Photo by Guille Álvarez on Unsplash With an extensive background in data science, analytics, and cloud computing, I am consistently asked the same questions repeatedly. Besides wanting to know the difference between a data engineer and a data scientist, one of the most common questions is, what skills should I learn as a data engineer?…
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Photo by Alexandre Debiève on Unsplash. There are plenty of cliches about data and its likeness to oil or companies being data-driven. The one truth I have learned from consulting over the past few years is that companies of all sizes are trying to figure out how to get to and utilize their data. The traditional methods of…
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Photo by Fabio Sasso on Unsplash In the business world, cloud technology has become more and more dominant in recent years. Right now, research shows that about 50% of all business data is stored in the cloud, which just demonstrates the importance of external data sources and their place in the modern business environment. In…
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As the data industry evolves with new technology, so do data engineering challenges. What can new engineers expect? As data engineers, you play vital roles in your field by collecting and analyzing data. But necessary data engineer skills today aren’t the same as they were in years past, and the role is seeing some serious…
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Even small companies these days on average have 47.81 terabytes of data that they manage. Regardless if you’re a small company or a trillion-dollar behemoth, data is driving decisions. But as data ecosystems become more complex, having the right tools for the job is important. One modern data management tool that can help manage data at really…
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Photo by NEW DATA SERVICES on Unsplash Many companies treat data as an afterthought, like a chef throwing parsley on a dish and calling it a garnish. That’s because many companies don’t live and die by their data. They don’t eat, breathe and sleep data. Well, I have. Or at least, I have worked for…
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Photo by Dennis Kummer on Unsplash In the modern era, everyone expects their data the second it’s updated (if not somehow magically before the data occurs). Large corporations and Fortune 500 companies depend on this data to be able to predict consumer tastes or estimate where the forces of demand and supply are moving the…
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Photo by Hunters Race on Unsplash In a recent data analytics consultation, I got asked how data analytics and data science could help my clients 7-8 figure business. We discussed what their business goals were and what tools they were currently using. Based on that we set up the next steps to start aligning some…
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Data is continuing to prove to be a valuable asset for businesses of all sizes. I say that both from the fact that consulting firms like McKinsey have found that in their research companies that are using AI and analytics can attribute 20% of their earnings to it. Similarly, I have been able to consult for…
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The CTO’s Focus Of The Week The focus for this week is streaming data solutions and analytics. Streaming data is far from new. Kafka and other solutions have existed well over a decade. However, most of these were often very complex to implement and weren’t always approachable. With that in mind, several companies have tried…
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