--- title: Blog — DataDrive | Analytics enablement description: Analytics enablement | DataDrive's blog covers a variety of topics, including best practices for building modern data teams and cloud data platforms in addition to tool training for Tableau, Snowflake, Fivetran, Matillion, and Sigma Computing. --- # The DataDrive Blog #### Our take on all things data. ### Analytics enablement [![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/3%20WAYS%20TO%20EXTRACT%20DATA%20OUT%20OF%20STRATA-1.png) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/the-real-cost-of-hiring-a-data-team) #### [The Real Cost of Hiring a Data Team](https://godatadrive.com/blog/the-real-cost-of-hiring-a-data-team) ![Picture of Luke Komiskey](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/luke-1.png?width=30&name=luke-1.png) [Luke Komiskey](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/luke-komiskey): Nov 29, 2022 Data teams are often the under-the-radar workhorses of the business world - responsible for... 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