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In the final episode of Coffee with Coalesce for 2024, we travel to Europe to chat with David Richert, SAP Modernization Evangelist and Principal Sales Engineer at Snowflake, and Edwin Commandeur, Principal Field Product Manager (SAP) at Fivetran, about the challenges and innovations in data management and migration, particularly in the context of SAP systems.Hosted by Damien Walker and Glen Dawson, the conversation explores the benefits of shifting from application-centric to data-centric approaches to data management and highlights strategies for overcoming technical and organizational barriers in SAP migrations.Key topics include:Transitioning from application-centric to data-centric models: The shift to modern data platforms like Snowflake highlights the need to rethink data architectures.End-to-end data integration: The challenges in unifying SAP and non-SAP data underscores the importance of platforms like Fivetran in data modernization initiatives.Navigating SAP end-of-life decisions: Key considerations for organizations that face critical decisions as they approach end-of-life deadlines for certain SAP platforms.SAP migrations and cloud adoption: The benefits of moving SAP systems to the cloud and recommendations for addressing the challenges of legacy systems with modern, scalable solutions.Watch the video recording of this podcast episode here.Resources:Power SAP data transformations at scaleDemo: Integrating SAP Data Into SnowflakeWith Fivetran, Coalesce and phDataCoalesceSnowflakeFivetranConnect with the speakers:David RichertEdwin CommandeurDamien WalkerGlen Dawson

Hugo Lu, Founder and CEO of Orchestra, shares his journey of creating a unified control plane for data operations. He discusses the challenges of the crowded data space and the complexities of data orchestration. Hugo emphasizes the importance of data governance and enabling a successful data mesh. He also explores the necessity of column-level lineage, predictions for 2025 regarding AI, and how Orchestra leverages AI for insights. Inspired by business leaders, he offers valuable lessons from his entrepreneurial experience.

In this episode of Coffee with Coalesce, Cube co-founders Artyom Keydunov and Pavel Tiunov discuss their journey with Cube, from starting out as a side project to a successful company that recently raised its Series B funding round. The discussion touches on Cube’s founding story, innovating the semantic layer with a universal approach, and their data management strategy. Listen to the full episode for more on:Cube’s founding story: The company’s origins as an open-source project focused on embedding BI tools into Slack, eventually pivoting to creating a universal semantic layer.Semantic layer innovation: The importance of a universal semantic layer for ensuring consistent metrics across different BI tools.Cube’s latest product features, including next-gen data modeling, AI-powered capabilities, and more.Predictions and top industry trends in 2025: AI will play a growing role in data engineering, especially with data modeling and optimizing data queries; consolidation within the Modern Data Stack, the evolution of AI-powered tools in analytics, and more.Hosted by Coalesce co-founders Armon Petrossian and Satish Jayanthi.Resources:About Cube: https://cube.dev/About Coalesce: https://coalesce.io/Article: Achieve Data Maturity with an Integrated Semantic LayerNews: Coalesce and Cube Partner to Bring a Universal Semantic Layer to Data Pipeline DevelopmentConnect with our hosts:Armon PetrossianSatish JayanthiConnect with this episode's guests:Artyom KeydunovPavel Tiunov

In this episode of Coffee with Coalesce, Taylor Brown, COO and co-founder of Fivetran, shares the origin story of the company and how Fivetran has helped pioneer the Modern Data Stack. Taylor dives into the challenges of building Fivetran, the company’s mission to make data as accessible and reliable as electricity, and the impact of their innovations on the data industry.In this episode:The origin of Fivetran and its mission to simplify data ingestionsThe origin of the Modern Data StackData accessibility and infrastructure innovationFivetran’s hybrid deployment modelScaling management structures as a co-founderThe future of data lakes and open file formats, and moreHosted by Coalesce co-founders Armon Petrossian and Satish Jayanthi.

We’re excited to welcome Una Galyeva, Data & AI Consultant with Honest Data and AI Consulting, to chat about data mesh.Topics covered in this episode include the reality of data mesh implementations vs the theoretical concepts, use cases where implementing data mesh makes sense, assembling the right team for a successful transition to a data mesh structure, and more.Hosted by Coalesce co-founders Armon Petrossian and Satish Jayanthi.

In the latest episode of our data podcast, we welcome Rob Woollen, Co-founder and CTO of Sigma Computing, to chat about the future of BI, the journey of developing Sigma, finding product market fit, and the company’s success. In this episode you'll hear Rob's take on:the future of spreadsheets and SQLaddressing the largest bottlenecks in analytics use casesthe impact of Gen AI and LLMs on BIchallenges in AI interface designthe potential of AI for productivity, and more.

In this episode of the Coffee with Coalesce podcast, we chat with Gu Xie, Head of Data Engineering at Group 1001, about the secret to building highly performant data engineering teams. Hint: It’s not about finding super-talented, highly-skilled professionals that are 10x more productive than their peers. Rather, it’s about enabling developer velocity: creating an environment where every engineer can be highly productive, and enabling them with the tools and platforms that are pivotal to that productivity.Tune in to hear more and bring your questions for our guest and hosts, Coalesce co-founders Armon Petrossian and Satish Jayanthi.Watch a video recording of this episode: https://coalesce.io/podcast/ep-16-the-10x-data-engineer-with-gu-xie/Watch recordings of past episodes: https://coalesce.io/podcast/Hear from our customers, see product demos, and more: https://coalesce.io/videos/Learn more about Coalesce: https://coalesce.io/

Joe Floyd and Saad Siddiqui, seasoned venture capitalists, delve into the dynamic world of data and AI startups. They share insights on the rapid rise of platforms like Snowflake and the evolution from Hadoop to cloud warehouses. The duo discusses essential traits they seek in founding teams, including intensity and hiring prowess. They also explore the importance of unique data sets in building defensible AI businesses and caution against speculative startups. Their reflections on the impact of generative AI provide a compelling look at future trends in the industry.

We’re excited to welcome Kashish Gupta, co-founder and co-CEO of Hightouch, the number-one composable customer data platform (CDP) that is revolutionizing the way marketers activate their data. From semantic layers to taking advantage of cloud-native data warehouse architectures, tune in and bring your questions for our guest and hosts, Coalesce co-founders Armon Petrossian and Satish Jayanthi.

We’re excited to welcome John Cosgrove and Kent Graziano to tackle the age-old topics of data management and data modeling in the new age of AI and LLMs. How can you get onboard the AI hype train and not end up in a train wreck? What if setting yourself up for success in the future depends more than ever on “old” ideas like hierarchies, semantics, models, taxonomies… in short, structure? Tune in to hear more and bring your questions for our guests and hosts, Coalesce co-founders Armon Petrossian and Satish Jayanthi.