Episode description

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Jeff's Background and Transition to Independent Consulting (0:03)
• Working at Keurig and Business Model Changes (2:16)
• Tech Stack Evolution and SAP HANA Implementation (7:33)
• Adoption of Tableau and Data Pipelines (11:21)
• Supply Chain Analytics and Timeless Data Modeling (15:49)
• Impact of Cloud Computing on Cost Optimization (18:35)
• Challenges of Managing Variable Costs (20:59)
• Democratization of Data and Cost Impact (23:52)
• Quality of Fivetran Connectors (27:29)
• Data Ingestion and Cost Awareness (29:44)
• Virtual Warehouse Cost Management (31:22)
• Auto-Scaling and Performance Optimization (33:09)
• Cost-Saving Frameworks for Business Problems (38:19)
• Dashboard Frameworks (40:53)
• Increasing Dashboards (43:29)
• Final thoughts and takeaways (46:28)

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