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Mar 6

Challenges in data sharing and transfer

Case 1: Evaluating MLOps platforms — I recently spoke at the apply(meetup), an event bringing together ML and data practitioners. Thanks to Kevin, Demetrios, Tecton for making this happen! Below is the transcript of my 10-minute talk. Introduction Not so long ago, I met with over 20 MLOps and another 10 DataOps companies to understand their challenges…

Cloud Infrastructure

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Challenges in data sharing and transfer
Challenges in data sharing and transfer

Dec 27, 2021

A 2021 mixtape

Everlasting game — Keeping the 4-year-old tradition, I put together a list of some of my favorite songs. The list is ordered so the songs flow well. I hope you like it. The songs Everlasting Game (feat. Masta Ace & DJ Ill Dijitz) by Awon & Phoniks — Nothing Less. …

2021

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A 2021 mixtape
A 2021 mixtape

Sep 10, 2021

Batter plate discipline

It doesn’t pay to swing at every pitch — Plate discipline is an interesting concept I came across recently, learning more about baseball. Scouts and managers use metrics that measure plate discipline to assess both batters and pitchers. A batter with plate discipline swings at strikes and takes all else. A strike is a pitch that passes through the…

Baseball

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Batter plate discipline
Batter plate discipline

Jul 19, 2021

(Data ∩ Water) Terms

All at sea, exploring the data dictionary — Data toolmakers and the larger data community have long been reclaiming water terms to refer to products, services, actions, and concepts. There is a wealth of discussion about whether data is more like oil or water. Most recently data has been likened to electricity. …

Data Science

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(Data ∩ Water) Terms
(Data ∩ Water) Terms

Jan 3, 2021

A 2020 mixtape

Let me be your DJ — Following the tradition from the last two years, I picked out 20 of my favorite songs from 2020. Before I get into the songs, I wanted to share some interesting links from friends in music. DJ Keybo I love this original mix by DJ Keybo. He describes it as, “Hip Hop &…

Hip Hop

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A 2020 mixtape
A 2020 mixtape

Jan 2, 2020

A 2019 mixtape

Let me be your DJ — Following the tradition from last year, I picked out 20 songs from 2019. Before we get into that, here are a few interesting links. My friend Q—a great source of musical inspiration—has put together best-of-2019 playlists. Surely you’ll find some treasures you missed. There is also an amazing 2019 compilation…

Music

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A 2019 mixtape
A 2019 mixtape

Jul 31, 2019

Models for integrating data science teams within companies

A comparative analysis — Beginning in the first decade of the 21st century, internet companies were able to gain visibility into the business in ways never possible in the age of spreadsheets and relational database management systems. No longer did they need to wait for end-of-quarter financial results in order to gauge business performance…

Data Science

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Models for integrating data science teams within organizations
Models for integrating data science teams within organizations

Jul 30, 2019

Data science team sizing and allocation

An algorithm — There are many ways to organize a data science team within a company. One of the most effective is the hybrid model, as I explain verbosely in a post and briefly in a thread: Models for integrating data science teams within organizations A comparative analysismedium.com Q. Embedded or centralized? A. Both. Embedded for context, relevance, communication efficiency, and to be in…

Data Science

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Data science team sizing and allocation
Data science team sizing and allocation

Jan 28, 2019

SF Engineering Leadership Community Summit 2019

Some notes from the gathering — Last week, I attended the SFELC Summit along with several other engineering managers at Twitter. In this post, I summarize some of the discussions and lessons from the talks and panels that I was able to attend. We started the day with a keynote by James Everingham, Head of Engineering…

Management

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SF Engineering Leadership Community Summit 2019
SF Engineering Leadership Community Summit 2019

Dec 28, 2018

A 2018 mixtape

Let me be your Chase B — First of all, I’d like to thank one of the coolest humans, Charles, for encouraging me to make this list. The songs are ordered firstly by key (starting at 12A), then by tempo. The list includes some descriptions provided with the help of Genius and beyond. The songs Pretty Little Fears (feat…

Music

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A 2018 mixtape
A 2018 mixtape
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