In this episode, we'll chat with Carly Taylor, Field CTO of Gaming at Databricks, to explore the fascinating world of data analytics in the gaming industry, where every click, quest, and respawn generates insights that shape the games we love. Carly shares her experience working in gaming to help harness data for better gameplay and smarter monetization. She'll break down what analysts, data scientists, and sales engineers actually do in gaming and how teams turn raw data into real-time decisions. Whether you're a player, a data nerd, or someone who wants to turn both into a career, this episode is your walkthrough guide to data in gaming. What You'll Learn: How gaming companies use data to optimize player experience and business outcomes What it's like to work in a field engineering or customer-facing analyst role The tools, KPIs, and best practices for success How to break into a data role in gaming and what skills to focus on Stay updated with Carly's latest by subscribing to her Substack Register for free to be part of the next live session: https://bit.ly/3XB3A8b Follow us on Socials: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram (Mavens of Data) Instagram (Maven Analytics) TikTok Facebook Medium X/Twitter
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Carly is a data scientist, computational chemist and machine learning engineer. She obtained her M.S. in chemistry from the University of Colorado focusing on computational quantum dynamics. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and holds two non-provisional machine learning patents. When she isn't writing about herself in the third person, building mechanical keyboards or neglecting the oxford comma, she works as a public speaker, author and content creator focusing on AI.
Bio from: Big Data LDN 2025
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