230: The Cynical Data Guy: Data Tech Debt, Data Mesh, and Dashboard Directives

The Data Stack Show

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• The Return of the Cynical Data Guy (0:14)
• Risks of SQL Complexity (2:16)
• Technical Debt in Data (4:34)
• Data Mesh Critique (6:38)
• Governance vs. Decentralization (9:55)
• Never Let a Stakeholder Tell You They Need a Dashboard (12:05)
• Dashboard vs. Table (13:34)
• Organizational Dynamics in Data Requests (16:35)
• AI and Prompt Writing (19:43)
• Search Techniques and User Behavior (21:20)
• Discussion on Code Optimization Tools (23:19)
• Final Thoughts and Takeaways (24:47)

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