The Data Stack Show

29: The Present and Future of Data Engineering with Joe Reis and Matthew Housley from Ternary Data

Episode Notes

On this week’s episode of The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas are joined by Matthew Housley, CTO, and Joe Reis, CEO and co-founder of Ternary Data. These self-described “recovering data scientists” focus on teaching skills to build a solid foundation for organizations to work with their data.

Highlights from this week’s episode include:

• Joe and Matt’s background and expertise (2:44)
• Common threads and trends in the data sphere (9:39)
• Differences and commonalities between startups and enterprises and the way they deal with data (18:28)
• Discussing how the role of data engineering has evolved over the years and what it might morph into in the near future (27:52)
• The ideal data infrastructure and what future shifts excite them (39:52)
• How ML is shaping the data space (44:30)
• The state of real time (49:56)

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