01: Discussing Mattermost Data Infrastructure with Alex Dovenmuehle

In this episode, Kostas Pardalis sits down with Alex Dovenmuehle, head of data engineering for Mattermost, an open-source self-hosted communication tool that optimizes dev workflows in highly secure environments. Kostas and Alex discuss:

• Alex's background and experience (2:29)
• Data stack Mattermost is using (9:25)
• How Mattermost built their Data Stack (21:05)
• Using data to understand the story of the customer's journey (24:58)
• Focus on privacy and security (26:33)
• Practical ways Mattermost is using data (37:14)
• What's next for data analytics at Mattermost and wrap up (42:45)

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