Photo by Green Chameleon on Unsplash All signs point towards an auspicious future for data engineering. Dice’s 2020 tech jobs report cites Data Engineering as the fastest growing job in 2020. Increasing by a staggering 50%, while Data Science roles only increased by 10%. You can rest assured that the influx of data engineering will not regress anytime soon.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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