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OpenDataAlex

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All around data nerd, building awesome data platforms. Talk data with me! Avid board/video gamer and role player. He/him

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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Y'all, a friend of mine's daughter is going through her second round of brain cancer. They could use a hand because some of the treatments aren't going to be covered by insurance. gofund.me/6e5203e46
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Donate to Fighting for Ella: Giving a 15-Year-Old Every Chance, organized by Chris Thiele
Most of you already know Ella's story, but unfortunately, we are s… Chris Thiele needs your support for Fighting for Ella: Giving a 15-Year-Old Every Chance
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
It's that time of year again! All Things Open 2025 has kicked off and let the nerding begin!
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Elderly and disabled people told Congress that cutting Medicaid could kill people and in response, they were arrested in their wheelchairs. What the hell are we doing?
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know.bi @know.bi · 24/04/2025
🚀 Apache Hop 2.13 is out! 84 tickets, 8 contributors, 2 months of work — this release brings big wins for data workflows 💪 🔗 Blog post: www.know.bi/blog/our-blo... 👉 Work with us: www.know.bi #datasky #databs #apachehop #etl #dataengineering #opensource #gcp #mysql
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Many folks I interview write scripts for things like notebooks and not frameworks or tooling to do deeper data processing. 2/2
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I've seen folks who have non programming backgrounds start diving into data tooling and it can be very daunting. It's relatively straightforward to use many libraries in Python without knowing the ins and outs of more advanced coding. 1/2
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know.bi @know.bi · 16/04/2025
Thinking of moving from #Pentaho to Apache Hop? You're modernizing, not just migrating. 🚀 Learn how to switch smart: www.know.bi/blog/our-blo... Need help? We coach teams too 👉 www.know.bi/pricing #apachehop #pentaho #migration #coaching #datasky #databs
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7 key points to successfully upgrade from Pentaho to Apache Hop
Discover 7 essential tips for a seamless upgrade from Pentaho to Apache Hop, ensuring smooth data transitions, enhanced workflow management, and optimized data engineering processes.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Not considering data quality and trying to fix it before using it.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Case in point, spreadsheets and SQL. They have a lot of capabilities far beyond their original intent. Yes, they are great for testing things out or smaller use-cases, but are they the best tool for your environment with that functionality? 2/ #databs
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Just because a tool/technology can do something, doesn't mean it should. Sure I can use a hammer on screws, but a screwdriver or drill would perform a lot better. It's definitely like that with a lot of data tooling - both foundational and esoteric. 1/ #databs
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Building data platforms is not just about tech. It's also not purely about data governance. It has to be a blend optimized for the use case and for best performance of the data available. Even a basic RDBMS and a data dictionary in a spreadsheet can provide value provided it's the right fit. #databs
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
It's always good to show that fancy tools aren't required to get the fundamentals taken care of. They may make it easier to monitor but starting with a doc with an outline like this is worth a ton.
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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The information you include in a data dictionary (a collection of names, definitions, and attributes about variables in a dataset), depends on your data and how you plan to use the document. Some ideas of fields to consider including. 👇 Data dictionary template and example are here: osf.io/ynqcu
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
It just goes to show - using data is easy, determining its worth is quite difficult. Especially when resources for data governance are not made a priority. Data Is Very Valuable, Just Don't Ask Us To Measure It, Leaders Say - Slashdot m.slashdot.org/story/439061
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Make America Math Again @realjoosisloose.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
#DataSky
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Letizia Iannucci @letiziaian.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The read 📖 that caused this stitch: open.substack.com/pub/dataprod...
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The Data-Conscious Software Engineer
The Unicorn That Data Teams Actually Need
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Happy to share and enjoyed the conversation :) CI/CD with data is a fun one for sure!
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Elliot Gunn @elliotgunn.com · 05/02/2025
Not everyone is on Bluesky, so shoutout to @opendataalex.bsky.social for one of my absolute favourite interviews that's full of humour and hard-won insights: www.datafold.com/data-migrati...
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A Data Migration Is Never Just a Data Migration: Lessons from Alex Meadows
Alex Meadows shares insights on lift-and-shift vs. rearchitecting, data quality priorities, and the human factors that can make or break a data migration.
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Nicolò Giso @nicologiso.com · 01/02/2025
"Who cares about classic ML when you can have your own AI assistant?" says your CEO #databs
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This is ridiculous and uncalled for. Years of research are going to be stalled because of this. Researchers are going to be unable to publish findings or even perform/complete their work because of politics. gizmodo.com/cdc-ordered-...
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CDC Ordered to Scrub Website of Words Like 'Transgender' and 'LGBT'
A CDC employee spoke with Gizmodo about the
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 21/01/2025
Tomorrow’s the big day! 🎉 Join us for Public Domain Day 2025 as we celebrate works from 1929 entering the #PublicDomain. It’s free for everyone to enjoy! 🎶🎬 🖋️ 📅 Jan 22 🕙️ 10 AM PT/1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ REGISTER ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491979 #PublicDomainDay @InternetArchive
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Singin' in the Public Domain: Public Domain Day 2025
On January 1, 2025, creative works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 will enter the public domain in the US. Celebrate with us!
