Russ Bartels is the Sr. Director for Data Science & SDN Orchestration at Windstream where he leads the data teams that are delivering experience-based insights for Windstream’s customers, partners, and employees. Russ walks Hashmap on Tap host Kelly through Windstream's recent data migration from Hadoop to Snowflake, what their data acquisition landscape looks like today, and offers advice for someone considering modernizing their data platforms.