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2023 DataAware Pulse Survey
Explore the DataAware Pulse Survey to understand the current state of data engineering:
- Learn how to build a business case for automation with executives in your organization.
- Position projects according to the priorities of your team.
- Skillfully chart out your roadmap for the upcoming year.
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Learn effective metadata management practices to streamline your data engineering workflows, enhance data quality, & optimize your pipelines.
- Articles
What is DataOps? Discover benefits, best practices, and implementation strategies to enhance your data workflows and drive business outcomes.
- Articles
Snowflake Summit 2024 has set the stage for exciting changes in the data landscape. As a data enthusiast and a leader in data engineering, I’m eager to share my reflections on these innovations and their implications for Ascend.
- Articles
Explore the relationship between AI and data engineering: How do they impact each other, and what does the future of their collaboration look like?
- Articles
Unlock AI's potential with the right data platform: Explore AI data platform requirements, cloud capabilities, and automation for innovation.
- Articles
Explore the complexities of data replication strategies in a way that's easy to understand, including types and how to choose the right one.
- Articles
Explore the framework to set up a robust AI ecosystem and the key considerations for an effective AI implementation strategy.
- Articles
Explore how to build a data pipeline in 6 steps, from design to deployment, and learn a new framework to simplify the process.
- Articles
Dive into ETL for Snowflake: Discover if you need it, when it's essential, and tips on picking the perfect ETL tool for your data strategy.
- Podcasts
Are data pipelines a new security concern for LLM projects? Join Sean and Paul as they unpack the recent AI safety and security guidelines unveiled by the US and UK governments, endorsed by 16 other countries and dozens of top AI companies in Silicon Valley.
- Articles
Uncover data orchestration's impact on workflow efficiency and reevaluate the necessity of an orchestration layer in your data strategy
- Articles
Explore practical AI use cases for enterprises, including real-world examples and strategies for successful AI integration.
- Articles
Although every company has unique data challenges, there are several near-universal data pipeline best practices that can guide every data leader in building a solid foundation with their team.
- Articles
Explore data pipeline orchestration, its strategic role in data management, and how it differs from general data orchestration.
- Case Study
Brazen achieves remarkable efficiency with Ascend's automation, streamlining data operations and BI initiatives for cost-effective, agile results.
- Articles
Explore the essentials of ELT: uncover its core principles, trace its evolution, and understand its role in today's dynamic data landscape.
- Articles
Explore the crucial role of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO) in guiding businesses through AI's transformative impact and avoiding Conway's law pitfalls.
- Articles
What is Data Pipeline Automation? Discover its fundamentals, how it works, and why we need it to produce business value from data programs.
- Podcasts
Join Sean and Paul as they talk about how an intelligent data pipeline controller brings traditional developer techniques to the world of data engineering. Learn about Sean’s framework for deciding how frequently you should refresh your pipelines and see if streaming and batch data processing are converging. Plus, what is the definition of real-time? All this and more in this week’s episode!
- Podcasts
Join Sean and Paul as they unpack the trends from Ascend’s annual DataAware Pulse Survey. Learn why executives and individual contributors disagree on strategy so often... and why many in the data team want to drive automation but struggle to achieve it. All that and a full recap of the 2023 Big Data London event in this episode!