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Matthew Mullins @mmullins.coginiti.co · 07/01/2025
Raleigh Low-Key Data Happy Hour is back for more drinks, data, and fun in 2025! #databs
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January Low-Key Data Happy Hour (Lynnwood Brewing), Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**We're back for more drinks, data, and fun in 2025!** No presentations or pitches, just people who love data hanging out, having a drink and eating food. Show up when co
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Many companies stick with older tech because it's the skill set they have in house and/or it is legacy enough that switching over is scary/dangerous. 2/2
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Oh I assure you, there's a reason companies make those switches. It usually ends up being money savings (which in the short term just ends up vanishing because of the cost of switching over but can save in the long term), internal politics, or kickbacks. 1/2
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
It's good to come in with fresh ideas but take time to observe not just the technology, but the people. Learning how folks interact with each other is just as important as showing how you can help improve things. General rule of thumb: observe and absorb for two weeks then hit the ground running.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams
CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Don't be tempted to do stored procs for app logic. You'll be in for a bad time :p They have their place for sure but keep it limited. Database compute is one of the more expensive things in an app stack.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
DQ is something that can't be fixed overnight but can be iterated on. It also needs to be fixed as close to entry into the data ecosystem as possible so that the quality problems impact the fewest points. 3/
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
In reality, those data quality issues can significantly slow new development down and cause a lot duplicated effort while each group touching the data finds the same issues over and over again. It's also one of the classic excuses - 'well we can fix it later' or 'not my data to fix'. 2/
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
That's part of it. Another is a lack of understanding on how quality impacts downstream. Think 'our business has been working fine without fixing this data quality stuff so it mustn't be a high priority'. 1/
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Adi Polak @adipolak.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
This made me think Credit : Dr. Ordax on Linkedin
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Data quality is one of those things that gets swept under the rug and causes so many issues. It's right up there with data governance in general being ignored by so many organizations.
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Andrew Meredith @a4w-m6h.com · 20/12/2024
Data quality is not just a data engineering problem. Data quality is not just a data engineering problem. Data quality is not just a data engineering problem. #dataBS
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Data teams tend to specialize based on the company's budget. Each area can also be a challenge to pick up because of the specifics in that area.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Sure happy to :)
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Lesson we tried to tell a client: Don't take your on-prem/ data center application and move it into the cloud 1:1. It's going to be crazy expensive. Rearchitect and take advantage of the cloud provides. They learned after the fact when the first bill came in.
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Tinz Twins | AI and Coding @tinztwinshub.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
🆕 Exciting news 🆕 PydanticAI: A new agent framework to build LLM Apps! #datasky #mlsky #LLMs
Screenshot PydanticAI Website
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
That's a really rough place to be in. It's definitely toxic and there are egos at play. Tread carefully because they'll look for things to blame you for. I'd also suggest finding something else but the market is... Not good at the moment.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
SQL has had problems since its inception - many of them acknowledged from the outset. It's one of those ubiquitous things that will be around as long as RDBMSs are around.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Here we go: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...
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Common warehouse metamodel - Wikipedia
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This is one that Pentaho was supporting a long time back. I'll see if I can find anything about it. This was long before they were bought.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
It's usually when folks try to torture SQL to do things it really shouldn't when I hear that. I've seen 40 page SQL queries to generate a report that should have had all that work done up front by a data pipeline so the query is smoother.
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David Asboth @davidasboth.com · 27/11/2024
Excited that my book is on its way to production, with a new name! The Well-Grounded Data Analyst: Solve real-world problems like a pro It fits nicely with Manning's "Well-Grounded" series (there are developer versions for Python, Java, and Ruby). Really looking forward to it being published now!
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I can't find a link, but about ten years ago there was an attempt to create an open standard for semantic layer creation. The idea being you could drop in your semantics into any tool that supported it. Not surprisingly, none of the major vendors at the time bought in
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𝙳𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚜 #CNCFAmbassador #OpenSearchAmbassador @horovits.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
#OpenMetrics is Archived, Merged into #Prometheus medium.com/p/d555598d2d04 @prometheus.io @cncf.io #opensource #monitoring #cloudnative
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OpenMetrics is Archived, Merged into Prometheus
The CNCF has put the OpenMetrics open source specification back where it has always belonged — Prometheus exposition format. Here’s why.
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Bart Maertens @bart.know.bi · 22/11/2024
These incremental changes, week after week, by a relatively small but very motivated team of contributors are what makes open source work.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Agreed and those are always going to have to be iterated on while creating derivative data. That said even basic profiling would be a huge step forward for organizations, finding basic issues before they cause problems.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Even if it's not fixed at the source because it's out of the company's control or what have you, having a first line of defense in just checking the data quality is a must. At least then it's known what is being worked with. That dirty water is unfortunately the status quo.
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Pelayo Arbués @pelayoarbues.com · 19/11/2024
According to @chris.blue, analytics engineers and data engineers should be merged into the same team. Data pipelines are commoditized and analytics engineers don't provide enough value. materializedview.io/p/merge-anal...
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It's Time to Merge Analytics and Data Engineering (Again)
Data pipelines are commoditized and analytics engineers don't provide enough value.
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OpenDataAlex @opendataalex.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Distilling clean, quality data should be the default. If it's being used in your business or applications take the time to do quality analysis and ensure it's fit for purpose. Put checks in place to make sure it remains of good quality. Otherwise it's a ticking timebomb. #databs
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