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Episode 160:

Closing the Gap Between Dev Teams and Data Teams with Santona Tuli of Upsolver

October 18, 2023

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Santona Tuli, Head of Data at Upsolver, a data pipeline tool that focuses on application developers. During the episode, Santona discusses her background in nuclear physics. The conversation covers topics such as specialized tools in data infrastructure, the challenges of working with data in different environments, and the importance of data as a business differentiator. They also discuss the features and capabilities of UpSolver and the need for quality and observability in data processing, and more.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Santona’s journey from nuclear physics to data science (4:59)
  • The appeal of startups and wearing multiple hats (8:12)
  • The challenge of pseudoscience in the news (10:24)
  • Approaching data with creativity and rigor (13:22)
  • Challenges and differences in data workflows (14:39)
  • Schema Evolution and Quality Problems (27:01)
  • Real-time Data Monitoring and Anomaly Detection (30:34)
  • The importance of data as a business differentiator (35:48)
  • The SQL job creation process (46:25)
  • Different options for creating solver jobs (47:20)
  • Adding column-level expectations (50:17)
  • Discussing the differences of working with data as a scientist and in a startup (1:00:18)
  • Final thoughts and takeaways (1:04:01)

 

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