Coder & entrepreneur.
Founder of Serenytics (A unified data platform with a full data processing stack in a single cloud app: ETL / data-warehouse / data-wrangling / dataviz / scheduler).
thanks Jess for this very interesting article. I couln’t agree more with what you said.
I would add that one option for the data people to have more teaching time (to be “data evangelist”) is to give them tools that are less time-consuming to setup/manage.
It is quite simple to setup a Redshift (or a RDS) but you still need some time to do it, and you also need to configure the ETL, to plug the dataviz tool, to setup some cron tasks… A simpler path is to use a unified data platform. You get a simple ETL/data-warehouse/dataviz/scheduler in a single cloud app. Less time spent on tech/compatibility/data transfers issues, more time for teaching.
Another point is about the required skills. It’s not so easy to find people who will be able to tune the redshift distribution keys and prepare a training session for non tech users. Of course, there are some people who are good at both, and people can be trained to gain skills they are not good at. But if a unified platform can be used, that reduces a lot the skills required on the tech side. That opens the door to people who are brillant teachers, good data analysts but poor server administrators.
Adrien (disclaimer, I’m a co-founder of Serenytics - a unified data platform with features for coders)
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thanks Jess for this very interesting article. I couln’t agree more with what you said.
I would add that one option for the data people to have more teaching time (to be “data evangelist”) is to give them tools that are less time-consuming to setup/manage.
It is quite simple to setup a Redshift (or a RDS) but you still need some time to do it, and you also need to configure the ETL, to plug the dataviz tool, to setup some cron tasks… A simpler path is to use a unified data platform. You get a simple ETL/data-warehouse/dataviz/scheduler in a single cloud app. Less time spent on tech/compatibility/data transfers issues, more time for teaching.
Another point is about the required skills. It’s not so easy to find people who will be able to tune the redshift distribution keys and prepare a training session for non tech users. Of course, there are some people who are good at both, and people can be trained to gain skills they are not good at. But if a unified platform can be used, that reduces a lot the skills required on the tech side. That opens the door to people who are brillant teachers, good data analysts but poor server administrators.
Adrien (disclaimer, I’m a co-founder of Serenytics - a unified data platform with features for coders)