Tim Burns
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, 20232 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, 20231 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, 20232 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, 20231 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, 20232 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, 20234 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, 20231 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, 20233 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, 20235 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, 20221 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, 20222 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, 20224 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, 20222 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, 20221 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, 20225 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, 20221 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, 20225 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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Tim Burns
Sep 22, 20221 min
Creating a Calendar Dimension
Calendars and dates drive our lives; a calendar dimension is essential to most data warehouses. Pope Gregory introduced the Gregorian...
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Tim Burns
Sep 3, 20222 min
Why Agile is all about Delivery
Jason Isbell Always Delivers Deliver Working Products If you do one thing with your Scrum above all else: deliver working products. If...
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