Confessions of a Data Guy
JANUARY 19, 2023
I remember those days, oh so long ago, it seems like another lifetime. I haven’t used Pandas in many a year, decades, or whatever. We’ve all been there, done that. Pandas I mean. I would dare say it’s a rite of passage for most data folk. For those using Python, it’s probably one of the […] The post Replacing Pandas with Polars.
KDnuggets
MAY 24, 2023
When it's all said and done, and AI has been universally recognized as our rightful overlords, the idea of data science as a standalone field will have been but a blip on our collective radar.
Start Data Engineering
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
1. Introduction 2. What is an Open Table Format (OTF) 3. Why use an Open Table Format (OTF) 3.0. Setup 3.1. Evolve data and partition schema without reprocessing 3.2. See previous point-in-time table state, aka time travel 3.3. Git like branches & tags for your tables 3.4. Handle multiple reads & writes concurrently 4. Conclusion 5. Further reading 6.
Rock the JVM
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
By Lucas Nouguier Hey everyone, Daniel here. Lucas’ story is shared by lots of beginner Scala developers, which is why I wanted to post it here on the blog. I’ve watched thousands of developers learn Scala from scratch, and, like Lucas, they love it! If you want to learn Scala well and fast, take a look at my Scala Essentials course at Rock the JVM.
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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.
Confluent
MARCH 28, 2023
The future of data is real time and enriched by machine learning. How can we overcome socio-technical blockers and unite the ML and data streaming markets?
Confessions of a Data Guy
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Save money, save money!! Hear Hear! Someone on Linkedin recently brought up the point that companies could save gobs of money by swapping out AWS Python lambdas for Rust ones. While it raised the ire of many a Python Data Engineer, I thought it sounded like a great idea. At least it’s an excuse to […] The post AWS Lambdas – Python vs Rust.
Data Engineering Digest brings together the best content for data engineering professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
KDnuggets
OCTOBER 26, 2023
No-code or low-code functionalities in data science have gained significant traction in recent years. These solutions are well-proven and matured, and they make data science more accessible to a wider range of people.
Netflix Tech
JUNE 1, 2023
By Jose Fernandez , Ed Barker , Hank Jacobs Introduction In November 2022, we introduced a brand new tier — Basic with ads. This tier extended existing infrastructure by adding new backend components and a new remote call to our ads partner on the playback path. As we were gearing up for launch, we wanted to ensure it would go as smoothly as possible.
Ripple Engineering
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Overview In the rippled 1.12.0 release, the AMM amendment stands out as a significant feature in both size and scope. Since September 2022, the RippleX performance team has collaborated closely with the engineering team responsible for the AMM feature implementation. This report presents a thorough overview of our testing approach, findings, and key takeaways.
The Pragmatic Engineer
JUNE 1, 2023
👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. We cover one out of four topics in today’s subscriber-only The Scoop issue. If you’re not yet a full subscriber, you missed this week’s deep-dive on Agoda’s private cloud setup. To get the full issues, twice a week, subscribe here.
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!
Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Introduction Azure Databricks is a fast, easy, and collaborative Apache Spark-based analytics platform that is built on top of the Microsoft Azure cloud. A collaborative and interactive workspace allows users to perform big data processing and machine learning tasks easily. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at Azure Databricks, its key features, […] The post Azure Databricks: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
Simon Späti
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
As I sit down to write this article, I’m filled with a sense of vulnerability and excitement. You see, this is a story that only I can tell. It’s a tale of finding my Pathless Path and discovering who I am in the process. I have learned that some of my best decision-making comes from following my gut, heart, and intuition, a place of inner knowing.
Christophe Blefari
MARCH 1, 2023
This article is meant to be a resource hub in order to understand dbt basics and to help get started your dbt journey. When I write dbt, I often mean dbt Core. dbt Core is an open-source framework that helps you organise data warehouse SQL transformation. dbt Core has been developed by dbt Labs, which was previously named Fishtown Analytics. The company has been founded in May 2016. dbt Labs also develop dbt Cloud which is a cloud product that hosts and runs dbt Core projects.
Data Engineering Podcast
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Summary Kafka has become a ubiquitous technology, offering a simple method for coordinating events and data across different systems. Operating it at scale, however, is notoriously challenging. Elad Eldor has experienced these challenges first-hand, leading to his work writing the book "Kafka: : Troubleshooting in Production" In this episode he highlights the sources of complexity that contribute to Kafka's operational difficulties, and some of the main ways to identify and mitigate
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Marc Lamberti
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Wondering how to share data between tasks? What are XCOMs in Apache Airflow? Well, you are at the right place. In this tutorial, you will learn about XComs in Airflow. What they are, how they work, how you can define them, how to get them, and more. If you checked my course “Apache Airflow: The Hands-On Guide”, Aiflow XCom should not sound unfamiliar.
