Archive - SeattleDataGuy’s Newsletter

May 2025

Apache Iceberg Isn't Coming To Save You

But The Data World Loves It!

May 27 •

How to Keep Your Data Team From Becoming a Money Pit

Lessons I've Learned From Turning Around Data Teams

May 23 •

So You Think You Want to Quit Your Job?

Lessons from Three Years of Building a Career Without A Full-time Job

May 14 •

Back To The Basics: What Is Columnar Storage

And Why Is Everyone Using Parquet?

May 8 •

Why Your Data Team Doesn't Have A Seat At The Table

And How To Fix It

May 2 •

April 2025

Why You're Stuck at Senior Data Engineer (And How to Break Out)

So you've mastered Airflow, built hundreds of pipelines, and have racked up seven-plus years of experience, but you're still seen as just a Senior…

Apr 22 •

Understanding the “T” in ETL: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Data Transformations

Over the past year, I’ve been writing about several back-to-the-basics topics, like extracting data via APIs and SFTP, and building solid data models.

Apr 16 •

Why Your Data Pipeline Probably Isn’t Production-Ready

And How To Fix It

Apr 11 •

7 Real-World Lessons from Data Leaders at LinkedIn, Dropbox & More

Hi, fellow future and current Data Leaders; Ben here 👋

Apr 2 •

March 2025

Bridging the Gap - A Data Leader’s Guide To Helping Your Data Team Create Next Level Analysis

One of the biggest challenges data leaders have mentioned to me over the past couple of weeks?

Mar 25 •

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