Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

Jeff's Background and Transition to Independent Consulting (0:03)
Working at Keurig and Business Model Changes (2:16)
Tech Stack Evolution and SAP HANA Implementation (7:33)
Adoption of Tableau and Data Pipelines (11:21)
Supply Chain Analytics and Timeless Data Modeling (15:49)
Impact of Cloud Computing on Cost Optimization (18:35)
Challenges of Managing Variable Costs (20:59)
Democratization of Data and Cost Impact (23:52)
Quality of Fivetran Connectors (27:29)
Data Ingestion and Cost Awareness (29:44)
Virtual Warehouse Cost Management (31:22)
Auto-Scaling and Performance Optimization (33:09)
Cost-Saving Frameworks for Business Problems (38:19)
Dashboard Frameworks (40:53)
Increasing Dashboards (43:29)
Final thoughts and takeaways (46:28)

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195: Supply Chain Data Stacks and Snowflake Optimization Pro Tips with Jeff Skoldberg of Green Mountain Data Solutions