slap_shot, I agree and as I disclaimer I also work at GitLab. There is no shortage of data tools in the space today. A majority of my career has been spent in the data & analytics space and I've talked / worked with at least 60% of the companies you mentioned. At the end of the day, these are the questions I've asked over and over again.
1. Do we have enough money / budget for a tool like this?
2. Can we derive enough insights from this product fast enough to make a good ROI?
3. Does this tool use a proprietary language that no one wants to learn or can I code in a language that is relevant?
4. In all honesty, can I get insights faster in a spreadsheet than these tools?
5. What is the learning curve?
6. Can I answer the business question that was originally asked?
Open to more discussions around the topic as it is a lot harder to answer than a few philosophical questions, but it certainly resonates with many data & analytics professionals. A nice goal would be to have project where you can stand up a business, turn your data pipelines on, ingest the data, and view the insights needed to make a business decision all within a short timeframe of when a business goes live.
1. Do we have enough money / budget for a tool like this? 2. Can we derive enough insights from this product fast enough to make a good ROI? 3. Does this tool use a proprietary language that no one wants to learn or can I code in a language that is relevant? 4. In all honesty, can I get insights faster in a spreadsheet than these tools? 5. What is the learning curve? 6. Can I answer the business question that was originally asked?
Open to more discussions around the topic as it is a lot harder to answer than a few philosophical questions, but it certainly resonates with many data & analytics professionals. A nice goal would be to have project where you can stand up a business, turn your data pipelines on, ingest the data, and view the insights needed to make a business decision all within a short timeframe of when a business goes live.