Introduction Spark is a powerful tool for processing data, but I've found it's easy to get stuck when learning the technology. I find if...

After fighting with AWS Glue and realizing that in order to use Glue beyond the point of a dumb scheduler, I need to learn the hell out...

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I was reading LinkedIn comments and posting and ran across a post that referenced Jeff Patton's "User Story Mapping." I hadn't heard of...

This Dog understands Persistence Agile belongs to developers. It's our methodology and tool for working with customers in a better way. ...

Snowflake is an excellent modern database that couples the power of traditional SQL with modern data lake architecture. AWS Glue is a...

I find many articles whose purpose is to check a box on a feature checklist. Yes, (check), Snowflake does integrate with Glue. It...

I describe myself as a reluctant Scrum enthusiast. Scrum is a great agile tool if you recognize it as a feature lifecycle process and...

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Photo by Miguel A. Amutio on Unsplash The AWS Solutions Architect exam is a marathon. I had no idea what I was in for when I signed up...