James DensmoreIAM Roles for Loading Data From S3 into RedshiftIf you’re using Amazon Redshift, you’re likely loading in high volumes of data on a regular basis. The most efficient, and common, way to…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
James DensmoreYou Probably Don’t Need Personally Identifiable Info (PII) in Your Data WarehouseIt’s no secret that regulations such as GDPR are impacting how companies are handing personal data. It’s not just impacting marketers and…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
James DensmoreWhat I learned from scraping over 15,000 web pagesIn the grand scheme of the web, 15,000 web pages is a drop in the bucket. However, you can learn a lot by sourcing and scraping that many…Jan 1, 20191Jan 1, 20191
James DensmoreMachine Learning — No Data Scientist Required?I’m still digesting all the news out of AWS re:Invent 2018, but boy is there a lot to like if you’re a software engineer and have an…Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
James DensmoreMy week away from social mediaAdd my voice to the chorus of those taking breaks or fully walking away from social media. I just completed one week away from the two…Dec 23, 2017Dec 23, 2017
James DensmoreThere are two types of data scientists — and two types of problems to solveOnce in a while, an answer on Quora really speaks to me. It’s rare I grant you, but when it happens it provides a sense of clarity around a…Oct 29, 20171Oct 29, 20171
James DensmoreinTowards Data ScienceGood Enough Data ScienceOne symptom of the hype surrounding data science is the feeling that we as practitioners need to live up to it. It’s easy to blame…Sep 3, 20172Sep 3, 20172
James DensmoreinTowards Data ScienceEthics in Web ScrapingWe all scrape web data. Well, those of us who work with data do. Data scientists, marketers, data journalists, and the data curious alike…Jul 23, 20175Jul 23, 20175
James DensmoreinThe Future of WorkWant to work remotely? Don’t compromiseMaybe you haven’t heard, but working from somewhere besides the same office everyday is more than just a fad. Despite some of the old guard…Jul 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
