Last month, I did a very fun keynote (IMO, more of a discussion with the audience) about shifting left and right, aka how dev teams and data teams can better collaborate. I enjoyed this talk for a few reasons. First, the audience was largely a non-data audience, comprised mostly of DevOps and software engineers. Talk about a tough crowd! Second, the interaction was amazing. My talks often involve crowd work, and this kept flowing with great ideas and discussions. Last, this was in my hometown of Salt Lake City, where I spend a lot of time, but very rarely give talks. I’m often giving talks elsewhere on the planet, and when I’m home, I’m in lockdown mode - reading, writing, making content, etc. This is a very rare occasion you’ll see me in front of a hometown audience, which is personally cool to watch.
Very interesting. But it is a little strange how we draw silos on the PowerPoint and then ask ourselves why there are silos.
Related, the comment about putting up walls by saying “if you want to talk with someone in my team, talk to me first” is very similar to saying something should “go through proper channels”. But the latter is at least nominally a correct attitude.
Very interesting. But it is a little strange how we draw silos on the PowerPoint and then ask ourselves why there are silos.
Related, the comment about putting up walls by saying “if you want to talk with someone in my team, talk to me first” is very similar to saying something should “go through proper channels”. But the latter is at least nominally a correct attitude.