"BI and Reporting for Datomic" by Arne Brasseur

Datomic and reporting for business intelligence discussed, including integration with Metabase and Presto. Learn about the importance of data modeling and complex queries in a real-world implementation at Guy Wan.

Key takeaways
  • Datomic and reporting for business intelligence (BI) were discussed
  • A company’s data is in Datomic, and they need to use it for accounting and reporting
  • The company, Guy Wan, built a platform using Datomic and wanted to integrate it with Metabase for reporting
  • Datomic Analytics was created to process big data and provides a transaction log
  • Presto, a SQL engine, was used with Datomic Analytics
  • The speaker talked about the experience of using Datomic and Presto with Metabase
  • The speaker also talked about the importance of having a good understanding of the data model and the need for complex queries
  • The discussion included the use of EmbedKit, a library that connects to Datomic and Postgres and allows for the creation of dashboards with Metabase
  • The speaker mentioned that the company has around 100-200 employees, with a global presence
  • They also mentioned that the company’s CEO is Gene Kim, known for promoting IT Revolution and the closure ecosystem