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Data engineering: A quick and simple definition

O'Reilly Media - Data

Get a basic overview of data engineering and then go deeper with recommended resources. As the the data space has matured, data engineering has emerged as a separate and related role that works in concert with data scientists. Continue reading Data engineering: A quick and simple definition.

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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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Datafold raises seed from NEA to keep improving the lives of data engineers

TechCrunch

Data engineering is one of these new disciplines that has gone from buzzword to mission critical in just a few years. As data has exploded, so has their challenge of doing this key work, which is why a new set of tools has arrived to make data engineering easier, faster and better than ever.

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The future of data: A 5-pillar approach to modern data management

CIO

This approach is repeatable, minimizes dependence on manual controls, harnesses technology and AI for data management and integrates seamlessly into the digital product development process. Operational errors because of manual management of data platforms can be extremely costly in the long run.

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What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

CIO

Data architecture definition Data architecture describes the structure of an organizations logical and physical data assets, and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). Curate the data. Establish a common vocabulary. DAMA-DMBOK 2.

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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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Delivering Modern Enterprise Data Engineering with Cloudera Data Engineering on Azure

Cloudera

After the launch of CDP Data Engineering (CDE) on AWS a few months ago, we are thrilled to announce that CDE, the only cloud-native service purpose built for enterprise data engineers, is now available on Microsoft Azure. . Prerequisites for deploying CDP Data Engineering on Azure can be found here.