Harmeet Sokhi
Data Engineer, ThoughtWorker
Harmeet is a Lead Data Consultant at Thoughtworks and leads teams building Data and Machine Learning platforms and products for various industries. She has also been leading discoveries and assessments to build organizational data and governance strategies to create roadmaps focused on deriving value from data and machine learning. In addition to supporting clients, she also leads Modern Data Architecture services in the ANZ region at Thoughtworks. She is also a co-host of Data Engineering Melbourne Meetup.
Sessions
Rethinking Data Catalogs: The Promise and Pitfalls
The promise of data catalogs – a single source of truth for your organisation's data – often clashes with the reality of under utilised features, redundancy across various data catalog solutions across teams, adoption challenges and a lack of clear strategy. This talk will pose some critical questions concerning current approaches of choosing and implementing data catalogs: -Do you actually need a Data catalog.Are data catalogs becoming just glorified registries without much practical use. -Why do organisations find themselves juggling multiple catalogs? - Is user adoption the missing piece in the data catalog puzzle? -Finding the right fit. How do you identify the right fit and what are the considerations.Is there a practical framework to select the ideal catalog for your specific needs. -Measuring success.Is there a way to understand the tangible return on investment (ROI) for this investment - Synergy or Redundancy System Catalog vs Data Catalog : Is there a synergy between System Catalog & Data Catalog We'll dissect the reasons behind these challenges and explore solutions and strategies based on our experience of implementing data catalogs across different organisations and share a more streamlined approach towards data catalog journey.
Starts: 11:10 AM
Ends: 11:40 AM