The Pragmatic Engineer
APRIL 9, 2024
I started The Pragmatic Engineer Job Board in October 2021. 2.5 years later, I am shutting it down permanently, despite a reasonable success in traction. The shutdown was triggered by my vendor – Pallet – discontinuing their job board and talent collective approach. However, I might have eventually come to the same decision myself, even without Pallet making this call.
Data Engineering Podcast
APRIL 7, 2024
Summary Maintaining a single source of truth for your data is the biggest challenge in data engineering. Different roles and tasks in the business need their own ways to access and analyze the data in the organization. In order to enable this use case, while maintaining a single point of access, the semantic layer has evolved as a technological solution to the problem.
KDnuggets
APRIL 10, 2024
Learn Python through tutorials, blogs, books, project work, and exercises. Access all of it on GitHub for free and join a supportive open-source community.
ArcGIS
APRIL 10, 2024
Starting with ArcGIS Pro 3.2, you can export all symbols in the map as style items and save them to a style in a single process.
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Whether you’re creating complex dashboards or fine-tuning large language models, your data must be extracted, transformed, and loaded. ETL and ELT pipelines form the foundation of any data product, and Airflow is the open-source data orchestrator specifically designed for moving and transforming data in ETL and ELT pipelines. This eBook covers: An overview of ETL vs.
The Pragmatic Engineer
APRIL 11, 2024
👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. In this article, we cover one out of four topics from today’s subscriber-only The Pulse issue. To get full issues twice a week, subscribe here.
databricks
APRIL 9, 2024
At Databricks, we’re committed to building the most efficient and performant training tools for large-scale AI models. With the recent release of DBRX.
Data Engineering Digest brings together the best content for data engineering professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ArcGIS
APRIL 12, 2024
How to configure scale-appropriate contour lines and their labels.
Confessions of a Data Guy
APRIL 12, 2024
I recently did a post on Linkedin and Reddit about Databricks removing Standard Tier and forcing folks into Unity Catalog. The post got big traction and blew up, more than I thought. Enough for the Databricks folk to hunt me down at work and tell me I’m naughty. I will be writing a more in-depth […] The post Databricks Doubles Cost. Reddit Explodes.
databricks
APRIL 8, 2024
We're excited to announce that Databricks has been honored with the 2024 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year award for Data -.
KDnuggets
APRIL 8, 2024
Similar to the iterative nature of AI projects, AI strategy also requires continuous adjustments to bring successful AI transformation.
Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate
In this new webinar, Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate, will walk you through many Airflow best practices and advanced features that can help you make your pipelines more manageable, adaptive, and robust. She'll focus on how to write best-in-class Airflow DAGs using the latest Airflow features like dynamic task mapping and data-driven scheduling!
ArcGIS
APRIL 8, 2024
Starting with ArcGIS Pro 3.2, you can copy layer properties from one feature layer and paste them to another.
Waitingforcode
APRIL 11, 2024
Data enrichment is a crucial step in making data more usable by the business users. Doing that with a batch is relatively easy due to the static nature of the dataset. When it comes to streaming, the task is more challenging.
Snowflake
APRIL 8, 2024
In 2020, Snowflake announced a new global competition to recognize the work of early-stage startups building their apps — and their businesses — on Snowflake, offering up to $250,000 in investment as the top prize. Four years later, the Snowflake Startup Challenge has grown into a premiere showcase for emerging startups, garnering interest from companies in over 100 countries and offering a prize package featuring a portion of up to $1 million in potential investment opportunities and exclusive
KDnuggets
APRIL 10, 2024
Let’s learn all the useful services from the OpenAI.
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Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.
databricks
APRIL 8, 2024
Large language models (LLMs) have generated interest in effective human-AI interaction through optimizing prompting techniques. “Prompt engineering” is a growing methodology for tailoring.
ArcGIS
APRIL 11, 2024
Answering regional geographers' favorite question: Where is the Midwest to you?
Snowflake
APRIL 10, 2024
One of our key objectives at Snowflake is to help enterprises fully unlock the value of their data, and an important aspect of that is making data both accessible and actionable to as many people as possible, regardless of their role or technical skill set. We’re announcing a new investment today that will transform how teams across the business work with data in the future.
KDnuggets
APRIL 11, 2024
Learn how to use various data science platforms to secure your first job.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Confessions of a Data Guy
APRIL 6, 2024
It’s been a while since I wrote about Polars on this blog, I’ve been remiss. Some time ago I wrote a very simple comparison of switching from Pandas to Polars, I didn’t put much real effort into it, yet it was popular, so this is my attempt at trying to expand on that topic a […] The post How to JOIN datasets in Polars … compared to Pandas. appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
ArcGIS
APRIL 11, 2024
In April 2024, elevation layers have been updated with high-res datasets of Wales, New Zealand & German states of Bavaria, Saxony and Brandenburg
Seattle Data Guy
APRIL 12, 2024
Have you ever been part of a data or software project that seems stuck in a loop? Three weeks have passed, and although you arrive at work daily, exhausted, having tackled numerous issues, the project remains stagnant. Why? Then, suddenly, a new engineer or project manager steps in, reorganizes and prioritizes tasks, and just like… Read more The post Common Pitfalls of Data Analytics Projects appeared first on Seattle Data Guy.
KDnuggets
APRIL 8, 2024
Are you looking to make a career in data science? Start by learning SQL with these free courses.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Jesse Anderson
APRIL 10, 2024
And just like that, we’re down to the 10th episode of Unapologetically Technical! In this episode, I interview Michael Drogalis, the founder and CEO of ShadowTraffic where we talked about the early Hadoop era and how he saw the need for Kafka in the industry. He shared his journey of starting a new company in his 20s and being acquired by Confluent.
Confessions of a Data Guy
APRIL 9, 2024
I never thought I would live to see the day, it’s crazy. I’m not sure who’s idea it was to make it possible to write Apache Spark with Rust, Golang, or Python … but they are all genius. As of Apache Spark 3.4 it is now possible to use Spark Connect … a thin API […] The post Writing Apache Spark with Rust! Spark Connect Introduced. appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
Knowledge Hut
APRIL 12, 2024
Project management plays a significant role in the success of every organization. It ensures that the project is on track, aids in efficient management of resources, and also keeps the stakeholders know what is project and what's happening in it. In this blog, we will look at three different project organizational structures: functional, matrix, and process.
KDnuggets
APRIL 12, 2024
Want to get into the tech industry but don’t want to learn how to code?
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
databricks
APRIL 10, 2024
Image-generating technologies offer significant benefits for retail and consumer goods companies. By using generative models that produce both stylized and photo-realistic images from.
Cloudera
APRIL 11, 2024
Businesses around the world rely on an extensive network of partnerships to deliver quality customer experiences—and it’s no different here at Cloudera. Cloudera is building a robust partner ecosystem to meet the unique needs of its customers, working to provide exceptional and fulfilling experiences that help make Cloudera a leader in the multi-cloud data platform space.
Knowledge Hut
APRIL 9, 2024
Agile began as an iterative, collaborative, value-driven approach to developing software. It was originally conceived as a framework to help structure work on complex projects with dynamic, unpredictable characteristics. But since then, it has evolved into somewhat of a philosophy or worldview with a set of well-articulated values and principles that it shares with Agmany Agilearieties.
KDnuggets
APRIL 11, 2024
Adding these 7 key elements to your resume will improve your odds of getting an interview call. Remember, after graduating from the university, your full-time job is to find a job, so put some effort into preparing your resume.
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Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.
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