Nélio Guimarães - Rittman Mead

Tip Tuesday | Python Data Type Hints

Data type hints in Python, introduced in PEP 484 and enhanced in subsequent PEPs, provide a way to specify the expected types of variables, function parameters, and return values. While Python remains dynamically typed, type hints allow developers to add optional static typing to their code for documentation, readability, and

Data Engineering

Data Contracts - It Should Be A Thing

Data engineering is the backbone of any data-driven organisation. Data engineering involves collecting, transforming, and delivering data to facilitate informed decision-making. In this complex and dynamic process, a formal agreement between data producers, data transformers, and data consumers is required to ensure a seamless data flow and to maintain data

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An Initial Introduction to OCI Queue with OCI Python SDK

In the world of distributed systems and microservices, message queues play a vital role in enabling reliable communication between components. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers a robust and scalable message queuing service that simplifies the process of building event-driven architectures. The OCI Queue Service introduces a simple concept: publish messages

Data Engineering

Data Engineering at Rittman Mead

The art of data engineering has been long practiced here at Rittman Mead. With the growing need for data pipelines that transform and deliver data in fast and correct format we decided at the beginning of 2023 to unite a team to work full time on projects or support specific

Making our way into Dremio

In an analytics system, we typically have an Operational Data Store (ODS) or staging layer; a performance layer or some data marts; and on top, there would be an exploration or reporting tool such as Tableau or Oracle's OBIEE. This architecture can lead to latency in decision making,