Data, data, data – it’s long been a buzzword in the industry, whether big data, streaming data, data analytics, data science, even AI & machine learning — but data alone is not enough: it takes an entire system of tools and technology to extract value from data.A multibillion-dollar industry has emerged around data tools and technologies. And with so much excitement and innovation in the space: how exactly do all these tools fit together?This podcast – a hallway style conversation between The Data Standard and Alejandro Blacut from Millicom(Tigo) – explores the evolution of data architectures, including some quick history, where they’re going, and a surprising use case for streaming data, as well as Alejandro’s take on how he’d architect the picks and shovels that handle data end-to-end today.Alejandro Blacuthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-blacut-8632a847The Data Standardhttps://datastandard.io/https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-data-standard/