“Universal” semantic layer tools introduced in recent years promise to standardize business metrics across the data stack, and eliminate silos of metrics trapped in semantic layers that are limited to specific data sources or BI platforms. This post offers considerations for adopting a universal semantic layer.
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The Universal Semantic Layer: More Than Enough?

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Data engineers and data scientists must manage pipelines for unstructured data to ensure healthy inputs for language models.
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Why and How Data Engineers Will Enable the Next Phase of Generative AI - Audio Blog

Companies that adopt DataOps increase the odds of success by making GenAI data pipelines what they should be: modular, scalable, robust, flexible, and governed.
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DataOps for Generative AI Data Pipelines, Part II: Must-Have Characteristics - Audio Blog

Most data leaders want to deliver data products, but few are doing it. 

Let's face it: most data teams today function as internal service bureaus that fulfill customer requests that arrive via ticketing systems, email, handwritten notes, or calls from colleagues looking for a favor. Most work double time to keep their request backlogs from ballooning from weeks to months. In this environment, few data leaders have time or capacity to switch from a project management approach to a product management one.

Even if data leaders had time, most wouldn't know how to make this transition. Most have no experience in product management, nor do they have a good idea of a data product. So asking data leaders to deliver data products is like asking them to build a rocket ship that can travel to the moon.

In this episode, Wayne Eckerson interviews Henrik Strandberg, a strong proponent of running data teams using product management principles. Henrik Strandberg is a seasoned data transformation leader who, for the past 25 years, has helped numerous organizations bridge gaps between business and technology. In stints at publishing and gaming companies, Henrik has developed a unique understanding of building and delivering data products at scale that delight customers.

Achieving Success with Data Products: An Interview with Henrik Strandberg

GenAI can help data engineers become more productive, and data engineering can help GenAI drive new levels of innovation.
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https://www.eckerson.com/articles/achieving-fusion-how-genai-and-data-engineering-help-one-another

Achieving Fusion: How GenAI and Data Engineering Help One Another - Audio Blog

Discover how master data management (MDM)  provides language models with high-quality enterprise data to improve their response accuracy.
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https://www.eckerson.com/articles/improving-genai-accuracy-with-master-data-management

The Universal Semantic Layer: More Than Enough?

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