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Boris Serebrinskiy

small data — small problems, BIG Data — BIG Problems. Part 1.

ChatGPT. LLM. OpenAI. There, the obligatory Gen AI buzzwords have been included (otherwise would anyone even look at my blog?), and we can…

6 min readOct 22, 2023

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The 80/20 rule — “Shared” Data Platforms or… “Sharded” or… both?

It’s been several months since I wrote my last Avant-garde your Dimensions — Part 1 — Data Engineering by a Pragmatist | by Boris…

6 min readJul 25, 2022

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Boris Serebrinskiy

Avant-garde your Dimensions — Part 1 — Data Engineering by a Pragmatist

One of the critical benefits of a modern data analytics system (OLAP types Online analytical processing — Wikipedia) is its ability to…

6 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Avant-garde your Dimensions — Part 1 — Data Engineering by a Pragmatist

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Are Integers really better for joins than Strings? — Data Engineering by a Pragmatist

Firstly, I’d like to give thanks to everyone who chose to follow me on Medium. I’m humbled by the thought my blog is read and followed by…

5 min readFeb 6, 2022

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Are Integers really better for joins than Strings? — Data Engineering by a Pragmatist

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How Joins affect Data Skew — Data Engineering by a Pragmatist

In my 2-part mini-series “Thou Shalt Not Skew” Stats for Data Engineering by a Pragmatist — Thou Shalt Not Skew! (Part 1) (medium.com) and

8 min readJan 23, 2022

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Data Engineering By a Pragmatist — Thou Shalt Not Skew (Part 2)

The first part of “Thou Shalt Not Skew” Data Engineering by a Pragmatist — Thou Shalt Not Skew! (Part 1) | by Boris Serebrinskiy | Jan…

10 min readJan 17, 2022

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Data Engineering By a Pragmatist — Thou Shalt Not Skew (Part 2)

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Data Engineering by a Pragmatist — Thou Shalt Not Skew! (Part 1)

I’m going to go on a limb and claim that Data Engineering is an art. Ability to find brilliant solutions and discover them in…

6 min readJan 9, 2022

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Data Engineering by a Pragmatist — Tales of Choosing a Database

2022. 2nd day of that. 1st Sunday of that. Interestingly, 52nd week of 2021. 8th day since I “prologed”…

10 min readJan 3, 2022

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Data Engineering Story by a Pragmatist

Prolog: As I look at the rainy Christmas morning through the window of my Brooklyn work-from-home-for-almost-two-years office, I am still a…

4 min readDec 25, 2021

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Boris Serebrinskiy

Boris Serebrinskiy

I love sharing my skills and experiences. Happy to get on a good hike with my 2 sons, too bad they hate hiking. Wife loves dancing, and I'm not. Happy Family!

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