Data sprawl, the spread of data across multiple platforms and services, poses significant challenges for developers, including increased costs, complexity, and maintenance efforts. It can lead to higher financial costs in infrastructure, licenses, integration, training, operational support, and more. Developers must spend more time and effort managing these disparate systems, licensing agreements, training for different vendors, and integrating multiple products. However, a well-designed data platform can mitigate these issues, saving developers time, money, and headache. By leveraging a single platform's powers, developers can simplify their work, reduce code maintenance, and improve the speed of shipping to production, ultimately leading to cost savings and increased efficiency.