All Hands on Data #97
A wise group of men once said "it's gonna be May" and they were absolutely right! Welcome to the first edition of All Hands on Data, welcome the Spring flowers with our latest round of data articles
Article Recommendations
How data impacts the digitalization of industries
Digitalization reaches far beyond just converting paper documents to documents stored on a computer. Digitalization shapes and molds a company's business strategy, their future projects, and the lessons they learn from past insights. However, how a company goes about digitalization defers on a case by case basis, and those cases rely heavily on data. Different sects of industry rely on data differently, and this article touches base on aa few different realms and how those industries incorporate data differently to drive their digitalization. - Reed Cowan
How Data Engineering Helps Health Systems Reach Their Most Critical Goals
As we've deepened our work within the healthcare segment, it's evident that a lot of these companies have been victims to legacy data platforms. This article outlines how healthcare organizations are pivoting to bring on data talent and the positive implications that brings for the teams making these investments. - Angel Catalan
DuckDB in Action
For non-technical users, like myself, and with DuckDB as a partner, understanding DuckDB and its applications is important for the following reasons: Data Analysis: DuckDB can be used for analyzing large datasets efficiently, allowing non-technical users to perform complex data analysis tasks without relying heavily on technical support. Data Processing: It offers capabilities for processing and querying data in real-time, enabling non-technical users to extract insights and make data-driven decisions more rapidly. Tool Familiarity: Familiarizing oneself with DuckDB and similar tools enhances data literacy among non-technical users, enabling them to adapt to evolving technologies and contribute effectively to data-related projects within their organizations. Collaboration: Understanding DuckDB facilitates better collaboration between technical and non-technical teams, as it enables non-technical users to communicate their data needs and requirements more effectively to technical counterparts. -Jack Ryan
Caveats
For those of us spending our day-to-day in the land of data, visualizations are an important way we communicate information to stakeholders. This is a GREAT resource for improving that presentation mode. It basically boils down to: keep it simple, stupid. - John Forstmeier
Podcast Recommendations
DataFramed - 50 Years of SQL with Don Chamberlin, Computer Scientist and Co-Inventor of SQL
Don Chamberlin, co-inventor of SQL, shares behind-the-scenes stories about developing the revolutionary database language 50 years ago. He explains SQL's origin, the challenges faced, its standardization, and why it succeeded despite competition.
Practical AI: Machine Learning, Data Science - Mamba & Jamba
Yoav Shoham, co-founder of AI company AI21, joins to discuss how enterprises can unlock value from unstructured text data using large language models. He explains AI21's focus on reliability and efficiency to make models practical for business use cases like summarization and product descriptions.