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data strategy consulting

Where to Start Building Data Strategy for a Small Business

Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash Depending on your outlook, your small business might be inspired or intimidated by data science. No matter which end of the spectrum you’re on, one thing you can’t afford to do is ignore it. Data may be the single most important thing you can use to boost profits and cut…
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February 26, 2022 0
trino consulting

Reviewing Varada And How It Can Improve Trino’s Performance

Companies are continually setting up programs and initiatives to become more data-driven. Millions are being spent on new infrastructure, hiring employees, and creating processes to drive value with data.  The need for better tooling, faster data, and experienced data professionals will become even more important as data sources, size, and speed grow. However, eventually, the…
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February 11, 2022 0
modern data stack consulting

The Baseline Datastack – Going Beyond The Modern Data Stack

Billions of dollars have been put into investing into companies that fall under the concept of “Modern Data Stack. Fivetran nearly has one billion dollars funding them, DBT has 150 million(and is looking to raise more), Starburst has 100 million…and I could really go on and on about all the companies being funded. So that means every company has…
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January 31, 2022 0
modern data stack consulting

How To Set Up Your Data Strategy For 2022 – Part 1

Photo by Anika Huizinga on Unsplash Billions of dollars have been put into investing into companies that fall under the concept of “Modern Data Stack”. Fivetran nearly has one billion dollars funding them, DBT has 150 million(and is looking to raise more), Starburst has 100 million…and I could really go on and on about all the companies being…
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January 16, 2022 0
tableau consulting

5 Great Data Visualization Tools for 2022 – From Looker To Sigma Computing

Your business’s digital presence is generating an incredible amount of raw data. Data visualization is the way that access to this data has been made available to everyone within a company. No longer is the IT department the gatekeeper to useful information about your customers, users, visitors, and funnels. Data visualization is a way of…
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December 12, 2021 0
big data consulting

What Is Trino And Why Is It Great At Processing Big Data

Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash Big data is touted as the solution to many problems. However, the truth is, big data has caused a lot of big problems. Yes, big data can provide more context and provide insights we have never had before. It also makes queries slow, data expensive to manage, requires a lot of expensive…
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December 2, 2021 0
data engineering consulting

Scaling Airflow – Astronomer Vs Cloud Composer Vs Managed Workflows For Apache Airflow

Over the last 3 months, I have taken on two different migrations that involved taking companies from manually managing Airflow VMs to going over to using Cloud Composer and MWAA (Managed Workflows For Apache Airflow).   These are two great options when it comes to starting your first Airflow project. They help reduce a lot of issues…
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November 21, 2021 0
fivetran consulting

5 Fivetran Use Cases – Examples Of How Companies Are Implementing Fivetran Into Their Modern Data Stack

gBig data is the new commodity that companies need to drive the business forward. Having access to all your companies data sets used to be limited to large companies that could afford a whole team of data engineers and software developers. But this is no longer the case. Traditionally you would need to have a…
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October 31, 2021 0
Modern data stack consulting

Why Migrate To The Modern Data Stack And Where To Start

Photo by Leohoho on Unsplash Migrating to the modern data stack means poising your organization to meet the varying demands of modern data. The modern data stack seeks to overcome the problems and challenges associated with modern data while enabling an organization to innovate and automate like never before. As more organizations migrate to the modern…
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October 23, 2021 0
data analytics strategy consulting

How To Improve Your Data Analytics Strategy For 2022 – From Improving Your Snowflakes Instance To Building The Right Pipelines

Photo by Startaê Team on Unsplash 2022 is around the corner and it is time to start looking towards improving your data strategy. Our team has seen several trends in 2021 in terms of methods which can help improve your data analytics strategy. Whether it be optimizing your Snowflake table structures to save $20,000 a…
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October 11, 2021 0