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A collection of 12 issues

From Data Engineer to AI Engineer: The Real Path

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." Alvin Toffler Open any job board, scroll any LinkedIn feed, sit through any earnings call, and you will run into the same wave of new

Three Rules for Choosing a Technology Career

How to think about the choice when the standard path no longer reliably works. Foreword The path that worked through most of the previous decade — pick any reasonable engineering specialty, get hired into a junior role, learn the rest on the job — does not reliably work in 2026. The market

The Apprenticeship That Vanished

Banks are cutting junior data engineers today. The bill comes due in 2035. The 2026 layoff numbers are real. Tens of thousands of tech workers lost their jobs in early 2026, with a disproportionate share hitting junior roles. The official narrative is that AI made these jobs redundant. That narrative

From QueryBand to Query Tag

Boost Your Teradata Performance - The Critical Role of NOT NULL Declarations

Introduction to Teradata Performance and NOT NULL Welcome to our latest Teradata performance blog post, a series designed to provide valuable insights into SQL queries. This article spotlights 'NOT NULL'. To delve deeper into 'NOT IN', it is crucial to comprehend a frequently neglected SQL database

A Teradata HASHROW Table Difference Screening Test

Have you ever experienced extended waiting times for a table comparison to yield results? Have you ever been compelled to halt and defer quality checks on sizable tables owing to excessive resource utilization during a previous attempt? What if you possessed a straightforward screening test indicating which tables require further

7 Deadly Sins That Destroy A Teradata Data Warehouse

Simplify Teradata Development: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Over-Specialization and Large SQL Statements

Learn how specialization in Teradata development can lead to the development of huge SQL statements and how to reduce the risk of bad performance.

The Importance of a Good Data Model for Teradata Performance Optimization

Welcome to part two of our Teradata performance optimization series. In this article, we will delve into how a good data model can prevent future performance issues in data warehousing projects. We will also discuss the drawbacks of taking over operational systems' source definitions directly and th

Teradata Access Rights: Implicit, Explicit, Inherited, and Automatic

Learn about the different types of access rights in Teradata, including implicit, explicit, inherited, and automatic privileges, and how they are granted to owners and creators of database objects.