read changed the game, and how multiple query languages (SPL, KQL, SQL, and more) shape real-world workflows. Learn more about the cost and complexity trade-offs of data lakes, cloud storage, and retrieval at scale in this episode of DM Radio.
Host:

Eric Kavanagh
CEO at The Bloor Group
Eric has nearly 30 years of experience as a career journalist with a keen focus on enterprise technologies. He designs and moderates a variety of New Media programs, including The Briefing Room, DM Radio and Espresso Series, as well as GARP’s Leadership and Research Webcasts. His mission is to help people leverage the power of software, methodologies and politics in order to get things done.
Guests:

Eric Tschetter
Chief Architect at Imply

Mark Madsen
Founder of Third Nature
