Why Yanzu Data?

Hi, let me tell you about my ride so far with Yanzu Data. I guess you could say it all began with my love for data and a soft spot for the small guys in business, the underdogs.

As a seasoned software development consultant, I've been in the trenches, working to solve customer problems. Over time, I noticed a pattern: companies that hired me to (say) build a Web app ended up sending me off on side quests to wrestle with all sorts of data puzzles.

Gathering data from APIs, FTPs, emails – you name it, loading it from every format imaginable – CSV, Excel, even proprietary ones, and then transforming, cleaning, mixing it up – it was all part of the daily grind. And this wasn't just a one-off; I saw it happening everywhere, to businesses big and small.

Here's what hit me – data is like gold dust when it comes to decision-making. But the journey from raw data to actionable insights? Now that's a tough ride. Big businesses sweat it out, and for the smaller ones, it's like climbing Everest.

Now, I've always cheered for the small businesses. These folks are out there, full of energy and innovative ideas, but they're getting bogged down by inadequate systems. Their stories are getting lost in the data noise, and that just didn't sit right with me.

So, that's when I got the idea for Yanzu Data.

I wanted to build something that would smash those pesky barriers between businesses and their data. A platform that offered managed databases with a focus on analytics, and brought in powerhouse tools like the open-source Apache Superset to the mix.

This way, anyone could dive into their data using SQL, whip up visualizations, and customize dashboards to their heart's content. And for folks who don't know SQL from Excel? Yanzu Data would meet them where they are and help them too.

But Yanzu Data isn't just a service. It's a mission, a journey, a promise. My promise, to make the data landscape something anyone can navigate, no matter the size of their business.

To turn the data jargon into plain speak so you can focus on what matters - growing your business with the help of solid insights.

I started Yanzu Data to simplify the complex, to turn data into stories, and to help every business, big or small, unlock their potential with the power of data. There's a story hidden in your data, and I'm stoked to help you discover it.

So, are you ready to dive in? Let's do this together.

Runako Godfrey
Founder
Yanzu Data

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