## Metadata - Author: [[5x.co|5x]] - Full Title:: Rise of the Data Generalist: Smaller Teams, Bigger Impact - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Data team roles|Data team roles]], [[Data team roles|Data team roles]], - URL:: https://www.5x.co/articles/rise-of-the-data-generalist?ref=blef.fr - Finished date:: [[2023-10-21]] ## Highlights > In a landmark blog post in 2017, Maxime Beauchemin talked about the "Rise of the Data Engineer. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8ez6qxksjyb56g0r5kqbq4)) > Today, our goal is efficiency ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8f2rb7ze8xb8nzap3qdyr0)) > By 2025, I anticipate that 30% of data teams will migrate to a fully managed solution. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8f2m1wqbrp56xjmns73v87)) I think the key is "do less, choose wisely". > Do more with less” is becoming a theme ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8f2ybb5hs7znnbbhz0ddpe)) > As a result, we're witnessing the rise of a new archetype—the "data generalist"—who can operate around different areas of the data stack ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8f34vcmrs64xbd7grd1fkg))