Seattle Data Guy
AUGUST 9, 2023
Learning about how to data models from basic star schemas on the internet is like learning data science using the IRIS data set. It works great as a toy example. But it doesn’t match real life at all. Data modeling in real life requires you fully understand the data sources and your business use cases.… Read more The post Why Is Data Modeling So Challenging – How To Data Model For Analytics appeared first on Seattle Data Guy.
Confessions of a Data Guy
JULY 22, 2023
Nothing gives me greater joy than rocking the boat. I take pleasure in finding what people love most in tech and trying to poke holes in it. Everything is sacred. Nothing is sacred. I also enjoy doing simple things, things that have a “real-life” feel to them. I suppose I could be like the others […] The post Polars vs Pandas. Inside an AWS Lambda. appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy.
Waitingforcode
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
In our social media and marketing-driven era, it's quite hard to get things right. For me there is one common misconception brought by the Modern Data Stack idea that everything should be now ELT. In fact no, it shouldn't but only can.
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Jesse Anderson
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Confluent had their Current Conference (Videos: day one and day two ). There were many announcements that both technologists and investors need to know about. Confluent had two moats (replication and Confluent Cloud), and now they anticipate three moats (replication, Confluent Cloud, serverless Flink). As expected with a vendor conference, there is a lot of marketing from the stage.
KDnuggets
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The blog covers machine learning courses, bootcamps, books, tools, interview questions, cheat sheets, MLOps platforms, and more to master ML and secure your dream job.
The Pragmatic Engineer
MAY 16, 2023
There are a growing number of AI coding tools that are alternatives to Copilot. A list of other popular, promising options.
Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Introduction Data science has taken over all economic sectors in recent times. To achieve maximum efficiency, every company strives to use various data at every stage of its operations. Each aspect of data science, like data preparation, the importance of big data, and the process of automation, contributes to how data science is the future […] The post 30 Best Data Science Books to Read in 2023 appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
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.
Simon Späti
JANUARY 3, 2023
I used VS Code, Sublime, Notepad++, TextMate, and others, but the shortcut with cmd(+shift)+end, jumping with option+arrow-keys from word to word, needed to be faster at some point. I was hitting my limits. Everything I was doing I did decently fast, but I didn’t get any faster. Vim is the only editor you get faster with time. Vim is based solely on shortcuts.
Christophe Blefari
OCTOBER 19, 2023
cross-project dependencies ( credits ) Over the last few years, dbt has become a de facto standard enabling companies to collaborate easily on data transformations. With dbt, you can apply software engineering practices to SQL development. Managing your SQL patrimony has never been easier. So, yes, dbt is cool but there is a common pattern with it: you accumulate SQL queries.
Data Engineering Podcast
JUNE 25, 2023
Summary Data transformation is a key activity for all of the organizational roles that interact with data. Because of its importance and outsized impact on what is possible for downstream data consumers it is critical that everyone is able to collaborate seamlessly. SQLMesh was designed as a unifying tool that is simple to work with but powerful enough for large-scale transformations and complex projects.
Marc Lamberti
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Are you looking for a way to choose one task or another? Do you want to execute a task based on a condition? Do you have multiple tasks, but only one should be executed if a criterion is valid? You’ve come to the right place! The BranchPythonOperator does precisely what you are looking for. It’s common to have DAGs with different execution flows, and you want to follow only one, depending on a value or a condition.
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.
Seattle Data Guy
JANUARY 17, 2023
With all the recent data events I have put together I inevitably run into new data engineers who are either finishing up college or looking to transition into a data engineer or data scientist position. In fact I have talked to several newly graduated engineers who are struggling to find work. A few told me… Read more The post How To Hire Junior Data Engineers appeared first on Seattle Data Guy.
Confessions of a Data Guy
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Hmm … data types. We all know they are important, but we don’t take them very seriously. I mean we know the difference between boolean, string, and integers, those are easy to get right. But we all get sloppy, sometimes we got the string and varchar route because we don’t spend enough time on the […] The post Data Types in Delta Lake + Spark.
The Pragmatic Engineer
JANUARY 26, 2023
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The Pragmatic Engineer
DECEMBER 2, 2023
For 3 years straight, the DevTernity conference listed non-existent Coinbase employees as featured speakers. When were they added and what could have the motivation been? Three featured speakers listed at DevTernity 2021, 2022 and 2023, and JDKon 2024. These people do not exist. A year ago, I spent months doing an investigative report on how UK events tech company Pollen had its staff work for free, as it had run out of money but still kept operating.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
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