Article Recommendations

Apache Iceberg - What is it?

If you've been hearing about Apache Iceberg, but you're not quite sure what it is or why it matters, Julien breaks it down in the most understandable way possible. It reminds me a lot of what AWS Athena was aiming for, but without the vendor lock-in. Store your files in any storage system and gain the ability to query those files easily with SQL. - Blake Burch

Data exploration using VIM

To all of you Vim connoisseurs (nerds) out there comes a nice little piece demonstrating how you can use Vim to dynamically explore data. It's actually pretty slick and is a neat alternative to the goto Jupyter notebook or something similar. - John Forstmeier

Data detective work: An anti-money laundering example

Ever wonder about the effectiveness of sanctions? This articles dives into the dynamic connections between economic sanctions, international finance, and the enforcement of human rights in such a rich manner! The article goes into how sanctions can be used as strategic and diplomatic tools while also bringing into like the complexities of tracking down financial flows using a unified knowledge graph. Using past examples, Morrison shows how efficient financial crime prevention can be! - Reed Cowan

12 Companies Hiring Data Engineers

With a lot of companies going through significant changes, it's always important to stay up to date on what the job market looks like. This article has a wide variety of open data roles across fintech, health tech and more! - Angel Catalan

Podcast Recommendations

The Analytics Power Hour - June 10, 2024 - Professional Development, Analytically Speaking with Helen Crossley

This episode features an experienced data leader sharing insights on goal-setting, providing effective feedback, transitioning from individual contributor to manager, and more. The guest gives direct, actionable advice to help analysts and managers develop their skills.

The Gradient: Perspectives on AI - June 13, 2024 - Values, Legibility, and Gamification

Philosopher Christopher Thi Nguyen discusses how metrics and scoring systems shape values. He argues they simplify complex realities to enable large-scale coordination but risk excluding nuance and individual well-being. Still, some tradeoffs between scalability and sensitivity may be worthwhile.