From Lock-In to Openness: The Shift in Data Platforms
Take a look at the marketing of any modern data platform and you’ll notice a common theme — they all emphasize their openness. But what does that really mean? What happened to the good old days of vendor lock-in? And how “open” are these platforms, really?
In this talk, we’ll take a closer look at Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, dbt + Fivetran, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, AWS, and a few exotic birds like MotherDuck. We’ll explore how these platforms position themselves, what they truly have in common, and — most importantly — how this new era of openness benefits you as a data practitioner.
There’s never been a better time to work in data!
- The convergence thesis
- From monoliths to composable architectures
- The modern data platform
- Open table formats
- Platform comparison
- Interoperability beyond file formats
- The direction of travel
- Key takeaways
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