Delta Sharing and Unity Catalog - Lessons Learned at T-Mobile

Explore lessons learned at T-Mobile for building a lakehouse and integrating into a data mesh using Unity Catalog and external Delta Sharing in this 26-minute conference talk. Gain insights on overcoming challenges when setting up a new data architecture, including shared metastore administration, catalog administration, and security tooling. Learn about scaffolding automation for new schemas, containers, and external locations, as well as onboarding existing non-UC lakehouse objects. Discover how to enable teams across the enterprise while maintaining a rational and easily understood security model. Understand the importance of gathering metrics, from query cost to data sharing usage, to optimize your data architecture. Benefit from the experiences shared by Geoffrey Freeman, Solution Architect, and Luke Barnes, Data Strategy Manager at T-Mobile, as they discuss building an efficient and secure data ecosystem.