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Boris Serebrinskiy

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Oct 22, 2023

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…

Boris Serebrinskiy

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Jul 25, 2022

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…

Boris Serebrinskiy

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Feb 22, 2022

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…

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

Boris Serebrinskiy

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Feb 6, 2022

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…

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

Boris Serebrinskiy

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Jan 23, 2022

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

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Jan 17, 2022

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…

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

Boris Serebrinskiy

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Jan 9, 2022

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…

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Jan 3, 2022

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”…

Boris Serebrinskiy

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Dec 25, 2021

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…

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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