This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Artyom Keydunov, Co-Founder and CEO, Cube Dev. During the episode, the group discusses the evolution of semantic layers, their importance in data management, and Cube’s growth and adaptation to industry needs. Artyom highlights the challenges in building a semantic layer and the solutions Cube has developed, including their own SQL engine. He also discusses the potential of integrating semantic layers with natural language processing technologies for improved accuracy and much more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Jay Henderson, SVP of Product Management at Alteryx. During the episode, Jay shares his career journey from accounting to data analytics, and his role at Alteryx. They discuss Alteryx’s analytics automation platform, designed for end users without coding skills. Jay explains how Alteryx democratizes analytics, providing a visual representation of data transformations and handling inputs from various systems. They also discuss the challenges of building low-code/no-code systems, the importance of collaboration in analytics, the potential impact of generative AI on analytics, and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Matt Butcher, the CEO of Fermyon Technologies. During the episode, Matt discusses his career journey from philosophy to software development, and his work with various programming languages and cloud ecosystems. He talks about his experiences with Google’s infrastructure and container technology, and his various stops along the way before becoming CEO at Fermyon. The discussion also covers the use of WebAssembly for cloud computing, its advantages over virtual machines and containers, its potential for revolutionizing application development, and more.