Published in Alvin·2 days agoThe Most Common Misconceptions About Data LineageData lineage is a hot topic, mainly because it has the potential to answer many business questions and solve data engineering pains. But it’s also a widely misunderstood term. …Data Lineage7 min readData Lineage7 min read
Published in Alvin·Mar 16If Data Lineage is the Answer, What is the Question?In my wanderings around many different data communities and social channels, it doesn’t take long before I end up in a conversation about efficiency, quality, cost, or discoverability. And data lineage is often suggested as the answer to many different problems in these discussions. But if data lineage is the…Data Lineage8 min readData Lineage8 min read
Published in Alvin·Jan 5Data Lineage: Just a Feature or Something Else?Yesterday when I was reading the article The Many Layers of Data Lineage by Borja Vázquez, I started wondering when companies usually start thinking about implementing data lineage. This is a topic that I’m always curious about since lineage is the foundation of Alvin and everything we’re building. Then, I…Data Lineage5 min readData Lineage5 min read
Published in Alvin·Dec 7, 2022How to Measure the ROI of Your Data Spend?Historically speaking, data and analytics teams have been seen as data providers and report builders. The focus was not to have an actual business impact, but on methodologies, tools and specific approaches. These days, data teams are embedded more deeply in businesses, and operationalizing data is becoming increasingly common, if…Data Engineering2 min readData Engineering2 min read
Published in Alvin·Dec 1, 2022Announcing: Regression Testing for Your DataMeet the Alvin feature that tells you what you’re about to break (and how badly you’re about to break it). — Every data engineer can point to countless hours lost mapping all the downstream dependencies of a column. All because they need to know if it’s safe to delete. Or worse: because they already deleted it and broke everything. This is a very common problem for data teams. Needless to say…Data Lineage3 min readData Lineage3 min read
Published in Alvin·Nov 22, 2022How Automated Data Lineage Keeps Pipelines Running at Grupo BoticárioEveryone in Brazil knows Grupo Boticário. As one of the top 15 beauty companies in the world, the brand is huge, with a long history and more than 4,000 physical stores across the globe. They own the brands O Boticário, Eudora, Quem Disse, Berenice?, BeautyBox, Multi B, Vult, Beauty on…Data Lineage4 min readData Lineage4 min read
Published in Alvin·Aug 30, 2022How Carguero Kickstarted Their Data Quality Revolution with AlvinJune 2020 was a significant month in the history of Carguero, a Brazilian startup transforming the cargo transport market. Before then, all of Carguero’s dashboards were filled directly from their SQL Server (gasp!). Imagine all this raw data, entirely unsuitable for the eyes and brains of a business person looking…Data Lineage4 min readData Lineage4 min read
Published in Alvin·Aug 9, 2022How is Quanto getting data governance right from day one?Spoiler: with Alvin If not done right from the beginning, data governance can be a huge pain for data teams. João Maia, Head of Data at Quanto, can attest to this from years of experience. …Data Governance5 min readData Governance5 min read
Published in Alvin·Jun 13, 2022How I ended up in Estonia after applying for a DevRel position that didn’t existThis is me on a beautiful beach on a beautiful sunny day in Tallin, the capital of Estonia. Until 6 months ago, I didn’t even know where Estonia was on the map and that there were pretty beaches there. But how did I end up going there? Well… one day…Devrel10 min readDevrel10 min read
