What’s next for Databases?
My first database was a C64 datasette. In the 80s, you wrote the program in memory and then saved it […]
Marketing data origin
We -as a marketing engineers- spend most of our time moving data around. We collect, reformat, and save data coming […]
100TB for $400/mo.
What’s the cheapest data storage? A file. Nothing beats a simple file. When you need to save data coming from […]
Massive Data Migration Framework
Moving legacy data from a relational database to the cloud is becoming a common problem. Given that databases like MySQL degrade […]
How much control should you give agencies over your data?
“If you’re you’re getting something off the shelf, you’re also getting the same data set your competitors might be getting.” […]
Data lakes power UIs, not engineers
“Data (…) is typically stored in a distributed file store that can hold high volumes of large files in various […]
Use SimpleDB for your Saved Reports
AWS SimpleDB is perfect for creating indexes and save small objects. Since it’s a NoSQL database, you can save game […]
Tracking users is easy, but it is not cheap
There are a docent of user tracking tools in the market: Branch.io, Oribi, Mixpanel, even Facebook (if you use their […]
Turning Data into Decisions
How do you go from a Facebook ad stats to a campaign update decision? Once your engineering team did all […]
AWS Data Transfer: an easy rule to save costs
Data storage has become so cheap that we don’t worry about how junk we are storing… until we get the […]