Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Apr 30Self-Hosting nao, an open source analytics agent on AWSAfter spending five+ years in data, I’ve become a bit cynical about ‘data’ being used ‘to make informed decisions’. Mostly it is because…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Jan 3Before the Momentum Flywheel: Learning and Capabilities LoopsIt is the beginning of the new year, hence planning time for organizations. While synthesizing materials related to data strategy, and Key…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Nov 7, 2025The Impact Measurement DisconnectDisclaimer: I focus on social impact measurement in Africa because many of the businesses operating in this region pursue solving social…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Oct 24, 2025The What’s and Hows of a Data Audit — Beyond ComplianceIf you work for an investment fund, you can skip the article as it’s written for organizations preparing for the internal assessment /…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Apr 13, 2025The Whats and Hows of Data audit — People ComponentsExpectation Setting: I hadn’t realized how complex the assessment of this component is because it might include different aspects such as…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Mar 29, 2025The Whats and Hows of Data audit — Technology ComponentsExpectation setting: This article might be more suited for you if you’re a data practitioner who does or wants to conduct a data audit…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Mar 15, 2025Data Vault in RedshiftImagine you have the ERP with the market price of products that you are selling. An example of such data is Simusolar Kina sold at USD1500…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Feb 10, 2025Data Protection Laws adoption in AfricaYou’ve probably heard it a hundred times: “Just move your data to the cloud.” While this is often viewed as a straightforward solution for…
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Apr 9, 2024Creating a Data Management StrategyThis article looks at how different practice areas within the DAMA DMBOK interact and support each other in managing and leveraging data…A response icon1A response icon1
Eka Ponkratova (@thatdatabackpacker)·Mar 16, 2024Is anybody loading data in fact and dimension tables the pure-Python way?The objective of the blog is to implement Slowly Changing Dimensions Type 2 (SCD2) and fact tables with a lookup to an SCD2 using Redshift…A response icon2A response icon2
