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Snowflake vs Databricks Is the Wrong Debate • Winning the Data Stack Role by Role
Snowflake vs Databricks Is the Wrong Debate
Winning the Data Stack Role by Role
seattledataguy.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Snowflake vs Databricks Is the Wrong Debate • Winning the Data Stack Role by Role
How I Run System Design Interviews for Data Engineers • Why System Design Still Matters
How I Run System Design Interviews for Data Engineers
Why System Design Still Matters
seattledataguy.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How I Run System Design Interviews for Data Engineers • Why System Design Still Matters
Translating Data Buzzwords Into Real Requirements • Bridging the Communication Gap Between Data and the Business
Translating Data Buzzwords Into Real Requirements
Bridging the Communication Gap Between Data and the Business
seattledataguy.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Translating Data Buzzwords Into Real Requirements • Bridging the Communication Gap Between Data and the Business
Own the Spreadsheet, Own the World • Will We Ever Escape Excel
Own the Spreadsheet, Own the World
Will We Ever Escape Excel
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Own the Spreadsheet, Own the World • Will We Ever Escape Excel
What It Really Takes to Move From Senior to Staff Data Engineer • An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
What It Really Takes to Move From Senior to Staff Data Engineer
An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What It Really Takes to Move From Senior to Staff Data Engineer • An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
5 Things in Data Engineering That Have Changed In The Last 10 Years • What Will Change Next?
5 Things in Data Engineering That Have Changed In The Last 10 Years
What Will Change Next?
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
5 Things in Data Engineering That Have Changed In The Last 10 Years • What Will Change Next?
We’re All Living in Different Data Decades • 200 Newsletters Later, What I’ve Learned About Data, Careers, and Change
We’re All Living in Different Data Decades
200 Newsletters Later, What I’ve Learned About Data, Careers, and Change
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We’re All Living in Different Data Decades • 200 Newsletters Later, What I’ve Learned About Data, Careers, and Change
Three Traits That Differentiate Great Senior Data Engineers • How to stand out when technical skill alone isn’t enough
Three Traits That Differentiate Great Senior Data Engineers
How to stand out when technical skill alone isn’t enough
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Three Traits That Differentiate Great Senior Data Engineers • How to stand out when technical skill alone isn’t enough
When Words Become Data Architecture • Do We Need To Rethink How We Approach Data?
When Words Become Data Architecture
Do We Need To Rethink How We Approach Data?
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
When Words Become Data Architecture • Do We Need To Rethink How We Approach Data?
7 Questions Every Data Team Should Ask the Business • How To Find Projects Worth Working On
7 Questions Every Data Team Should Ask the Business
How To Find Projects Worth Working On
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
7 Questions Every Data Team Should Ask the Business • How To Find Projects Worth Working On
Everyone Says ‘Data Teams Should Drive Value’ But How? • Understanding Your Data Teams Function
Everyone Says ‘Data Teams Should Drive Value’ But How?
Understanding Your Data Teams Function
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everyone Says ‘Data Teams Should Drive Value’ But How? • Understanding Your Data Teams Function
How To Turn Around A Failing Data Team • Tales From Consulting
How To Turn Around A Failing Data Team
Tales From Consulting
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
How To Turn Around A Failing Data Team • Tales From Consulting
The "D" In Data Stands For Discipline
The "D" In Data Stands For Discipline
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The "D" In Data Stands For Discipline
Data Teams: It’s Time to Touch Grass
Data Teams: It’s Time to Touch Grass
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Data Teams: It’s Time to Touch Grass
What Separates Good From Great Data Teams • A guide to shifting from outputs to outcomes in your data career
What Separates Good From Great Data Teams
A guide to shifting from outputs to outcomes in your data career
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What Separates Good From Great Data Teams • A guide to shifting from outputs to outcomes in your data career
The Inconvenient Truths of Self-Service Analytics • What every data leader needs to know before chasing self-service
The Inconvenient Truths of Self-Service Analytics
What every data leader needs to know before chasing self-service
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Inconvenient Truths of Self-Service Analytics • What every data leader needs to know before chasing self-service
Anyone Else Struggling to Keep Up With Data Tools • You can’t outlearn the internet, but you can learn what matters
Anyone Else Struggling to Keep Up With Data Tools
You can’t outlearn the internet, but you can learn what matters
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Anyone Else Struggling to Keep Up With Data Tools • You can’t outlearn the internet, but you can learn what matters
How to Escape the Ad-Hoc Data Request Trap - 4 Mindset Shifts From a Former Director Of Analytics
How to Escape the Ad-Hoc Data Request Trap - 4 Mindset Shifts From a Former Director Of Analytics
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
How to Escape the Ad-Hoc Data Request Trap - 4 Mindset Shifts From a Former Director Of Analytics
Stop Shipping Dashboards That Don’t Matter • Three Questions to Ask Before You Build That Dashboard
Stop Shipping Dashboards That Don’t Matter
Three Questions to Ask Before You Build That Dashboard
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Stop Shipping Dashboards That Don’t Matter • Three Questions to Ask Before You Build That Dashboard
“The First Data Hire” Series: How to Survive and Succeed as a Solo Data Leader • Everything they didn’t tell you when you took the job
“The First Data Hire” Series: How to Survive and Succeed as a Solo Data Leader
Everything they didn’t tell you when you took the job
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“The First Data Hire” Series: How to Survive and Succeed as a Solo Data Leader • Everything they didn’t tell you when you took the job
Speed Without Understanding - One of the Biggest Risks in Data Engineering
Speed Without Understanding - One of the Biggest Risks in Data Engineering
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Speed Without Understanding - One of the Biggest Risks in Data Engineering
If You’re New to Data, Read This Before You Build Anything • Plus 7 Articles I Think Everyone in Data Should Read
If You’re New to Data, Read This Before You Build Anything
Plus 7 Articles I Think Everyone in Data Should Read
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If You’re New to Data, Read This Before You Build Anything • Plus 7 Articles I Think Everyone in Data Should Read
4 Strategies To Elevate Your Communication Style From Engineer To Leader
4 Strategies To Elevate Your Communication Style From Engineer To Leader
seattledataguy.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
4 Strategies To Elevate Your Communication Style From Engineer To Leader