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Data Scientist vs Data Engineer: Differences and Why You Need Both

Altexsoft

If you’re an executive who has a hard time understanding the underlying processes of data science and get confused with terminology, keep reading. We will try to answer your questions and explain how two critical data jobs are different and where they overlap. Data science vs data engineering. Feature engineering.

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Is the modern data stack just old wine in a new bottle?

TechCrunch

I know this because I used to be a data engineer and built extract-transform-load (ETL) data pipelines for this type of offer optimization. Part of my job involved unpacking encrypted data feeds, removing rows or columns that had missing data, and mapping the fields to our internal data models.

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

CIO

There’s a high demand for software engineers, data engineers, business analysts and data scientists, as finance companies move to build in-house tools and services for customers. Technology is a cornerstone to developing movies, video games, live events, music, and television shows.

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Data Architect: Role Description, Skills, Certifications and When to Hire

Altexsoft

Data architecture is the organization and design of how data is collected, transformed, integrated, stored, and used by a company. What is the main difference between a data architect and a data engineer? By the way, we have a video dedicated to the data engineering working principles.

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Heartex raises $25M for its AI-focused, open source data labeling platform

TechCrunch

When asked, Heartex says that it doesn’t collect any customer data and open sources the core of its labeling platform for inspection. “We’ve built a data architecture that keeps data private on the customer’s storage, separating the data plane and control plane,” Malyuk added.

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The Good and the Bad of Databricks Lakehouse Platform

Altexsoft

What is Databricks Databricks is an analytics platform with a unified set of tools for data engineering, data management , data science, and machine learning. It combines the best elements of a data warehouse, a centralized repository for structured data, and a data lake used to host large amounts of raw data.

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Data Lake Explained: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Architecture and Use Cases

Altexsoft

In 2010, a transformative concept took root in the realm of data storage and analytics — a data lake. The term was coined by James Dixon , Back-End Java, Data, and Business Intelligence Engineer, and it started a new era in how organizations could store, manage, and analyze their data.