Archive - Data People Etc.

Airflow's Problem

In 2022, data engineers manage forests, not trees

Jul 29, 2022 •

Elitism as the Mid-Career Growth Engine

Technical excellence begins in wonder but is honed by disgust

Feb 20, 2023 •

Orchestration isn’t going anywhere

Whether it resides in many silos or a single plane, orchestration is inescapable

Apr 24, 2023 •

What, exactly, isn't dbt?

A rational analysis of the popular tool's design principles

Oct 27, 2022 •

The Modern Data Graph

Now that we're stacked, it's time to get... graphed?

Dec 21, 2022 •

Data Person: Attorney At Law

Objection! My client can't even pronounce data!

Sep 19, 2022 •

Data's final format

Iceberg™ may have won the battle, but it will never win the war.

Dec 9, 2024 •

Kicking the tires on dbt Metrics

Daily Active YAML is up and to the right

Feb 21, 2022 •

Good data engineers are lazy

Airflow's neighborhood must be razed

Mar 30, 2023 •

Product Sketch: Segment for Metadata

The Data Platform Data Platform is as meta as it gets

Jan 25, 2022 •

Data management is a moldy problem

Rinse that before you query it!

Mar 10 •

Two Party System

Every action has its equal opposite reaction

Oct 7, 2022 •

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