Data-driven Prototypes
Phil Factor on a tale of how dodgy mock data derailed an otherwise-convincing prototype.
2018-01-15
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Editorial
2022-05-16 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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Disable or Drop
When you need to debug or troubleshoot, Steve Jones wants you to disable, not drop, objects.
2018-01-12
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Job Interviews: What is Normalization?
Do you know how to answer normalization questions in an interview? Steve Jones gives you a few ideas and recommends you brush up on your knowledge.
2022-05-20 (first published: 2018-01-11)
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2018-01-10
237 reads
Is This Data Science?
An analysis of salaries uses statistics to determine significance of the data. Is this data science?
2018-01-09
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It's the Engineers
The staff that build your systems are more important than your choice of technology.
2022-05-23 (first published: 2018-01-08)
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It's Time to Patch and Upgrade
With bugs in our CPUs, everyone needs to plan on patching or upgrading.
2018-01-05
93 reads
Using Better Tools
Some companies don't want to use tools, but that doesn't make sense to Steve Jones.
2018-01-04
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2018-01-03
68 reads
Blogs
Scooby Dooing Episode 9: The Case of the Artificially Intelligent Villain
Welcome back, my fellow sleuths, to my mystery-inspired blog series! I’m having a ton...
The Book of Redgate: Don’t be an a**hole
By Steve Jones
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Beyond Pipelines: How Fabric Reinvents Data Movement for the Modern Enterprise
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have thought about data like plumbers think about water: you build...
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A Common Split
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