Fireside chat with industry pioneers: Bob Muglia and Ali Ghodsi

In a recent fireside chat, tech leaders discussed the modern data stack and its implications for businesses today. They highlighted SQL as the lingua franca of data analysis and emphasized the importance of Python in conjunction with SQL for effective data modeling. The conversation also touched upon the evolution of languages like SQL and Python, and how they have made programmers more productive and efficient. The emergence of the modern data stack was attributed to a change in cost, which unlocked ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) and enabled additional workloads. However, the panelists believe that the real challenge now is not reducing costs but improving usability. They also discussed the importance of governance solutions for managing complex systems and ensuring data security. The future of data apps was envisioned as autonomous applications that leverage predictive analytics to take actions based on data. The modern data stack is expected to be the foundation for these intelligent applications, which will become more business-critical in the coming years.