Data, data, data. It does seem we are not only surrounded by talk about data, but by the actual data itself. We are collecting data from every nook and cranny of the universe (literally!). IoT devices in every industry; geolocation information on our phones, watches, cars, and every other mobile device; every website or app we access—all are collecting data. In order to derive value from this avalanche of data, we have to get more agile when it comes to preparing the data for consumption.

Scania is at the forefront of a more autonomous, connected, electric future for the transportation industry. Find out why its Head of Data and Information Management uses data mesh—and Snowflake—to make it a reality. Scania is a global truck, bus, and industrial engine manufacturer and offers an extensive range of related services so its customers can focus on their core business.

Analytics engineer is the latest role that combines the technical skills of a data engineer with the business knowledge of a data analyst. They are typically coding in SQL, building dbt data models, and automating data pipelines. You could say they own the steps between data ingestion and orchestration. Whether you are a seasoned analytics engineer or new to the field, it’s important to continually learn new things and improve the work you’ve already done.

This Eckerson Group report gives you a good understanding of how the Unravel platform addresses multiple categories of data observability—application/pipeline performance, cluster/platform performance, data quality, and, most significant, FinOps cost governance—with automation and AI-driven recommendations.

Five things to know about how to get data from multiple sources: These days, organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever before and collect an incredible number of data sets from various sources. This creates a paradox for businesses such as e-commerce retailers struggling to deal with data complexity. With a deluge of information (and more arriving every day), how can you get data from multiple sources efficiently and unlock the hidden insights that it contains?

8 years ago, when I founded Iguazio together with my co-founders Yaron Haviv, Yaron Segev & Orit Nissan-Messing, I never thought I would be making this announcement on our company blog: McKinsey acquired Iguazio! When we first embarked on this journey, we realized that while AI has the ability to transform any industry - from banking to retail to manufacturing - in reality most data science projects fail.