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5 Data Ingestion Methods Every Data Engineer Should Know

How Data Actually Gets Into Your Pipeline- Full load, incremental, CDC, streaming, and API with Python code.

5 Data Ingestion Methods Every Data Engineer Should Know

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Apr 27

Data Modeling for Data Engineers: OLTP, OLAP, Inmon, and Kimball Explained

Understanding OLTP, OLAP, and the two roads your data can take after the transaction is recorded

Data Modeling for Data Engineers: OLTP, OLAP, Inmon, and Kimball Explained

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dbt Incremental Models: How to Pick the Right Strategy — [dbt Series #9]

Append, merge, delete+insert and insert_overwrite, each with a business case and Snowflake code

dbt Incremental Models: How to Pick the Right Strategy — [dbt Series #9]

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dbt Materializations: How to Choose Between View, Table, and Materialized View — [dbt Series #8]

Cost, freshness, and the layer rule that settles most models

dbt Materializations: How to Choose Between View, Table, and Materialized View — [dbt Series #8]

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Sep 12

Networking Is the One Skill AI Still Can’t Teach You in Your Data Career

Stop Asking for Advice on Coffee Chats. Ask for Stories Instead

Networking Is the One Skill AI Still Can’t Teach You in Your Data Career

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Sep 2

5 Snowflake Mistakes Burning Your Compute Budget (And How to Fix Them)

A pragmatic guide for Data and Analytics Engineers to stop wasting credits and write cost-efficient models

5 Snowflake Mistakes Burning Your Compute Budget (And How to Fix Them)

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Aug 3

Jinja and Macros in dbt: Stop Writing the Same SQL Twice [dbt Series #7]

dbt + DuckDB series: Jinja templating, reusable macros, and the dbt-utils shortcuts are worth knowing.

Jinja and Macros in dbt: Stop Writing the Same SQL Twice [dbt Series #7]

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Jul 22

Terraform 101 for Data Engineers: How to version-control your AWS infrastructure

A practical guide to the four core Terraform files—with a working S3 + Glue ELT, AWS example

Terraform 101 for Data Engineers: How to version-control your AWS infrastructure

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Jul 10

dbt Snapshots Explained: Track How Your Data Changes Over Time [dbt Series #6]

A hands-on guide to building Type 2 slowly changing dimensions with dbt and DuckDB

dbt Snapshots Explained: Track How Your Data Changes Over Time [dbt Series #6]

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Jul 6

How to Set Up AWS IAM for a Data Team the Right Way (With Adaptable Policy JSON)

A practical guide to AWS IAM — four roles, four services, and the policy JSON behind each one

How to Set Up AWS IAM for a Data Team the Right Way (With Adaptable Policy JSON)

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I am writing about data and sharing how I used AI to level up my learning. Contact: lhungen@gmail.com

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