Data is the foundation of intelligence

Building Data Platforms That Actually Solve Business Problems

Meet Teddy Bernays Teddy is a highly autonomous Freelance Data Engineer and Google Cloud Trainer who focuses on helping startups and mid-sized companies build efficient, scalable, and cost-effective data platforms. He started his career in the complex world of audio engineering before transitioning to IT, where he found a fascination with the mechanics "under the hood" of data systems. Today, he is a firm believer that the solution to data inconsistency isn't always more code, but more clarity. His approach is simple: “If it’s simple, do it simple. You don't need three different tools to solve a one-tool problem.”

Looking for Arch?

Arch has officially shut down, and the Arch platform is no longer operating. If you’re an Arch customer looking for what’s next, you’re in the right place. Matatika is now supporting former Arch customers and helping teams continue their analytics and data workflows without disruption.

Google Sheets for Analysts: How to Eliminate the Data Update Bottleneck

Stop Manually Uploading Spreadsheets: 5 High-Impact Use Cases (and How Resident Advisor Fixed It)

If your week still includes exporting CSVs and uploading them into dashboards, you’re paying a “data tax” in delays, context switching, and stale numbers. Here are the top five use cases where teams should replace manual uploads with a real Google Sheets → warehouse pipeline plus a quick look at how Resident Advisor (RA) made this work in production.

Aftermath of the DBT + Fivetran Merger: What It Really Means for Data Teams

Two weeks on from the DBT + Fivetran merger, and the dust hasn’t settled, it’s only just starting to reveal what comes next. The deal didn’t just merge two companies. It merged two very different philosophies about how modern data should move, transform, and deliver value.