Just wrapped up a whirlwind tour, giving a workshop in Atlanta and then attending Google Cloud Next. B2b nonstop action, and I'm glad to home for a bit.

While at Next, I had a conversation with another tech old timer friend. We talked about how much we're having using AI as a coding assistant. I'm having fun coming up with wild stuff and seeing if it's possible to build with code. AI's made coding fun again!

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Juhani Vanhatapio lives in Finland at the Arctic Circle and is studying data engineering and machine learning. Juhani shares stories about life in the Arctic, the challenges and fun of guiding tours to see the Northern Lights, his AI Assistant for Northern Lights tourism, and his journey into the tech field during the COVID pandemic. This is definitely a very interesting and left-field conversation you'll enjoy.

I'm heads down with some work right now, but here are some random rants on workshops, the tariff chaos, and more.

Vin Vashishta and I chat about the current state of AI in business, the challenges of implementation, the pervasive hype surrounding AI technologies, influencers, and more.

Vinoth Chandar (CEO at Onehouse and creator of Apache Hudi) and I chat about the creation of Apache Hudi, the future of open data lakehouses, and much more.

#hudi #data #ai #datalakehouse #dataengineering

People often ask me what I'd change in Fundamentals of Data Engineering. Usually, I reply "not much", as the the Data Engineering Lifecycle still remains intact. However, I see the role of data engineers shifting both left and right. What does this mean? Have a listen.

Vaibhav Gupta and I chat about our shared love for tacos in Austin, the evolution of AI tools, and why new thinking and approaches are required for AI-first tools.

BAML: https://github.com/BoundaryML/baml

Mark Freeman joins me to chat about data contracts, the crazy life of being the first employee at a hot startup, writing books and creating content, and much more.

#DataEngineering #Startups #AI #DataQuality #DataContracts

I get a ton of questions from people about what their next career move should be. Given the increased turbulence in the job market and how companies are giving the middle finger to their employees, I think people are going to need to question the traditional advice (college, job, "stick it out"). This advice is outdated. Instead, you're going to have to dig deep, embrace discomfort, and figure out your next move.

Nick Freund - Closing a Startup https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Iu1qbVklm7hVFniVkdCFQ?si=bcc24223758b48d3

Willis Nana and I chat about the challenges of data engineering leadership, foundational skills, and his journey to a content creator on YouTube.#dataengineering #data #ai #datateam #leadership