GoodData[1], one of the key players in business intelligence and analytics, today announced a partnership with Visa[2]. This is an interesting development for both sides, for a number of reasons.
ZDNet connected with Roman Stanek, GoodData Founder and CEO, to discuss the ins and outs of the deal, the data landscape, and the way data are used to shape directions for organizations big and small, and what's next for GoodData.
The evolution of the data ecosystem
Last time we spoke with GoodData executives, it was on the occasion of another major partnership, that with Amazon. We picked up from where we left off, by going over the evolution of that partnership. Stanek said things are coming along great, and the collaboration around AWS Redshift[3] was just the beginning.
Having a partner with such a big presence and important role as Amazon, which is the dominant player in the cloud market, is a great strength for GoodData. Stanek emphasized the broader vision of what he called investment in data, and how organizations can have a return on their data. But he also touched upon certain technical aspects GoodData is making a play on, and how they fit into the big picture.
Kubernetes is prominent among them, and the discussion on AWS naturally brought it to the fore. There has been ample coverage around Kubernetes lately, and Kubernetes was something we picked early on[4]. Despite having growing pains around data management, the fact that we have a de-facto standard for application deployment on-premise and in the cloud in Kubernetes is a game-changer.
GoodData has historically been a