The Data Stack Show

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:Ben’s background and journey in data (0:18)Relating data to business outcomes (2:33)Facebook's approach to data-driven business outcomes (4:43)Subjectivity and data-driven business outcomes (8:43)Infrastructure and data collection at Facebook (12:04)The importance of first-party data and the death of third-party cookies (16:27)Facebook's Data and Attribution Challenges (20:08)Facebook's Infrastructure and Tooling (23:41)Differences in Data Approaches (28:26)Challenges of Data Project Alignment with Business Outcomes (32:58)Integration of Data into Tools and Partnerships (35:12)Building Alliances with Embedded Data Analysts (38:08)Budgeting for Data Teams (40:02)Healthy Team Dynamics and Budgeting (44:18)Data Team Reporting Structure (46:23)Connecting with Ben and More Content (50:55)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Data expert Ryan McCrary discusses customer data modeling, data activation, and product management. Topics covered include challenges with data projects, entity management, reverse ETL, ML and AI use cases, future product features, ETL evolution, and industry trends.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:Matt KG’s Background in Data (0:35)Challenges in purchasing data tools (1:28)Early experiences in data analysis (9:51)Matt’s Transition to a subprime auto loan company (13:19Transition to RudderStack and software purchase decisions (17:36)Tech Problems: People and Process (22:02)Challenges in Purchasing Data Tools (22:55)Budget Constraints and Purchasing Decisions (24:46)Challenges with Platform Documentation (26:55)Metrics and Cost Efficiency (30:11)Risk and Conviction in Purchasing Decisions (32:53)Justification and Value Creation (38:17)Connecting Data to Business Value (42:03)Navigating Business Relationships (46:25)Empowering Analysts (49:54)Relational Capital and Team Competency (51:29)Final thoughts and takeaways (54:16)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:Kostas Passes the Baton as Co-Host of the Podcast (0:24)Reflecting on the Podcast (2:56)New Co-Host John Wessel and His Background in Data (4:34)Kostas Journey in Data (10:55)Rudderstack's Explosive Growth (21:28)The Podcast's Inception and Marketing Activities (24:19)Evolution of the podcast (27:22)Memorable guests and experiences (28:29)Connecting with industry leaders and key innovators in the space (33:05)Kostas' new venture (36:26)Advice for the new co-host (42:17)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (44:47)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:The Evolution of Data Systems (0:47)The Role of Open Source Software (2:39)Challenges of Time Series Data (6:38)Architecting InfluxDB (9:34)High Cardinality Concepts (11:36)Trade-Offs in Time Series Databases (15:35)High Cardinality Data (18:24)Evolution to InfluxDB 3.0 (21:06)Modern Data Stack (23:04)Evolution of Database Systems (29:48)InfluxDB Re-Architecture (33:14)Building an Analytic System with Data Fusion (37:33)Challenges of Mapping Time Series Data into Relational Model (44:55)Adoption and Future of Data Fusion (46:51)Externalized Joins and Technical Challenges (51:11)Exciting Opportunities in Data Tooling (55:20)Emergence of New Architectures (56:35)Final thoughts and takeaways (57:47)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.