Highlights from the Data + AI Summit Keynote 2023 — Today I was fortunate enough to be one of the 12,000 in-person attending the 2023 instance of the Data + AI Summit. Formerly the Apache Spark Summit, the conference highlights all the new features of Databricks, and their extensive list of products. Including Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and mlflow. …

Just a few of the biggest changes to the Software Development space! — The Software Development space is an ever-evolving space, driven by technological advancements and businesses' desire to make both better decisions and achieve deep insights quickly. In recent years, many different technology trends have helped to reshape the way developers and businesses work and bring about change in IT. …

How Treating Your Life as a Video Game Can Improve Your Productivity — If you’ve ever played video games at one point in your life you know how satisfying a good game can be. They offer a unique form of entertainment that combines storytelling, music, art, and interactivity in a way that no other medium can. …

…and bounced back after a bout with Burnout — My personal journey of self-improvement started in the early months of 2022. It was during a time when I started to feel more stressed than usual about work, as changes happening within the organization forced an unclear outlook and more work than usual. All this led to my experiencing burnout…

Bringing ACID operations to Apache Glue and SparkSQL — Motivation At Clairvoyant, we work with a large number of customers that use AWS Glue for their daily ETL processes. Many of these Glue jobs leverage SparkSQL statements to make transformations easier to understand and more readable. We’ve been looking to identify ways to further make these sorts of SparkSQL operations…

Bringing ACID operations to Apache Glue and SparkSQL — Motivation At Clairvoyant, we work with a large number of customers that use AWS Glue for their daily ETL processes. Many of these Glue jobs leverage SparkSQL statements to make transformations easier to understand and more readable. We’ve been looking to identify ways to further make these sorts of SparkSQL operations…

And why you should as well! — When I was growing up, my grandfather's preferred method of travel was by train. He loved having the ability to just sit back and view the open country and city from the seat of the passenger coach. As opposed to traveling in a car where you have to pay attention…

Some of my top picks for some amazing professional and historical moments in marathon running history — Running is an amazing sport. It can be done anywhere, by anyone, and it’s a great way to stay in shape. But running isn’t just about getting in shape or staying healthy. It’s also about the amazing moments that come with the sport. Whether it’s crossing the finish line of…

Have you decided to run regularly as a form of practical workout for your weight loss or physical training activity? You are on the right track. Running is truly a good and practical activity that could provide your body with an ideal cardiovascular or aerobic exercise. Running could make you…