The Analytics Engineering Podcast From Moneyball to Gen AI
May 12, 2024
Journalist veteran Eric Avidon discusses AI maturity, data quality, and AI strategies of Snowflake and Databricks. They touch on the evolution of analytics stack, generative AI, and vendor consolidation in the data space. Reflecting on aspirations for user-friendly analytics tools with natural language processing.
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Analytics From Baseball Roots
- Eric encountered analytics first through baseball around 2000, highlighting Billy Beane's Moneyball analytics approach.
- This experience gave him foundational understanding when later covering analytics at TechTarget.
Analytics vs Data Management
- Business analytics is fairly mature and focuses on statistical analysis to drive decisions.
- Data management is rapidly evolving with new vendors and acquisitions enhancing capabilities, especially for AI.
Embedded Analytics Is Table Stakes
- Embedded analytics has evolved to become table stakes by integrating data into everyday workflows.
- This approach prevents context-switching, making data accessible in tools like Slack, Teams, ERP, and Salesforce.