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Personal reflections, lessons learned, and project deep-dives from a data engineer's career — tools, decisions, and the occasional hard truth.
There’s one concept that is central when working with data and goes beyond specific technology or SQL dialects. You just can’t miss it. I’m talking about the grain—the granularity of the data. It’s essentially answering the question: what does one ro...
I find that working with data daily significantly influences how you perceive the world around you. You begin to notice patterns and details you might otherwise overlook. Take retail, for example. In our places, it's common for pharmacies, gas statio...
Let's look day in the life of a Data Engineer in 2016. Wait a minute, the title is 'BI Developer' or 'BI Engineer', but you do pretty much everything from extracting the data to creating the reports for the customers (for better or worse, enjoy it), ...
Starting your journey in Analytics can feel like standing at the base of a big mountain. I’ve seen it around me, and I’ve experienced it myself: there’s an overwhelming amount of information and an endless list of courses and tutorials you can take. ...
Growing up in post-Soviet Moldova, I was repeatedly reminded of the Chernobyl disaster. It was a topic at school, we had liquidators in our small town, and I recall the television coverage each April as the anniversary approached. The Chernobyl disas...
I was following a discussion about the “Self-Service paradox”. Then I've seen another LinkedIn post about the random 'one-off' requests. And then memories just poured in. When I just started working in Analytics a decade ago, I was pretty hyped up wi...
