ServiceNow Podcasts Season 10 Premiere: Juan and Tim revisit 5+ years of Data
Nov 5, 2025
Join Juan and Tim as they reflect on five years of data evolution, discussing everything from the dawn of data warehouses in the '90s to the rise of generative AI. They tackle the chaotic world of self-service analytics and the challenges of data governance, while reminiscing about the hype around Hadoop and data lakes. The conversation dives into the importance of metadata, the modern data stack, and the concept of data mesh, predicting future trends and opportunities in the data landscape. It's an engaging mix of nostalgia and forward-thinking insights!
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Data Exists To Drive Business Value
- Data efforts exist to create business value, not just technology for its own sake.
- Treat data projects as tools to drive revenue, cost savings, or risk reduction.
Early Big Data Hype From Inside
- Tim recalls working at InfoChimps during early Hadoop and Elasticsearch days and the tooling immaturity.
- He describes the big-data hype and how enterprises rushed to buy Hadoop clusters.
Scale Era Brought Tools, Not Always ROI
- The big-data era democratized scale but often delivered poor ROI and complex infrastructure.
- Spark and streaming tech were key durable wins despite the hype excess.