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Podcast: Drill to Detail - Dagster, Orchestration and Software-Defined Assets

Podcast: Drill to Detail - Dagster, Orchestration and Software-Defined Assets

August 3, 2023
Nick Schrock
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Podcast: Drill to Detail - Dagster, Orchestration and Software-Defined Assets
Podcast: Drill to Detail - Dagster, Orchestration and Software-Defined Assets

Dagster Labs founder Nick Shrock is interviewed by Rittman Analytics founder Mark Rittman

Drill to Detail Ep.109: 'Dagster, Orchestration and Software-Defined Assets' with special guest Nick Schrock

Mark Rittman, founder of Rittman Analytics—a Dagster Implementation Partner—is joined in this episode by returning guest and Dagster Labs Founder Nick Shrock to talk about Dagster's role in the modern data stack ecosystem and software defined assets, a new, declarative approach to managing data and orchestrating its maintenance.

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