
Dan Montgomery

Dan is a proven, strategic thought leader in the Data Engineering and Business Intelligence space with over 15 years of experience across Technology, Consulting, Finance, and Energy sectors. He is currently Director of Data Engineering for SunPower, a leader in Solar services, and is responsible for SunPower's Central Analytics Strategy. He is a believer in the Modern Data Stack for its Simplicity and Scale, and MDS tools are core to SunPower's go-forward data infrastructure. In his spare time, Dan likes to spend time with family, go on walks with his dogs, play bass guitar, and watch professional wrestling.
Day 1
11:45 PM - 12:30 PM
Knitting your own data fabric: Real possibility or impossible fantasy?
Meera Viswanathan, Lead Product Manager, Fivetran
Samiksha Gour, Senior Data Engineering Manager, Momentive
Dan Montgomery, Director of Data Engineering, SunPower
Sharad Mathur, Global Head of Data & Analytics
Piyush Bhargava, Sr. Director, Data Architecture & Engineering, DocusSign
One of the hottest topics in the data space is “data fabric,” but what is it — and what makes it different from “data mesh” or any other buzz term? Is it actually achievable? What does it mean for data governance? In this session, you’ll get an honest take on this term, including what it promises to deliver and whether the promises can be kept.