This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Colin Zima, the Co-Founder and CEO of Omni, a company building consistency of a shared data model with the freedom of SQL. During the episode, Colin, a former Looker employee and Co-Founder of Omni, shares insights into Looker’s impact on the data industry, its unique architecture, and the role it played in the evolution of data analytics. He also discusses the concept of an analytics engineer, the balance between governance and flexibility in data modeling, the future of business intelligence, the merging of SQL and Python, the vision for Omni, and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Travis Henry and Hillary Carpio of Snowflake. Travis works as the Director of SDR Operations while Hillary is Head of ABM. During the episode, Travis and Hillary discuss the importance of data in their marketing and sales strategies. They delve into the types of data they use, the challenges of data overload and the importance of a strong partnership between marketing and data teams. They also share their experience of writing a book about their unique approach at Snowflake. The conversation further explores the role of sales and marketing in targeting different personas within an organization, and more.

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with David Yaffe and Johnny Graettinger, Co-Founders of Estuary, a company building the next generation of real-time data integration solutions. During the episode, David and Johnny discuss streaming technology, the challenges of real-time streaming, the importance of low latency and high-scale data processing in the ad tech industry. They delve into the reasons behind building Estuary, its unique approach to decoupling storage and computing, and its focus on real-time updates and scalability. They also touch on the complexities of state management in streaming applications, data mesh, the impact of streaming on data processing and orchestration, and more.