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36 – ELT & ETL: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly DataNation – Podcast for Data Engineers, Analysts and Scientists

Alex Merced reflects on a recent article from Lauren Balik on the topic of ELT. Here is the Article:https://medium.com/@laurengreerbalik/how-fivetran-dbt-actually-fail-3a20083b2506 Launren’s Twitter: @laurenbalik My Twitter handle: @amdatalakehouse
  1. 36 – ELT & ETL: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
  2. 35 – Data Lakehouse Statistics (Understanding Parquet and Iceberg)
  3. BONUS: What is Object Storage like AWS S3, Minio and more!
  4. 34 – What is a Vector Database?
  5. BONUS: The Big Picture at a Tech Company (Engineering, Product, Marketing, Sales)

29 – Monolith vs Serverless Application Architecture Web Dev 101 – The Alex Merced Coder Podcast

Alex Merced discusses the difference between a monolith and serverless architecture reflecting on Amazon’s recent migration article.
  1. 29 – Monolith vs Serverless Application Architecture
  2. BONUS: What is Object Storage like AWS S3, Minio and more!
  3. BONUS: The Big Picture at a Tech Company (Engineering, Product, Marketing, Sales)
  4. 28 – What is a Database Connection String?
  5. 27 – What is Hydration and Resumability? (Frontend Rendering Paradigms)

8 – Explaining the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Economics and Finance for N00bs with Alex Merced

Alex Merced discusses what happened with Silicon Valley Bank
  1. 8 – Explaining the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
  2. 7 – The Process of Buying and Home and Mortgage Rates
  3. 6 – Understanding the Inverse Relationships between Rates and Prices
  4. 5 – Understanding the Tech Layoffs
  5. 4 – Interest Rates and the Austrian Business Cycle Theory
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  1. 7 – How to help Focus yourself
  2. 6 – Top 3 Rules to Living Healthier
  3. 5 – Exercise and its role in Weight Loss
  4. 4 – Carbs, Fibers and Sugar (Glucose, Sucrose and Fructose)
  5. 3 – Probiotics, Fermented Foods and Fiber