Geraint Dawe talks to Raz Rafiq about making the transition from BA to DL and why people, organisation and diplomacy play a big part in his new role:

In the next in his series about demystifying data engineering, Claudio Diniz interviews Austin Poulton who explains that software engineering principles should be applicable to data.

If you’re considering making the transition from BA to DL, here are some tips to help you make a more informed choice:

In the next in his series about demystifying data engineering, Claudio Diniz interviews Jennifer Stark and learns why she’s keeping an eye on MLOps which is a facet of data engineering that is maturing into its own speciality. More here

In the next in his series about demystifying data engineering, Claudio Diniz interviews Gavin Campbell who explains that one of the hardest things for software engineers is that data engineering almost always involves some kind of external platform. Learn more here:

In the next in his series about demystifying data engineering, Claudio Diniz interviews Will Faithfull and learns that if you have an interest or curiosity in the data domain and analytics side of things, even if you know next to nothing about them already, that will stand you in great stead. 95% of the skills will be second nature to you, so you only have to focus on that remaining 5%.

In the next in his series about demystifying data engineering, Claudio Diniz interviews David Pardoe and learns why it is absolutely key to have an in-depth understanding of data, and not just the code that manipulates it. Learn more here:

In his latest series on how to move from software engineering into data engineering, Claudio Diniz interviews Lewis Crawford who aptly explains, among other things, how at some point scale catches everyone out, and therefore how important it is to consider on large projects:

How finding hidden data products can greatly empower capabilities such as Machine Learning within an organisation