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3 Heads Of Data And Founders Perspective On Where Data Is Going

Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash 2021 is almost halfway over and it seems like hundreds of millions of dollars has gone into investing in data, data start-ups and machine learning. In particular funding has also shifted heavily from just focusing on the data science and machine learning space to the data engineering and data management…
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May 27, 2021 0
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Software Engineer vs. Data Engineer – Which Career Is Right For You?

Software engineer vs. data engineer. People outside these professions are often confused about the differences between these experts. They may think these are two different names for the same thing: a programming expert. Of course, the duties of each engineer type are different, but their roles are similar enough to confuse people who are in…
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May 1, 2021 0
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Best Online Courses for Data Engineers In 2021

Photo by Windows on Unsplash It seems like it might be finally happening. Data engineering is finally getting a little bit of the data lime light. Which makes sense. The data being stored and analyzed is not only becoming more voluminous but its speed, complexity and variety are also increasing. Making it difficult to wrangle. With…
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April 17, 2021 3

What Skills Do Data Engineers Need

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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April 15, 2021 0
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3 Engineers’ Perspectives on the Modern Data Stack

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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April 5, 2021 0
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How To Modernize Your Data Architecture Part 2 – Data Analytics Strategy Consulting

Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash In our last article, we outlined what to avoid when you modernize your data architecture. That was more of an introduction piece for people to know what to do when they start developing their data strategies. Now we are going to work to start developing a strategy to modernize your…
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April 1, 2021 0
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ETLs vs ELTs: Why are ELTs Disrupting the Data Market? – Data Engineering Consulting

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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March 29, 2021 0
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5 Mistakes New Data Engineers Make – Data Engineering Consulting

Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash When it comes to best practices and business alignment, most new data engineers learn as they go on the job. From building overly complex and unsustainable systems to putting too much faith in existing data structures, here are five of the most common mistakes and traps that even the most…
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March 26, 2021 0
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9 Challenges That Data Engineers Face – Data Engineering Consulting

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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March 11, 2021 0
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7 Real-Time Data Streaming Databases – Which One Is Right For You?

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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February 24, 2021 0