Taylor Brownlow

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Dashboards are Dead

Dashboards have been the primary weapon of choice for distributing data over the last few decades, but they aren’t the end of the story. To increasingly democratize access to data we need to think again, and the answer may be closer than you think…! Hello Dashboard, my old friend When I started my career, I…

Data

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Data

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The Analyst’s Workflow is Broken

The tools analysts use today were all built for a particular purpose at a particular time. But these same tools are holding us back. Now is the ideal time to step back and see what of these legacy tools we carry with us, and what we leave behind. The Life of an Analyst Given the…

Data

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Data

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Towards Data Science

·Jul 10

How to design a dbt model from scratch

A simple framework for building dbt models that actually get used. — When I was researching the Ultimate Guide to dbt, I was shocked by the lack of material around actually building models from scratch. Not the exact steps to take in the tool — that is all covered in innumerable blogs and tutorials. I mean how do you know the right…

Dbt

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Dbt

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Jun 13

The Ultimate SQL Guide

Understanding SQL remains the best way to work with data in our organizations. For a stakeholder, just being able to read and understand SQL queries can completely change how they work. …

Sql

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Sql

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Jun 1

Announcing Python in the canvas

Today we’re excited to announce the much-anticipated release of Python in the canvas! It’s clear Python is no longer a tool just for data scientists, but is highly valued in every part of the data stack. Our aim in bringing Python cells into the canvas is to reflect the way…

Python

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Python

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May 18

Count + dbt: Making your data models radically transparent

dbt has fundamentally changed how most data teams work. It lets them create, and maintain complex data transformation models that power nearly every dashboard, report, and insight within an organization. …

Dbt

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Count + dbt: Making your data models radically transparent

Dbt

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May 17

The ultimate guide to dbt

Today we released the ultimate guide to dbt — a one-stop-shop for anyone hoping to learn what the dbt hype is about, pick up some curated tips from experts, or anything in between. You can see the guide here. The guide is best viewed on your desktop. If you’re on…

Dbt

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Dbt

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May 9

Why people don’t trust your numbers and what you can do about it

“Those numbers aren’t right.” I’m not sure there is another phrase capable of eliciting as much rage, exasperation, and anxiety from a data person as this one. …

Data

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Why people don’t trust your numbers and what you can do about it

Data

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Towards Data Science

·Apr 12

Dashboards Are Dead: 3 Years Later

What’s the purpose of dashboards in 2023? — On April 9, 2020, I published an essay called “Dashboards are Dead”. I wrote it mainly to vent my pent-up frustrations as a data analyst, and yes, also to take on the most popular data tool at the time: the dashboard. To my surprise, a lot of people read it…

Data Science

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Data Science

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Apr 11

The ultimate guide to hiring your data team

The one-stop shop for all your data hiring needs. Today we launched the ultimate guide to hiring your data team — a labor of love, research, and collaboration to bring together the best insights and wisdom around hiring a great data team. See the guide here. What makes hiring difficult? It’s impossible to underestimate…

Hiring

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Hiring

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