Jesse+ by | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog, Business |
There are diverse viewpoints on open source and its usage as a service. I’ve attempted to give a synopsis of the issues and some background – but that’s only my viewpoint. I’m bringing in other people to give their diverse viewpoints to give a more well-rounded...
Jesse+ by | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog, Business |
The Three Components of a Big Data Data Pipeline There’s a common misconception in Big Data that you only need 1 technology to do everything that’s necessary for a data pipeline – and that’s incorrect. Data Engineering != Spark The misconception that...
Jesse+ by | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog, Business, Data Engineering |
Small data engineering teams require different tactics. Much of my writing is geared towards larger companies and teams. How should a startup or small data engineering team in a big company be set up and work? What, if anything, should be done different? Your First...
Jesse+ by | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog, Business, Data Engineering, Data Engineering is hard |
At DataEngConf Barcelona, I premiered a new talk about the importance of creating a data engineering culture. I share what a data engineering culture is and what management needs to do to be successful with Big Data. You can download the slides from the talk here and...
Jesse+ by | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Business, Data Engineering, Data Engineering is hard |
There is a common misunderstanding in data engineering that you can do everything you need to create a Big Data data pipeline with SQL. This notion is being promoted by some vendors and companies. They’re wrong and you can’t do all of your data engineering with SQL....
Jesse+ by | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog, Business |
Cloudera has merged with/purchased Hortonworks. As a former Clouderan, it’s interesting to see this move on several levels. I’m going to share my insights from the outside as a former insider. Full Disclosure: Although I’m former Cloudera, I don’t own any shares of...
