DevOps revolutionised software development. It's time to revolutionise data.

Length: 45 minutes

Room: Room 3

Abstract

What does a team of developers do in a BI and Analytics environment? The use of data analysis within a modern technology stack is at the core of a successful insurance business. Gjensidige, Norway's largest insurance company, has recently begun it's journey of moving all data operations from an on-prem data warehouse solution into the cloud. With almost 30 individual analyst teams in the mix, this task is no mean feat. Everything we do is data-driven with the goal to provide the best possible customer experience: from pricing to marketing and sales, as well as direct customer service, and claims handling. To succeed in this journey, we utilise the power of software best practices and DevOps culture: Product thinking, end-to-end responsibility, cross-team collaboration, and early problem solving. In this talk I will show how developers are a crucial resource to our success in publishing and maintaining high quality data products into our data platform by both growing and rooting DevOps culture and software best practices within our analyst teams.

Day & time

Wednesday, 3:40 – 4:25 PM

Intended audience

No experience is required, but interest in / knowledge about DevOps is beneficial.

• Alexandra Diem

  Former academic turned data scientist turned data mesh frontrunner. Alexandra has a background in applied mathematics and statistics, and holds a PhD in mathematical and computational modelling of physiological processes. As an academic Alexandra championed reproducible and reusable science, recognising and utilising the benefits of version control and containerised development early on. Following her academic career, Alexandra worked as both a software development and data science consultant in several domains in both the private and public sector. Her solution-oriented approach allowed her to recognise the potential of DevOps best practices within data science, becoming a frontrunner in implementing DevOps culture within the data world. Today, Alexandra leads team Cloud Analytics and MLOps at Gjensidige, Norway’s largest insurance company. The team’s mission is to empower analysts by facilitating self-service analytics, encouraging cross-team collaboration, and promoting software best practices. In my spare time you'll find me either on a bike or a pair of skis.