All Hands on Data #10
It's the Aluminum edition of All Hands on Data. Join our team as we celebrate with these articles:
Data-driven operations: the newest frontier in the Modern Data Stack
The piece touches on the "last element" in the modern data stack - taking action (which is the segment that LogicLoop fits into). Essentially, instead of a pull-based model, where once the stack has updated the data storage and users query that data to gain insight, a push-based model takes action without explicit user input. In a way, it makes the data self-actionable and it's an interesting segment of the modern data stack. - John Forstmeier
It's time for a more sophisticated color contrast check for data visualizations
How easy to read are your data visualizations? Some say that even if you are following W3C guidelines, that might not be good enough. This blog post talks about a newer algorithm that is being used to calculate how accessible content and visualizations are. Doesn't hurt to check when 5-10% of the population deals with color blindness! - Katt Baum
Cloud Orchestration Best Practices
This is a nice simple breakdown of what Cloud Orchestration is and explains some best practices to keep in mind when setting it up for yourself. - Jon Davidson
Simple Explanation on How Decision Tree Algorithm Makes Decisions
Coming with a software engineering background, the decision tree from the outset feels like some glorified if else clauses. But the article helps explain how a decision tree is made from a sample data set in a non user written manner. Especially interesting are the calculations for Info, or entropy. - Eric Elsken
Data Driven doesn't mean Data is Driving
I really enjoyed Randy's perspective that data is a "force multiplier". That force could be negative or positive, depending on what it gets used for. However, in the pursuit of being data driven, many teams try to let data make all of the decisions, rather than using the data to inform a decision. This distinction can make all the difference. - Blake Burch
Getting Started with dbt Core and BigQuery
This guide helps a user start from scratch and learn how to begin using dbt Core specifically with BigQuery. By the end of the guide, you will be able to connect to BigQuery and run dbt Core commands in the cloud. - Steven Johnson