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12/01/2024

Data skills level-up (Part 2): Free resources

Check out my video that break these down: This is non-exhaustive list, but should give you a good idea of what type of resources to look for. 🚶‍♂️ Learning paths/courses Microsoft Learn AWS GCP Databricks Academy Snowflake Academy 💻 Webinars Azure AWS GCP Databricks Snowflake 👨‍💻 Hands-on labs/hackathons Microsoft Openhacks AWS Educate GCP labs Databricks (Community Edition) not hands-on lab,...

Career/Data skills/Misc

12/01/2024

Data skill level-up (Part 1): Top 10 things to spend with your development budget on

Watch my video that break these down.

Career/Data skills/Misc

20/12/2023

How to integrate Databricks and Power BI for real-time streaming analytics

This blog was co-authored with Marius Panga, and x-posted on https://community.databricks.com/t5/technical-blog/how-to-integrate-databricks-and-power-bi-for-real-time-streaming/ba-p/54670 In recent years, a tidal wave of real-time data has inundated us from individuals, machines, and organizations across various channels—operational systems, online interactions, cloud-based data services, and the expansive realm of IoT. This ubiquitous real-time data surge offers unprecedented opportunities, enabling the development of applications for fraud detection, personalized...

Databricks/Power BI/Streaming

06/12/2023

How I got over my imposter syndrome

I didn’t study STEM.I didn’t know what Kafka was, apart from a Murakami book.I didn’t have any Azure experience when I interviewed at Microsoft. Needless to say, I was tripping major imposter syndrome in the early years of my data career.😔 When I pivoted from supply chain to data consulting: why would anyone listen to me? I am just someone...

Career/Misc

02/11/2023

3+ Ways to Connect Excel to Databricks

Since all roads lead to Excel, this blog is inevitable. At the time of writing, there are mainly three ways to let business Excel users consume the data in Databricks. 1. Connecting through ODBC Driver If you google “connect Excel to Databricks”, this is the documentation you will find. It requires your end users to install ODBC driver on their local computer and...

Databricks/Misc

14/10/2023

Why is thinking the most important skill in the era of AI

When participating in Advancing Analytics‘ Advancing Innovation Day, I said during a panel discussion: “Thinking is the most important skill to have in this era of AI explosion. Picking the right problem to solve and the right question to ask is the most important skill.” A few people came to me/DMed me to discuss this point. So I thought I...

Career/Data Strategy/Misc

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