Photo by Nicolas Hoizey on Unsplash As more third-party tools provide access to their data sources, companies are looking to build more and more data pipelines that get data into their data warehouses and data lakes. Therein lies a major problem. Data engineers, the ones responsible for building those pipelines are often the bottleneck. Between…
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Photo by Margaret Weir on Unsplash Our team of data engineering and data science consultants has spent a lot of time working with and researching what is often referenced as the modern data stack. Whether we are working with small companies or large companies the modern data stack has tools for everyone. We will be…
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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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If you’re a small business or start-up, you’re probably reading articles about companies using data science, data analytics, and machine learning to increase their profits and reduce their costs. In fact, Mckinsey just came out with a study that found that the companies they survey could attribute 20% of their bottom line to AI implementations. All…
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Photo by Stephen Phillips – Hostreviews.co.uk on Unsplash You may have recently invested in Panoply to improve your team’s ability to access data. Panoply’s automated ELT process makes it really easy to integrate data from multiple sources including Salesforce, Workday, Asana, QuickBooks, and so many other tools into your company’s data warehouse. The simple GUI…
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Did you know that $28.5 billion were spent on investing in machine learning projects, tools, and employees in 2019? Machine learning has taken over pretty much every industry, owing to the automation and flexibility it is bringing to work. Companies of all sizes are using machine learning tools and cloud services. Services like AWS Comprehend and other similar…
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Photo by Ramón Salinero on Unsplash Data scientists and data analysts are constantly required to answer questions for the business. This could result in a more ad-hoc analysis or some form of model that will be implemented into a company’s workflows. But to perform data science and analytics, teams first need access to quality data…
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Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Information. Data. It’s always been the key to making good decisions. Whether you are a commander on a battlefield in 1000 BC or a CEO in a boardroom in 2000. Having critical information at the right time can make help make million and billion dollar decisions. But, just having…
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Ready to unlock your company’s potential using data? Data automation and visualization is your answer. And here at the Seattle Data Guy, we’ve got you covered. Companies from Seattle to New York trust us with their data science solutions. Why’s that? The short answer: while many companies have been leveraging data science and…
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Photo by Levi Jones on Unsplash A vital part of the successful completion of any project is the selection of the right tools. When it comes to big data, sometimes the difficult choice here is picking the right streaming data service. For example should you use Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ. Both platforms feature several functionalities and use cases…
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