Show 212 - Jesse Anderson - Big Data
Today\u2019s episode is an interview with Jesse Anderson, a preeminent expert who teaches software engineers how to become data scientists and data engineers. He has years under his belt teaching at Fortune 100 companies and startups alike. Jesse is a data engineer, creative engineer and managing director of Big Data Institute.
In this talk, Jesse reveals the exponential ROI from big data and how it can shift a data \u201ccan\u2019t\u201d into an income-generating \u201cCAN.\u201d He shares how companies leverage big data to gain a competitive advantage in their marketplace and explains why a solid management team is critical for the successful implementation of big data strategies.
After this interview is complete, you\u2019ll have clarity on how to leverage big data - and what to do if your team hits a roadblock. Tune in and enjoy.
02:00 - 13:00 - Harnessing big data and how big companies leverage big data technologies
13:00 - 25:00 - Avoiding big mistakes and common issues in big data
25:00 - 38:00 - Amazon\u2019s interesting wins and how they made it work using big data
38:00 - 50:00 - The value of cross-functional, aggregated teams - and how to manage them
50:00 - 01:02:00 - Why stuck teams need help - and how Jesse gets teams out of their rut
01:02:00 - 01:15:30 - On asking better questions and why you shouldn\u2019t ever half-ass big data