All Hands on Data #38
If you are anything like me, you may be recovering from a Valentine's Day candy coma. Join me as I sit back and enjoy the team's favorite articles from the week.
Top 5 Alternatives to CSV
I’ve had many spirited discussions on data types. Dario does a great job explaining the CSV alternatives and how to quickly use them in Python. I appreciated his testing as well which gives me more ammunition for my conversations now. - Steven Johnson
Data Migration Tips
A nifty series of reminders that is certainly helpful to keep handy whenever you're conducting larger data migrations on your team. The most important thing that stood out was communication and establishing a common vocabulary - whenever you're moving things around, you're typically introducing new concepts so it pays to make sure you're all on the same page. Also: USE SQL TRANSACTIONS! - John Forstmeier
Why Conversational AI Is a Game Changer for Support at Scale
In a previous role, I worked in customer service and it was not enjoyable. When a customer has a bad experience, it is a sure bet that service provider also did. However, good customer support interactions boost customer loyalty even with longer wait times or lower quality products. Conversational AI has the potential to revolutionize customer support by providing personalized human-like support and relationship building at scale. - Katt Baum
Will ChatGPT Make Fraud Easier?
Good short read on examples of how tools like ChatGPT could be used for fraud. I like how the author goes into describe how this isn't really that new, different ways this technology can be beneficial, and ways it could be improved. - Jon Davidson
Overcome Your Data Quality Issues with Great Expectations
Data quality checks are one of the premier concerns of a data engineer. There is no one way to do it, but Great Expectations has continually been one of the most popular and trusted libraries for performing data quality checks at scale. If you are interested in learning more about Great Expectations, this article is a good starting point to get you up and running - Wes Poulsen
Consolidation by other means
With the explosion of tools in the data ecosystem and the tightening of financial belts, we're seeing a shift towards consolidation. But should that consolidation be through a central tool? Or is there a better way to consolidate through centralized billing? I love this take, as we focus a lot of our time on ensuring that we're tool agnostic so you can easily link things together. The "Data Stack in a Box" idea is a fascinating area to explore. - Blake Burch