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Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
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Recent Episodes of The Data Stack Show
189: Customer Data Modeling, The Data Warehouse, Reverse ETL, and Data Activation with Ryan McCrary of RudderStack
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
Ryan's Background and Roles in Data (0:05)Data Activation and Dashboard Staleness (1:27)Profiles and Data Activation (2:54)Customer-Facing Experience and Product Management (3:40)Profiles Product Overview (5:10)Use Cases for Profiles (6:44)Challenges with Data Projects (9:19)Entity Management and Account Views (15:33)Handling Entities and Duplicates (17:55)Challenges in Entity Management (22:18)Product Management and Data Solutions (26:08)Reverse ETL and Data Movement (31:58)Accessibility of Data Warehouses (36:14)Profiles and Entity Features (37:47)Cohorts Creation and Use Cases (41:17)Customer Data and Targeting (43:09)Activations and Reverse ETL (45:57)ML and AI Use Cases (55:53)Data Activation and ML Predictions (57:02)Spicy Take and Future Product Features (59:47)ET...Episode • 16 May 2024 • 1h, 3m and 52s
The PRQL: How to Get Business Teams Closer to Customer Data (The Right Way)
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
Episode • 13 May 2024 • 3m and
188: How To Invest in Data Infrastructure and Data Projects That Create Business Value with Matthew Kelliher-Gibson of Rudderstack
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
Matt KG’s Background in Data (0:35)Challenges in purchasing data tools (1:28)Early experiences in data analysis (9:51)Matt’s Transition to a subprime auto loan company (13:19Transition to RudderStack and software purchase decisions (17:36)Tech Problems: People and Process (22:02)Challenges in Purchasing Data Tools (22:55)Budget Constraints and Purchasing Decisions (24:46)Challenges with Platform Documentation (26:55)Metrics and Cost Efficiency (30:11)Risk and Conviction in Purchasing Decisions (32:53)Justification and Value Creation (38:17)Connecting Data to Business Value (42:03)Navigating Business Relationships (46:25)Empowering Analysts (49:54)Relational Capital and Team Competency (51:29)Final thoughts and takeaways (54:16)
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Episode • 8 May 2024 • 56m and 10s
The PRQL: Navigating the Procurement Process for Data Infrastructure Tooling With Matthew Kelliher-Gibson of Rudderstack
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
Episode • 6 May 2024 • 2m and 43s
187: Startup Lessons and Torch Passing with Kostas Pardalis
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
Kostas Passes the Baton as Co-Host of the Podcast (0:24)Reflecting on the Podcast (2:56)New Co-Host John Wessel and His Background in Data (4:34)Kostas Journey in Data (10:55)Rudderstack's Explosive Growth (21:28)The Podcast's Inception and Marketing Activities (24:19)Evolution of the podcast (27:22)Memorable guests and experiences (28:29)Connecting with industry leaders and key innovators in the space (33:05)Kostas' new venture (36:26)Advice for the new co-host (42:17)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (44:47)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data...
Episode • 1 May 2024 • 46m and 6s
The PRQL: Why Is Kostas a Guest on His Own Podcast?
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
Episode • 29 April 2024 • 3m and 47s
186: Data Fusion and The Future Of Specialized Databases with Andrew Lamb of InfluxData
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
The Evolution of Data Systems (0:47)The Role of Open Source Software (2:39)Challenges of Time Series Data (6:38)Architecting InfluxDB (9:34)High Cardinality Concepts (11:36)Trade-Offs in Time Series Databases (15:35)High Cardinality Data (18:24)Evolution to InfluxDB 3.0 (21:06)Modern Data Stack (23:04)Evolution of Database Systems (29:48)InfluxDB Re-Architecture (33:14)Building an Analytic System with Data Fusion (37:33)Challenges of Mapping Time Series Data into Relational Model (44:55)Adoption and Future of Data Fusion (46:51)Externalized Joins and Technical Challenges (51:11)Exciting Opportunities in Data Tooling (55:20)Emergence of New Architectures (56:35)Final thoughts and takeaways (57:47)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by...
Episode • 24 April 2024 • 58m and 26s
The PRQL: Open Source and the Evolution of Data Systems with Andrew Lamb of InfluxData
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
Episode • 22 April 2024 • 3m and 35s
Data Council Week: A Decade of Supporting the Data Community with Pete Soderling
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
Pete’s background and the origin story of Data Council (1:04)Reflecting on 10 years of Data Council (2:07)Impact of the pandemic on conferences (5:25)Rebuilding after the pandemic (7:42)Evolution of Data Council (10:33)Balancing content and sponsorship (16:17)Selecting speakers and content at Data Council (19:39)Highlights from the conference this year (21:58)Realization of AI Future (22:45)Embracing AI at Data Council (23:31)Announcement of Prime Ventures (25:43)Improving Data Council (27:45)Trends and Technologies (29:46)Cautions for Startups (31:47)Connecting with Data Council and Final Takeaways (33:09)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for deve...
Episode • 18 April 2024 • 36m and 2s
Data Council Week: AI Isn’t Just Hype - How To Successfully Apply LLMs Today with Tristan Zajonc of Continual
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
Tristan's Background and Journey into Data (1:14)Evolution of Machine Learning and AI (3:13)Impact of Generative AI (6:33)MLOps and Challenges in Early Data Science (8:48)Success and Applications of AI Today (11:34)Continual AI Copilot Platform (18:04)Challenges in building remarkable AI assistants (19:58)Reliability and accuracy in AI responses (25:31)Regulation and adoption of AI assistants (31:30)Future of AI assistants and Continual AI (33:12)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and...
Episode • 17 April 2024 • 35m and 33s
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