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Datacast Episode 132: Big Data Engineering, Data Culture from First Principles, and Reimagined Metadata with Suresh Srinivas

Datacast Episode 132: Big Data Engineering, Data Culture from First Principles, and Reimagined Metadata with Suresh Srinivas

Suresh Srinivas was the Chief Architect of Uber’s data platform, responsible for all data initiatives at the company, including the Databook, Data Quality, and Data Lineage initiatives. Suresh was part of the original team that built Hadoop at Yahoo! and co-founded Hortonworks, which developed and supported open-source software to manage big data and associated processing.

He is leading the OpenMetadata Project to build Metadata APIs & specifications and a single place to discover, collaborate, and get your data right.

What I Learned From The Modern Data Stack Conference 2021

What I Learned From The Modern Data Stack Conference 2021

Back in September 2021, I attended the second annual Modern Data Stack Conference, Fivetran’s community-focused event that brings together hundreds of data analysts, data engineers, and data leaders to share the impact and experiences of next-generation analytics. The presenters shared the transformations they experienced with their analytics teams, the new insights and tooling they enabled, and the best practices they employ to drive insights across their organizations.

In this long-form blog recap, I will dissect content from 14 sessions that I found most useful from the conference. These talks are broken down into 4 categories tailored to 4 personas: data engineers, data analysts, product managers, and data team leads. Let’s dive in!