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what's the right ratio of words to data?

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is an oft-invoked metaphor for the situation in which, among a range of options, the target is a zone between “too much” and “too little”…

machine-learning

Legacy Modernization meets GenAI

Most of the talk about the impact of GenAI on software development is about its ability to write (messy) code. But many of us think it’s going to be much…

Analytics

Preparing for AI

AI is everywhere—we’re in a middle of a technology shift that’s as big (and possibly bigger) than the arrival of the web in the 1990s. Even though ChatGPT appeared almost…

Analytics

The AI Blues

A recent article in Computerworld argued that the output from generative AI systems, like GPT and Gemini, isn’t as good as it used to be. It isn’t the first time…

machine-learning

Governing data products using fitness functions

Decentralized data management requires automation to scale governance effectively. Fitness functions are a powerful automated governance technique my colleagues have applied to data products within the context of a Data…

Analytics

Announcing TMDL support for the ALM Toolkit

Explore the latest features of the ALM Toolkit! Our new update adds coloring support for TMDL, allowing you to view tabular model metadata in a user-friendly, YAML-like syntax. Enhance your…

machine-learning

Bliki: Cycle Time

Cycle Time is a measure of how long it takes to get a new feature in a software system from idea to running in production. In Agile circles, we try…

Analytics

Radar Trends to Watch: September 2024

This month, we’ll give AI a rest. Alex Russell has finished an excellent series of posts titled, “Reckoning.” It’s a must-read for web developers. If you want to understand why…

Analytics

#SWDchallenge: stack it up!

This month, we invite you to explore the power of a stacked graph. Your mission is to find a scenario where a stacked graph shines as a visualization that makes…

Analytics

become an SWD Scholar

As you know, we’re big advocates of practicing to develop data storytelling skills—we’ve written an entire book on this topic! Reading a book, however, isn’t the same as mastering a…