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I fully disagree with suggesting ridiculously overpriced for-profit SaaS solutions in the context of choosing among open-source tech.

• buremba 2y ago
  I don't recommend overpriced SaaS solutions; I highlight that there is a lesson to be learned on why they're so popular, and open-source tech could be as simple as them. That's why I started Universql in the first place; use their interface/protocol as an open-source tech and reduce the compute cost (often ~90% of the total cost of DWHs) by using DuckDB. You still get all the catalog features without paying the premium price.
  • datadeft 2y ago
    They are so popular because the decisions are made by managament in many companies and they have a good sales team. Using popularity as justification of anything is the definition of slippery slope.
    • buremba 2y ago
      I agree but I also don't think you can have $3B ARR with only good sales.