Data Democratization

Data democratization is the process of improving data availability through modern cloud-based technologies and enabling users to retrieve information from that data through self-service analytics. In this session together with Interfood and Funda, we will cover the benefits, risks, and main enablers of Data Democratization.

Recent developments in technology, the rise of the modern data stack, and the prevalence of self-service analytics have disrupted the field of data and analytics. Our of these game-changing events, a new professional role has emerged in the data field: the Analytics Engineer. This session will introduce you to the role and responsibilities of the Analytics Engineer.

The bigger your warehouse gets, the more difficult is to manage the dependencies between your datasets and get a hold of the health of your data. In this hands-on session, we will showcase the value of tools such as dbt and SodaSQL to manage your data warehouse at scale with a real-life demo of both tools combined. Data lineage and data quality assurance are more than achievable goals with this combination!

Paired with some realistic examples, we will speak about several topics most people forget to scope when an organization creates a dashboard. Some topics can be as important as data security and hidden costs. Or as trivial as confusing interactions and mobile responsiveness.