Data is an integral aspect of any business. It allows for solution development, metric tracking, and creates a structure for streamlined and integrated processes. Data empowers business decisions. 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%…
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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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Introduction Web-based applications face scaling due to the growth of users along with the increasing complexity of data traffic. Along with the modern complexity of business comes the need to process data faster and more robustly. Because of this, standard transactional databases aren’t always the best fit. Instead, databases such as DynamoDB have been designed…
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Are All NoSQL Systems The Same? Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Which database is best for your current business needs is usually dependent on the skill set of your dev team and the applications in place already. Understanding which database system will best fit your companies both current and future needs is an important step. Databases…
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Photo by Jan Kolar / VUI Designer on Unsplash Introduction: As vital members of data analytics team in any firm, data engineers are responsible for overseeing, optimizing, monitoring and managing data storage, distribution, and retrieval throughout the company. They are responsible for developing new algorithms and finding the latest trends in data sets that can be used…
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Data is fast becoming an essential part of small and big companies globally. Treating data as an asset implies using tools to perform data analytics to the vital aspects of your business. The increasing importance and demand for data analytics have generated several global prospects and ideas on data. According to International Data Corporation, Big data…
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Our data consulting team is partnering with Rescue:Freedom International to help set women and children free from sexual slavery. Our team will be throwing a dinner at the lovely Marian Built Loft in Seattle, WA. Erik Jackson, Head Chef at Vendemmia and founder of Rough Draft. There will be great food and amazing company! We…
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Why Invest In A Data Warehouse We recently had a medium sized company ask us why they might want to build a data warehouse. (If you are curious about what a data warehouse, feel free to read here) They had an operational relational database and a few ideas for products that we found brilliant. We…
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