Future Ready Data Engineering: Essential Strategies for the AI Era

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET

Data engineering has never been more critical — or more complex. According to Dresner Advisory Services, 81% of organizations say it’s essential, but only 37% say they’re effective at it.

Join Dresner Advisory analyst Bill Hostmann and Ascend CEO Sean Knapp for an exclusive look at how data engineering is evolving and what teams must do now to prepare for the future.

Featured Speakers

Bill Hostmann, VP and Research Fellow at Dresner Advisory, focuses on Analytic Data Infrastructures (ADI) for BI, Advanced Analytics, and CPM/PM. He has 20+ years in product management at companies like Gemstone Systems, Informix, and Informatics, and spent 14 years at Gartner, including as VP and Distinguished Analyst for BI/Analytics.

Bill Hostmann

VP and Research Fellow | Dresner Advisory

Sean Knapp is the founder and CEO of Ascend.io. Previously, he was co-founder and CTO at Ooyala, where he led product and engineering, helped scale to 500+ employees, and drove a $410M acquisition. Before that, he was a tech lead at Google, contributing to over $1B in revenue growth and launching iGoogle.

Sean Knapp

Founder & CEO | Ascend.io

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Research-backed insights to close the effectiveness gap

Discover what top-performing teams are doing differently.

Practical roadmap for future-ready data engineering

Learn the essential capabilities you need to build now to support tomorrow’s AI initiatives without rebuilding your entire stack.

Actionable frameworks that reduce complexity and cost

Walk away with concrete approaches to improve efficiency, data quality, observability, and governance.

Future-Ready Data Engineering: Essential Strategies for the AI Era

About the Webinar

Wednesday, May 21, 202510 AM PT | 1 PM ET

Featured Speakers

Join This Exclusive Webinar to Gain

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
10 AM PT | 1 PM ET