Tim Burns
The Kimball Model Revisted - Data Quality
Once we've gathered the data we need into a data lake, we need to assess the quality and build pipelines to get all data to a consistent...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 21
- 4 min
An Updated Take on The Kimball Model
You have a mountain of data and the unlimited potential of a cloud data architecture to load it, but where should you start? Maybe you...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 19
- 1 min
Using ChatGPT for Data Modelling
ChatGPT is a great data modeling tool. I wanted to generalize my data model for my radio station data warehouse, and I asked ChatGPT to...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Sequences in Snowflake - Unsung Data Integrity Heroes
Sequence Basics Sequences are the unsung heroes of a data application. I like to think about sequences in two forms: Surrogate keys - the...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 13
- 1 min
This is my Happy Face
From the Pirate Missy - Pretty much sums up how I feel today.
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Tim Burns
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Studying Snowflake - Using Stages for Data Discovery
The Author Chopping Wood on a Winters Day Set up a Secure Storage Integration and Create Stages The foundation of data discovery is a...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Studying Snowflake - Data Analyst Study Guide
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Snowflake is an Enterprise-Level Data Platform for the major cloud providers: AWS, Azure, and GCP. ...
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Tim Burns
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Thomas Merton in a Year of War
Photo by Ethan Sykes on Unsplash The writings of Thomas Merton spoke to me when I was in college. I borrowed the Seven Story Mountain...
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Tim Burns
- Jan 16
- 4 min
The Lean Startup - Reading Notes
It is Martin Luther King day, and I am fortunate to have a holiday. However, I haven't lost sight of my goal of becoming an entrepreneur...
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Tim Burns
- Jan 15
- 1 min
A Charge for any Leadership Vocation
We swore in new deacons today at church, and the charge to the deacons resonated as a charge we can take for any leadership vocation....
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Tim Burns
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Thoughts on the Past - My Time at Retail Solutions
Photo by Author of the Never Summer Mountain Range Many years ago, I had a colleague who had a similar role I now have: Build and...
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Tim Burns
- Jan 7
- 5 min
How to get Data into Snowflake Securely
Photo by Meredith Sammon-Burns - Cache la Poudre River, Colorado Storage Integration needs a clear understanding and remains fundamental...
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Tim Burns
- Dec 3, 2022
- 1 min
The Power of Multiple Sources
Here is the ticket master public API. https://developer.ticketmaster.com/ Could be a very interesting edition to cross-reference with...
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Tim Burns
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
Data Analytics for Software Engineers
Photo by Gabi Scott on Unsplash Data Analytics is a strange beast in the world of software development. On one hand, it is highly hyped,...
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Tim Burns
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
What if Elon Musk is Right?
Elon Musk embodies the worst aspects of the tech bro spirit. He has no moral compass. He lacks compassion. He elevates the vilest...
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Tim Burns
- Nov 12, 2022
- 2 min
Snowflake Clustering and Micro-Partitions
The Author Hiking in the Rainy White Mountains Snowflake Clustering and Micro-Partitions can improve performance and reduce costs in your...
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Tim Burns
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Understand your Career Trajectory
Understanding the Interview is foundational to understanding the job and building a career roadmap for yourself. Here is an excellent...
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Tim Burns
- Oct 15, 2022
- 5 min
So you got promoted to Team Lead on a Scrum Team - Now What?
Team Lead is one of the best roles in a company for building value. It doesn't matter what you're official title is in the company:...
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Tim Burns
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
What new albums are hot? Checking out my KEXP Dashboard
Here is the dashboard as of this morning: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/timothy.burns/viz/KEXPDJFavorites/DJFavorites_1#1...
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Tim Burns
- Sep 24, 2022
- 5 min
Streams on my KEXP Data Warehouse
Photo by Author with the Never Summer Wilderness in the Background Introduction I enjoy integrating my love of music into my professional...
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