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. 

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Sandy Ryza, Lead Engineer at Dagster. During the episode, Sandy shares insights on data cleaning, data engineering processes, and the need for improved tools. He introduces Dagster, an orchestrator that focuses on assets like tables, datasets, and machine learning models, and contrasts it with traditional workflow systems. He also explains Dagster’s integration with DBT, while also exploring the changing dynamics in data roles, the impact of modern tooling, the potential for increased creativity in the field, and more.