Data Warehouses are Gilded Cages - What Comes Next

Explore the limitations of data warehouse-centric analytics stacks and discover potential future directions in this 40-minute conference talk from Data Council. Examine the parallels between current data warehouse systems and mainframe-era centralized control, considering issues of shared compute, limited sandbox space, and lack of equivalent local work options. Delve into the increasing costs and feature convergence among major vendors in the OLAP space. Learn about the untapped potential of modern laptops for data processing, with a focus on DuckDB's capabilities for handling substantial workloads. Gain insights into Motherduck's innovative approaches to blending local and remote systems, potentially shifting control back to users. Benefit from the expertise of Nicholas Ursa, an engineer at Motherduck with experience leading data engineering teams at The New York Times and better.com.