[kmac_]

SQL opens up when used with OLAP schemas. Most devs are experienced in querying "object mapped" schemas where cube, roll up, etc. are not useful. Nothing bad per se, but it can give an impression that SQL is a bad language, when actually it clicks well with a proper data schema.

[rjbwork]

Indeed. I think your mind can really be opened by having to answer complex business questions with an expansive and well designed data warehouse schema. It's a shame it's such a relatively niche and unknown topic, especially in the startup world.

[nerdponx]

This is why the data engineers get paid the big bucks, and also why having a good data engineer is a lot more important than a good data scientist in the early stages of a company.