Empowering Data Teams with DevOps: Automation Strategies for Modern Analytics
Webinar Speaker: Fern Halper, TDWI VP Research, Senior Research Director for Advanced Analytics
Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET
As data volumes surge and the need for real-time insights intensifies, traditional data engineering and analytics practices are hitting their limits. Manual pipelines, fragile processes, and scalability bottlenecks continue to hinder agility and innovation. In fact, TDWI research highlights manual pipelines as a top concern among data professionals—contributing to delays, errors, and rising operational costs.
Meanwhile, DevOps has revolutionized software development through automation, continuous integration, testing, and deployment. Now, these proven principles are reshaping data engineering and analytics. By embedding DevOps methodologies into data workflows, organizations can eliminate inefficiencies, accelerate delivery, and unlock the full potential of their data teams.
Join Fern Halper, VP of research at TDWI, along with experts from Opsera and Databricks, as they discuss how automation and DevOps are transforming modern data environments. Topics include:
- How DevOps principles apply to data engineering and analytics workflows
- Practical automation strategies for data teams
- How Opsera and Databricks enable scalable, modern DataOps practices
Guest Speakers
Andres Zuñiga
Senior Scale Solutions Engineer
Databricks
My name is Andres Zuñiga, and I am a Senior Scale Solutions Engineer at Databricks. With experience in designing and implementing complex platform solutions, I have developed a strong expertise in guiding enterprise customers through the successful adoption and optimization of Databricks technologies.In my current role, I lead initiatives to help customers activate and leverage new features within their Databricks environments. I work closely with clients to ensure seamless integration of these capabilities, adhering to industry best practices and the rigorous guidelines established by Databricks. My responsibilities include providing technical guidance and enabling customers to maximize the value of their data and analytics workflows. Beyond my core focus at Databricks, I possess extensive experience working with cloud-based systems and modern CI/CD infrastructure.
Krishna Ravipati
Head of Data Engineering & Analytics
Opsera
Krishna Ravipati is a seasoned data and analytics leader with over 19 years of experience driving enterprise-scale initiatives in data engineering, business intelligence, and AI/ML integration. As Head of Data Engineering & Analytics at Opsera, he leads data strategy and platform modernization to deliver measurable business value. Krishna has held key leadership roles at Gen™, Symantec, and Cisco, bringing deep cross-functional expertise across marketing, sales, supply chain, HR, and DevOps.
Date: June 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 am PT
Fern Halper, Ph.D.