How the modern data stack powers real-time decisions at CHS

Riley Buss, Senior Manager of IT Engineering at CHS Inc., manages multiple teams of data engineers and data scientists to build efficient supply chains across global markets. He oversees 50 business applications and 14 different enterprise resource planning systems, managing terabytes of real-time ingestion and difficult bandwidth challenges. With the help of a modern data stack consisting of Fivetran, Snowflake, and dbt, he can ingest gigabytes of data in real time from farms and assets across America, ensuring high-quality data for business users. Buss emphasizes the importance of collaboration and servant leadership, empowering team members to have a voice in strategic planning and partnering with business users to build technical solutions that meet their needs.