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How to extract customer insights to improve your business?
Introduction Have you ever wondered about the role of a data consultant or what exactly data consulting entails? For those of you who are C-level decision-makers or considering hiring a data consultancy, it’s important to know that data consulting encompasses a range of services, one of which involves expert data analysis to extract valuable insights, […]
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Macroeconomic Data Integration using Camel K
Introduction In the realm of finance and analytics, having access to macroeconomic data that is both accurate and actual is of the highest importance for making informed decisions. At Narhwal Data Solutions we have been working closely with a client to transform their data integration process. We are proud to report that we have been […]
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Why work with a data consultancy?
Organizations are constantly seeking innovative ways to leverage data to their advantage. The insights hidden within vast amounts of data can unlock new opportunities for growth, efficiency, and profitability. However, for many businesses, navigating the complexities of data management, processing and analysis can be overwhelming. Have you ever wondered how can data change and improve […]
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AI, ML, and BI: Unravelling the Intricate Threads of Data-Driven Technologies
The digital age, characterised by an ever-increasing data deluge, continues to challenge traditional information processing methodologies and paradigms. This era is fuelled by the abundance of relatively cheap computing power and sophisticated computational disciplines such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Business Intelligence (BI) which have been growing faster than ever as pivotal […]
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Dbt Insights
Don’t expect magic from dbt and don’t expect it will fix all your problems. Instead, expect to get a stable framework that makes your project as simple as possible. The only side effect of simplification I noticed is that I face much fewer problems and the ones I encounter are usually simple to debug. Bear
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That’s dbt? WOW!
If you’re data enthusiast, it’s definitely worth trying. DBT (data build tool) is relatively fresh (v. 1.2) and open-source tool that perfectly fills the gap in data engineering stack. It’s dedicated for data engineers that love to code and hate to drag-and-drop. Particularly, for analytics engineers that work somewhere between data engineers and data analysts
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Rough waters of the Data Lake
There is no single definition of what the data lake is. Moreover, there have been many misconceptions around the idea. To understand the concept we move back to its origins.
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What is a data warehouse?
The concept of a data warehouse is quite old, it originates from late 1980’s. Yet, in our practice we find out the term “data warehouse” is often misunderstood. The presence of a similar term, a data lake, does not makes things easier and the two concepts are frequently confused or mixed.
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Notes on dimensional modelling
In the other post on Coronavirus reporting we touched briefly the topic of dimensions. In particular we discussed about the temporal dimension. Since dimensional modelling is a basic concept in the data warehouse design it deserves a separate post. The temporal dimension is commonly used in practically every business and science domain. Time / date is commonly considered as an […]
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On Coronavirus Analytics and Reporting
The evolution of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic triggered an enormous interest in crunching the available data. There are plenty of data on this topic readily available, which makes this task to appear particularly easy. Both official institutions and individuals have created a number of various visualisations, of various quality and various practical usefulness. I must […]
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