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Fundamentals of Data Engineering

Xebia

The following is a review of the book Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley, published by O’Reilly in June of 2022, and some takeaway lessons. This book is as good for a project manager or any other non-technical role as it is for a computer science student or a data engineer.

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Data engineers vs. data scientists

O'Reilly Media - Data

It’s important to understand the differences between a data engineer and a data scientist. Misunderstanding or not knowing these differences are making teams fail or underperform with big data. I think some of these misconceptions come from the diagrams that are used to describe data scientists and data engineers.

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Edge Computing Requires DevOps at Scale

DevOps.com

The rise of edge computing will drive a long-overdue convergence of DevOps, data engineering, security, networking, OT and MLOps best practices.

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6 strategic imperatives for your next data strategy

CIO

According to the MIT Technology Review Insights Survey, an enterprise data strategy supports vital business objectives including expanding sales, improving operational efficiency, and reducing time to market. The problem is today, just 13% of organizations excel at delivering on their data strategy.

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Data & Analytics Maturity Model Workshop Series

Speaker: Dave Mariani, Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer, AtScale; Bob Kelly, Director of Education and Enablement, AtScale

Check out this new instructor-led training workshop series to help advance your organization's data & analytics maturity. Given how data changes fast, there’s a clear need for a measuring stick for data and analytics maturity. Workshop video modules include: Breaking down data silos. Developing a data-sharing culture.

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DevOps in a data science world

Xebia

Many organisations have a new ambition to become a data-driven organisation. In essence, this means the organisation wants to make better business decisions based on insights provided by data [4]. Data itself is not able to advise a business for better decision-making. Data & Analytics as a separate business domain.

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What is Data Engineering: Explaining Data Pipeline, Data Warehouse, and Data Engineer Role

Altexsoft

Being at the top of data science capabilities, machine learning and artificial intelligence are buzzing technologies many organizations are eager to adopt. However, they often forget about the fundamental work – data literacy, collection, and infrastructure – that must be done prior to building intelligent data products.