The month in writing · 2021

July 2021

2 new essays — Data Governance & Compliance, Analytics & BI.
Showing 02 essays from July 2021
22 JUL 2021 · 7 min read

GDPR for Data Engineers: The Bits That Actually Bite

Most GDPR advice is written for lawyers and executives. Here's the version for the person who actually builds the pipelines — the specific places where the regulation stops being abstract and starts breaking your architecture.

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08 JUL 2021 · 5 min read

Composite Models in Power BI: Mixing Import and DirectQuery

For years you had to pick one: import your data for speed, or use DirectQuery for freshness and scale. Composite models let you do both in the same report — fast where you can, live where you must. Here's how to use the flexibility without hurting yourself with it.

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