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Community Comment: Part 26 - With respect to data normalization, performance is key

* Normalized versus denormalized data * Discussion with purported training firm CEO * Performance is important consideration * More factors involved than just record count The comments I provided in reaction to a community discussion thread. Founder & CEO of "Big Data" Training Firm: Normalization vs Denormalization Normalization is a process of

Media Query Source: Part 43 - CNBC (US business news television channel); Benefits of using self-service analytics tools

* CNBC (US business news television channel) * Benefits of using self-service analytics tools * Timely, custom exploratory analyses enabled * Appropriate data governance needed The responses I provided to a media outlet on March 3, 2023: Media: I'm working on an article about the benefits of using self-service analytics tools, and

Counterpoint (7 Years Later) - 20 Questions to Detect Fake Data Scientists

Gfesser via Midjourney: "Anime painting of horse wearing a sweater and working on a laptop, sitting in a corner office overlooking the Chicago River." Erik on Software anniversary post #500. Almost exactly seven years ago, I published what was for a long time one of my most popular

Community Comment: Part 25 - When considering the choice between waterfall and agile methodologies, keep product life cycle in mind

* Waterfall versus various agile claims * Software engineering methodologies * Poor methodologies assume product lifespan * Lifespan may be too short to see success The comments I provided in reaction to a community discussion thread. Owner at Software Delivery Firm: What does this say to you? #agile #waterfall #softwaredevelopment #iterativedevelopment #incrementaldevelopment Gfesser: The

Media Query Source: Part 42 - Barron's (US financial news magazine); AI primer for financial advisors

* Barron's (US financial news magazine) * AI primer for financial advisors * Machine learning & deep learning: AI subsets * Model value dependent on data quality The responses I provided to a media outlet on December 5, 2022: Media: AI primer for financial advisors. Media: I'm writing a post

Product Reviews: Part 11 - Amazon reviewer rankings have disappeared

Two weeks ago, I reached a milestone of 850 reviews at Amazon, and I noticed for the first time that reviewer rankings have disappeared. About 6 months ago, I had commented that my ranking had been hovering around #3000 for quite some time, and that my ranking had continued to

Community Post: Part 2 - Without "conflict", there's no "colleague"

* "Colleague", "co-worker" & "teammate" * Surprising word origin of "colleague" * Root word means "to arrive together" * Without "conflict", there's no "colleague" A well-received community post I recently made: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/erikgfesser_career-wordorigin-respect-activity-6998107676408770560-dHt_

Personal Reading List: 4Q2022

My personal reading list for October, November, and December 2022. Color Key: Special Notes, Completed Reading. Updated throughout the Quarter. At Bat (Schnell) AWS Certified Database – Specialty (DBS-C01) Certification, by Kate Gawron, Packt Publishing, 2022. Copy provided by Packt publicist Nivedita Singh. The Ideal Executive: Why You Cannot Be One

New Book Review: "Running with Purpose"

New book review for Running with Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors to Lead the Pack, by Jim Weber, HarperCollins Leadership, 2022: Copy provided by Amazon. One of the unique aspects of this book is the author's explanation of the history and purpose behind writing it in the

Media Query Source: Part 41 - CIO (US digital magazine); Today's most notable data strategy trend

* CIO (US digital magazine) * Today's most notable data strategy trend * Data lakehouse adoption * Combination of data lake & data warehouse The responses I provided to a media outlet on October 17, 2022: Media: What is today's most notable data strategy trend? Gfesser: Data lakehouse adoption. Media: