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Just went thru this process with my company the past year. Great video. With us it went something like: - Where is all of our data - How are we doing reporting now - What are the shortcomings of existing reporting solutions - Do we need a warehouse (yes) - What warehouse do we pick - What ETL stack makes sense for our use case - What do we integrate in what order to maximize value and get adoption rolling Also, Having someone on the exec level champion the BI effort and really push it forward was huge for the thing to actually materialize.
Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate it when people add more context and their own experiences. Were there any gotchas you ran into while going through this process?
This has happened to me. Now I’m leading a team of data scientists, engineers, analysts and migration specialists. I’ve had to learn so much so quick about strategy and people management. I’ve had to coach the people on my team to really empower and own their own tasks. At the beginning of being head of data I was taking on way too many “low level tasks”. Now I’m delegating and empowering. I still have alot to learn though.
We’re a young data team for a large organization. Biggest roadblocks for us are issues with data governance (“you can’t have or report on our data”), budget for tooling (“prove the value of the tool, then we can purchase it”), and cloud concerns (“all my data is on-prem. You can’t just put it in the cloud”)
Yeah, those are always a struggle. In some companies you'll never win that batter(until leadership gets changed out) in other cases you have to be willing to speak your mind and say, "Hey I can't do XYZ which you asked me to do under these conditions, so either things stay the same or you start opening doors". But thats easier to say as a consultant because I don't mind ending a project if a client won't work with me to get to the to the goal they wanted to get to(never had to go that far).
I'd love to believe this! I guess the reason I have a hard time believing it is because I know there are lots of consultants that work in the space of setting up Palantir which suggests that it still requires technical skills to set-up and work with(also based on a few conversations I have had with people working with Palantir). But always happy to be wrong.
If you're looking for help setting up your data team and strategy, then feel free to set-up a free consultation here - calendly.com/ben-rogojan/consultation
Just went thru this process with my company the past year. Great video. With us it went something like:
- Where is all of our data
- How are we doing reporting now
- What are the shortcomings of existing reporting solutions
- Do we need a warehouse (yes)
- What warehouse do we pick
- What ETL stack makes sense for our use case
- What do we integrate in what order to maximize value and get adoption rolling
Also, Having someone on the exec level champion the BI effort and really push it forward was huge for the thing to actually materialize.
Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate it when people add more context and their own experiences. Were there any gotchas you ran into while going through this process?
How long did this rollout take?
@@baw5xc333 about 6 months from step 1 until I started development (first snowflake table and started integrating our first source system)
This has happened to me. Now I’m leading a team of data scientists, engineers, analysts and migration specialists. I’ve had to learn so much so quick about strategy and people management. I’ve had to coach the people on my team to really empower and own their own tasks. At the beginning of being head of data I was taking on way too many “low level tasks”. Now I’m delegating and empowering. I still have alot to learn though.
This is an awesome story of growth. Any tips for future heads of data?
We’re a young data team for a large organization. Biggest roadblocks for us are issues with data governance (“you can’t have or report on our data”), budget for tooling (“prove the value of the tool, then we can purchase it”), and cloud concerns (“all my data is on-prem. You can’t just put it in the cloud”)
Yeah, those are always a struggle. In some companies you'll never win that batter(until leadership gets changed out) in other cases you have to be willing to speak your mind and say, "Hey I can't do XYZ which you asked me to do under these conditions, so either things stay the same or you start opening doors". But thats easier to say as a consultant because I don't mind ending a project if a client won't work with me to get to the to the goal they wanted to get to(never had to go that far).
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching!
Cool channel! I noticed that Snowflake's stock has been pretty bombed out since IPO. Are they still as integral as they were when they went public?
I keep hearing from top CEOs that with Palantir we don't need teams anymore
I'd love to believe this! I guess the reason I have a hard time believing it is because I know there are lots of consultants that work in the space of setting up Palantir which suggests that it still requires technical skills to set-up and work with(also based on a few conversations I have had with people working with Palantir). But always happy to be wrong.
I wonder how much Data God has in the Aether/Astral realm 🤔
asking the real questions here!