Future Data 2020

Earlier this week, I (virtually) attended Future Data 2020, a conference about the next generation of data systems. During the conference, I watched an interesting talk given by Tristan Handy, founder and CEO of Fishtown Analytics, called The Modern Data Stack: Past, Present, and Future. During the talk, Tristan discussed a so-called Cambrian explosion of data products built upon data warehouses, such as Amazon Redshift, between 2012 and 2016, as well as his opinion that we are on the precipice of a similar paradigm shift, which he referred to as “the second Cambrian explosion.”

Tristan’s perspective on the modern data stack provided much food for thought; however, the topic I want to explore here stems from a brief comment made about the future of self-service in data-driven decision-making: How those who are not necessarily on the cutting-edge of data science can best leverage their data to make informed decisions.

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