Data-driven musings
Posts about data science including engineering, infrastructure, analytics, and related things
This week I had the opportunity to discuss sustainability from a geospatial perspective with Nathan Eaton, Executive Director at NGIS in Australia. This session was recorded for the May 19, 2021 Spatial Data Science in CPG & Retail Summit hosted by CARTO, as part of their 2021 Spatial Data Science Conference. https://youtu.be/9TkQkZJa9ps This Spatial Data … Continue reading Geospatial Sustainability
Last month, I participated in a panel discussion at The Crux Summit: Fall 2020. It was a fun conversation, and the replay is available here if you provide your contact info. Don't worry, the folks at Crux are nice people and they won't abuse it. Here's the session info: Beyond Spreadsheets: The Evolution of Data … Continue reading Talking to People Virtually About Going Beyond Spreadsheets
Last week, I spoke at the first virtual NYC Data Council Meetup about my favorite topic, Beyond Spreadsheets. It was fun! https://www.meetup.com/DataCouncil-AI-NYC-Data-Engineering-Science/events/270962202/ I summarized the gist of my talking points in this thread: https://twitter.com/sternb0t/status/1276940768175886336 I co-presented with Tim Paine from J.P. Morgan. Tim and I met a few months ago and were slated to present … Continue reading Talking to People Virtually About Notebooks
It’s common in tech spheres to separate coders from business people. Coders are the software developers who create solutions using computer programming code. Business people then use these solutions to create and operate business processes. But this distinction is blurrier than you might think—and only growing less clear as more jobs require data-driven decision-making. Millions … Continue reading Beyond Spreadsheets
Well, it's been a little over a month since I joined Google. I feel like Keanu Reeves in the Matrix: I know kung fu. Not really, but I have learned a ton about Google. I took a Tech Immersion training class, I travelled to our gleaming Sunnyvale campus, I commuted on an infamous GBus (but in the wrong … Continue reading One Month at Google: I Know Kung Fu
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at an event hosted by Bloomberg. It was fun! Here was the info about the event. Bloomberg Speaker Series: Artificial Intelligence in Finance Bloomberg invites you to join us for our 2nd Data Speaker Series Event. Our Speaker Series is a more … Continue reading Talking in Front of People About Data
Jeff Sternberg 