Data People Etc.

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Airflow's Problem
In 2022, data engineers manage forests, not trees
Jul 29, 2022 • 
Stephen Bailey
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Elitism as the Mid-Career Growth Engine
Technical excellence begins in wonder but is honed by disgust
Feb 20, 2023 • 
Stephen Bailey
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Elitism as the Mid-Career Growth Engine
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Orchestration isn’t going anywhere
Whether it resides in many silos or a single plane, orchestration is inescapable
Apr 24, 2023 • 
Nick Schrock
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What, exactly, isn't dbt?
A rational analysis of the popular tool's design principles
Oct 27, 2022 • 
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The Modern Data Graph
Now that we're stacked, it's time to get... graphed?
Dec 21, 2022 • 
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Data Person: Attorney At Law
Objection! My client can't even pronounce data!
Sep 19, 2022 • 
Stephen Bailey
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Data's final format
Iceberg™ may have won the battle, but it will never win the war.
Dec 9, 2024 • 
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Data's final format
Kicking the tires on dbt Metrics
Daily Active YAML is up and to the right
Feb 21, 2022 • 
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Good data engineers are lazy
Airflow's neighborhood must be razed
Mar 30, 2023 • 
Benoit Pimpaud
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Product Sketch: Segment for Metadata
The Data Platform Data Platform is as meta as it gets
Jan 25, 2022 • 
Stephen Bailey
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Product Sketch: Segment for Metadata
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Data management is a moldy problem
Rinse that before you query it!
Mar 10 • 
Stephen Bailey
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Two Party System
Every action has its equal opposite reaction
Oct 7, 2022 • 
Stephen Bailey
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