Trifacta Legend December 2021: Steve Wilkinghoff, Founder & President of BizDog
Trifacta Legends recognizes a customer every month who is doing groundbreaking work with data using Trifacta. We’re pleased to announce the Trifacta Legend for December 2021 – Steve Wilkinghoff, Founder & President, BizDog. Steve Wilkinghoff is a published author and strategic entrepreneur. Steve has been doing data analytics for about 20 years. His background is […]
Trifacta at AWS re:Invent 2021
A Retrospective
AWS re:Invent marked a return to in-person events in 2021 and for us, it was a great venue to launch new capabilities on Trifacta, the Data Engineering Cloud, meet customers, partners, and make new friends through the week. At the outset, it was exciting to announce our latest innovation in data transformation with SQL-based ELT […]
View from the Summit: How the United States Department of the Air Force Transitioned to a Data-Driven Organization with Self-Service Analytics
“Digital Transformation” is frequently used in many industries today, but it is no more just a mere term. It has become a key goal for not only the commercial sector but is also an integral part of the military forces. At Wrangle Summit 2021, we were honored to host Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer of the United […]
Data Mesh Architecture Explained
By now, most organizations understand that there is a clear difference between data availability and data accessibility. It’s not enough to store large amounts of business-critical data and assume that, because it’s available, the rest of the organization will go looking for it. Instead, data should be accessible—not buried behind complex architecture or reachable only […]
View from the Summit: Current trends in the world of data and a peek into the future
If you talk to any data practitioner today, topics on top of their mind include the evolution of the data stack and emerging trends in the world of data. We wanted to understand the perspectives of Chief Data Officers (CDOs) on these topics as they think about data architectures in the future. At Wrangle Summit 2021, Jill […]
What is Data Fabric?
What is Data Fabric? As data grows increasingly complex and distributed, new data management techniques have emerged to meet the challenges that come along with it. One such technique is called “data fabric,” which Gartner named as one of its top 10 data and analytics technology trends for 2021. What is a Data Fabric? […]
Data Engineer vs Software Engineer
Engineers are some of the most sought-after employees on the market. Some have even gone so far to proclaim that there’s a “war for engineering talent,” which has worsened with the pandemic. In June 2021, there were upwards of 365,000 job openings for IT workers, a large percentage of which included engineers. But not all […]
How To Create a Table In Google Sheets
Have you ever encountered an interesting dataset as you browse the web, and wanted to analyze it further in a spreadsheet? Perhaps you want to include this data into a custom report or use it to drive calculations in your spreadsheet model, but you weren’t sure how to make a table in google sheets? If […]
Google Next ‘21 Top 3 Data Cloud Innovations
Google Next ‘21 brought big changes and ideas to the data analytics world. Google Cloud’s annual conference always promises to share the latest and greatest about the Google Cloud Platform, and this year the conference delivered with BigQuery Omni GA, Dataplex GA and Trifacta’s Google Cloud Dataprep success. For the second year in a row, […]
Data Engineering, Science, Analytics? Data Jobs Explained
Every week, there’s a new hot jobs list. Data engineering, data science, or data analytics roles tend to appear near the top. Amid the “Great Resignation,” people across industries and career paths are considering what’s next: a new company, a new career, back to school to learn new skills, or maybe a different option. Constant […]
View from the Summit: It Takes a Village to Raise a Dataset at Eli Lilly
As the saying goes, it takes a village—of family members, teachers, neighbors, and a greater community—to raise a child into a healthy, productive member of society. Similarly, it takes a village to raise a productive dataset, according to Randy Santiano, associate technical consultant at global healthcare leader Eli Lilly. Randy presented his work at Wrangle […]
3 Reasons to Attend Big Data London
There’s a tradeshow on my calendar next week. And there’s not a Zoom link in sight. Virtual conferences have made a huge impact in the past year, and I’m glad to see them continue, but right now, I’m thrilled to see the return of an in-person event: Big Data London. In the words of the […]
View from the Summit: Data vs. Delta (and Other Infectious Diseases)
Here in the United States, it looks like the Delta variant of COVID-19 may drive us back into our pandemic pods instead of back to school. But I have reasons to be optimistic. Fighting infectious diseases is, of course, a health problem, but the key to enabling every stakeholder – from the scientists to the […]
Trifacta at HIMSS21 Building a Healthier World with Clean Data
If we were to pause and reflect on the past 20+ months, one major takeaway would be ‘Health Is Wealth’. As we strive to get back to a normal world, healthcare innovation must expand and accelerate on all fronts for a better tomorrow. At Trifacta, we are privileged to work with healthcare organizations around the […]
View from the Summit: Multinational Food Retailer SPAR Makes Data Useful and Accessible, Fueling Growth During a Pandemic
Some of the most exciting discoveries you get to make as a new CMO are learning how customers use your company’s products to solve real-world business problems. It’s one thing to talk shop with your own product and sales teams; it’s another thing altogether to hear firsthand from customers themselves. I had the good fortune […]
Trifacta Legend May 2021: Casey Butcher of Rezco Asset Management
Trifacta Legends is a monthly award series showcasing users who are doing legendary work with data. Are you doing legendary work in Trifacta? Apply to be a Trifacta Legend HERE. Casey Butcher Assistant Dealer at Rezco Asset Management As a trader at Rezco Asset Management, Casey is involved in the execution of trades such as […]
And the Winner Is…2021 Trifacta Customer Awards Recognize Data Engineering Excellence and Innovation
Data engineering is a team sport. It takes a broad set of players on the field to unlock the value of data, and requires collaboration, experimentation, and iteration. It’s important to recognize the exemplary players and projects that are working together to use data in groundbreaking new ways to transform their business. And that’s just […]
April Legend: Kevin Schaefer of Amway
Kevin is part of a core team of data engineers/scientists/analysts who have been tasked to design and implement digital transformation at Amway.