Launching an Inner Information Market with Atlan
The Energetic Metadata Pioneers collection options Atlan clients who’ve just lately accomplished an intensive analysis of the Energetic Metadata Administration market. Paying ahead what you’ve realized to the subsequent information chief is the true spirit of the Atlan group! So, they’re right here to share their hard-earned perspective on an evolving market, what makes up their trendy information stack, modern use instances for metadata, and extra.
On this installment of the collection, we meet Cristina Perez Martinez, Information Engineer and Architect, and Ezequiel Barbero, Market & Enterprise Intelligence Supervisor at Telefónica Tech, who share how a contemporary information cataloging expertise and column-level lineage will assist a broad imaginative and prescient for information democratization.
This interview has been edited for brevity and readability.
Might you inform us a bit about your self, your background, and what drew you to Information & Analytics?
Ezequiel Barbero:
I’ve acquired a Masters in Huge Information and have labored in Information & Analytics since 2002. I began at Telefónica in Argentina with the BI Information Staff engaged on ETLs based mostly in SQL. Then I labored in Information Engineering serving to with Information Science, working with the pinnacle of that workforce in Argentina.
In 2019, I got here to Spain to work with their Information Science workforce on Advertising Intelligence, and in 2021 I joined Telefónica Tech to begin the BI Staff.
Cristina Perez Martinez:
I began working at Telefónica in 2019 as a Python developer, and I moved to Telefónica Tech in 2021. My workforce has primarily been working as Information Engineers and Information Architects for the BI workforce.
Would you thoughts describing Telefónica, and the way your information workforce helps the group?
Cristina:
Telefónica is split into fairly a couple of totally different corporations, however as a complete, it’s a Telecommunications Enterprise. Right here, in Telefónica Tech, the digital enterprise unit, we’ve been targeted on digital applied sciences akin to AI & BD, connectivity and IoT, Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Blockchain.
Our workforce is split into two, with a part of the workforce targeted on structure and engineering, getting uncooked information, then standardizing and reworking it till it goes into Snowflake, our Information Warehouse. The remainder of the workforce is targeted on Information Evaluation, based mostly in Snowflake and coding in SQL. From there, they develop dashboards in PowerBI.
Ezequiel:
Telefónica Tech has a workforce engaged on IoT and Huge Information for exterior use instances, however our workforce is answerable for inside use instances, supporting the corporate. We assist infrastructure, transformation, and for nearly a yr now, Information Governance.
What does your information stack seem like?
Ezequiel:
Our stack relies on Microsoft Azure, and we use Information Manufacturing facility for Orchestration. We use Databricks’ ETL instrument, blob storage, and information lake. Snowflake is Telefónica’s information warehouse.
Why seek for an Energetic Metadata Administration resolution? What was lacking?
Ezequiel:
Our firm has over 6,200 individuals, however our workforce is small relative to all the group. So if it’s essential to enhance information democratization, then that wouldn’t be attainable with out self-service, and with out Information Governance.
Why was Atlan a very good match? Did something stand out throughout your analysis course of?
Ezequiel:
We had been first in search of a cloud-based SaaS resolution that was straightforward to deploy and simple to arrange.
Cristina:
Our aim was to have a spot the place we may create a catalog of knowledge that was accessible sufficient to the remainder of the corporate. It was additionally essential to grasp the lineage between Snowflake and PowerBI. Our main aim was to grasp the influence that modifying a supply would have on our information warehouse, so column-level lineage ensures end-to-end visibility and traceability. Moreover, we acknowledge the necessity for a strong instrument to strengthen safety of our information platform, permitting us to assign roles and permissions to make sure that solely licensed individuals have entry to particular data, in addition to the power to carry out audits which is important to keep up the integrity and compliance of our information operations.
What do you plan on creating with Atlan? Do you’ve gotten an concept of what use instances you’ll construct, and the worth you’ll drive?
Cristina:
One of many necessities we had is to create considerably of a market for our information, with every part based mostly on Atlan property, and we’re engaged on launching that to start with of this yr. From there, we’re wanting ahead to populating much more metadata in Atlan and Snowflake.
Sooner or later, we’re enthusiastic about the opportunity of utilizing Atlan AI. Our aim is to make accessing information even simpler for individuals, and with the ability to chat with Atlan about information would make it straightforward for individuals to search out what they want.
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