Democratizing data tools at Upsolver
Santona Tuli
Head of Data, Upsolver
About the guest
Santona Tuli
Head of Data, Upsolver
Santona went from leading a team of physicists at CERN — hunting for rare particles in nuclear physics — to heading data at Upsolver, where data isn't just a tool, it IS the product. She shapes the strategy to make data tools more user-friendly, from high-scale ingestion to seamless querying.
At Upsolver, data isn't just a tool — it IS the product. Santona shapes the strategy to make data tools more user-friendly, from high-scale ingestion to seamless querying.
What you'll learn
Santona went from leading a team of physicists at CERN studying nuclear physics to heading data at Upsolver. She explains how a 'try it and see' culture drives their lean data stack (their own platform + AWS S3, Athena, Snowflake), and how the 'Chill Data Summit' learning hub is making Apache Iceberg accessible. A unique perspective from someone who found rare particles before finding data product-market fit.
Why you should listen
- Hear how hunting rare particles at CERN prepared Santona for finding product-market fit in data
- Learn about the 'Chill Data Summit' making Apache Iceberg accessible to everyday engineers
- See how a lean 'try it and see' culture beats overplanning when building data products
