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The speaker recounted how the advent of mobile devices, tablets like the iPhone 4, and cloud technologies transformed data generation and consumption. These technological leaps led to an explosion of data sources and the need for advanced processing capabilities.
They described how modern data systems leverage formats like JSON to facilitate easy data transformation and processing, emphasizing the importance of scalable engines capable of handling vast amounts of data efficiently. The ability to process data quickly and flexibly became instrumental in deriving value from data assets.