Data teams can be challenging. KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are different from other teams. The team’s value creation and performance are distinct. I want to share some KPIs. Before embarking on this, you’ll want to create baseline numbers for all metrics. This...
I want to tell you a story about how my life changed. It wasn’t a cult, new religion, or programming language. A million monkeys changed my life. Ten years ago, I randomly recreated every work of Shakespeare. It was quite a project on the technical, news, and...
During my interviews for another case study in Data Teams, I was introduced to a concept I teach but hadn’t heard so brilliantly stated. The case study was with Justin Coffey and François Jehl, who were both at Criteo. Justin introduced this concept of keeping...
By Jesse Anderson and Mikio Braun Organizations are gradually getting the message about the critical nature of data engineering. Data science teams are getting that message too. Sometimes, that message gets muddled, and data science teams think they just need to add a...
Confluent just filed their S1 to IPO. I worked with Confluent starting in March of 2015, and we eventually parted ways. At my company, we continue to work with streaming technologies, including Kafka. I want to share a different opinion on what the filing says, my...
