Speaker bio: Paola Peraza is a Product Manager and founding team member at Astronomer, a fast-growing startup on a mission to help Enterprises develop and grow with Apache Airflow. After almost 4 years at Astronomer, Paola spends her time developing strategies for Astronomer’s distribution of Airflow both in the context of the open-source community as well as our commercial offerings. She’s also an owner of Astronomer’s technical documentation. Originally from Mexico City, Paola lives in Cincinnati, OH and is passionate about making data engineering more accessible to all.
Abstract: This talk will cater to those who are new to or considering adopting Apache Airflow as their primary data orchestration tool, with a focus on operability and security. We’ll plan to cover:
- The genesis of Apache Airflow. What is it, and what problem does it solve?
- How does Airflow compare to other data orchestration tools (e.g. Dagster, Prefect), and what use cases is it best suited for?
- How is Airflow 2.0 a game-changer?
- What is Astronomer, and what value does it bring to Airflow?
- What’s the best way to get started with Airflow?
- What does the Airflow community look like, and how can you get involved?
