Are you working in data engineering but tired of all the jargon and acronyms? Say no more, here is a list of 50 to get you started! — The world of Data Engineering has evolved significantly over the past decade. From a once humble data warehousing set-up to an entire discipline. This includes everything from data pipelines to building data lakes. The popularity of this field has increased, as has the jargon.

Improve Poor Performance of Your Data Warehouse by Applying These Steps — Poor performance is one of the key reasons why Data Warehouse (DWH) get a bad reputation. A performance improvement strategy should be in place whenever a DWH is delivered. This ensures that DWH stays relevant and meets the business end-user requirements on time. Often, slow DWH has multiple downstream impacts…

The 5 Important Steps You Will Need in Any Data Warehousing Project — Having been part of numerous complex data transformation projects, I can confirm the statistic that 85% of data projects fail. The reasons for these failures are: Changing data stacks Lack of preparedness Not having the right team Impatient stakeholders Overzealous management Lack of investment in culture change, etc. The projects…

Tired of All the Jargon and Acronyms, Here Are 25 to Get You Started — Ever sat in a meeting with technical and business stakeholders and thought, what on earth are they talking about? Acronyms like EDW, MDM or jargon like Sandboxing a solution are being thrown from one side of the room to another. Fear not! You have come to the right place to…

Top Tips and Tricks to Help You Curb Your Phone Addiction — A few years ago, “smartphone pinky” was plastered all over the news and social media. People found a dent on their pinky finger (predominantly on the middle bone) from excessive phone usage. You may do, too. I certainly have a smartphone pinky from holding my phone. It was reported that…

Old Data Quality Practices Are Paving Way for Data Observability — I feel lazy today, so I won’t Google a statistic to tell you how poor quality data is costing companies billions and gazillions. Hopefully, I am preaching to the converted— that having good quality data should be a priority for the organisation that wants to succeed in its data-driven journey. …

Democracy requires individuals to take responsibility, and most organisations are not ready for this! — The government of the people, for the people, by the people is what we are used to in the west. We are used to living in a democratic free world with free speech, free elections, the right to choose where we live, whom we marry, etc. …

Lessons we can derive from fasting 30 days each year like 1.8 billion Muslims — It’s a month of reflection, consciousness and humility. It’s also the month when most Muslims give out generously in charity from their wealth. As a Muslim, I’ve always appreciated this month, as it means that I’m focusing on other obligations than just work. …

Some Mildly Hilarious Terms That Get Thrown around Every Day. — As Consultants, we love using phrases to explain a particular situation. Love them or hate them; they get thrown around all the time. We use them as if they are second nature. However, when you decipher them, they do sound hilarious. Without further ado, let’s dive in: #1 Eat the…