SeattleDataGuy’s Newsletter is authored by Ben Rogojan: Known for its clear explanations of data engineering concepts and practical tips. It also features a YouTube channel.

The focus of this newsletter is to explore both the technical side of the data world as well as the people and processes. My goal is to provide insights to my readers so they can better engineers, managers and consultants. Ben Rogojan

What Is Data Engineering - Why Is Data Engineering Important?
Seattle Data Guy – 01/03/2023 (08:49)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyGAYa2UMXQ&ab_channel=SeattleDataGuy

What do data engineers do? Do they build data pipelines? Do they build data warehouses? Sure, but why? If you’re team needs help setting up your data engineering processes, roadmap, or infrastructure , then set-up some time with me here – https://calendly.com/ben-rogojan/cons…

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Data Products

Data Products is a newsletter by Chad Sanderson

… on my thoughts around Data Product Development, Next Generation Data Modeling, Knowledge Layers, Semantic Layers, Data Mesh and more (any more buzzwords or is that enough?)

Data Contracts: The Rise of Modern Data Management with Chad Sanderson
Starburst – 10/05/2024 (19:07)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycPzr5Rbb4&ab_channel=Starburst

In this session, Chad Sanderson, CEO of Gable.ai and author of the upcoming O’Reilly book: “Data Contracts,” tackles the necessity of modern data management in an age of hyper iteration, experimentation, and AI. He will explore why traditional data management practices fail and how the cloud has fundamentally changed data development. The talk will cover a modern application of data management best practices, including data change detection, data contracts, observability, and CI/CD tests, and outline the roles of data producers and consumers. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of modern data management’s components and how to leverage them for better data handling and decision-making.

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The Analytics Engineering Roundup

The Analytics Engineering Roundupis by Tristan Handy and Anna Filippova: Focuses on analytics engineering and its related ecosystem.

Hi! My name is Tristan. I’m a long-time data analyst and startup executive. Most recently, I’m the founder of dbt Labs, co-creator of dbt, and pioneer of the analytics engineering workflow.

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Data Engineering Central

Data Engineering Central is a substack newsletter by Daniel Beach: Covers data engineering topics with a focus on the practical aspects of the field.

Daniel Beach also has a YouTube channel called TheAverageEngineer

Will AI destroy Software Engineering?
TheAverageEngineer (05:14)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qzq_HnbtA&t=171s&ab_channel=TheAverageEngineer

The Average Engineer explores *artificial intelligence* and *ai limits* by comparing human problem-solving with what AI can do. He shows how *intuition* helps with *problem solving**, showcasing why **machine learning* can’t replace human creativity.

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Summary

by Ananth Packkildurai:
This newsletter focuses on data engineering and sometimes includes machine learning topics.

Podcasts can be found here.

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News

Data Engineering Weekly #225
Data Engineering Weekly – June 23, 2025

Uber: The Evolution of Uber’s Search Platform

Shopify: Introducing Roast – Structured AI Workflows Made Easy

Sem Sinchenko: Why Apache Spark is often considered as slow

Meta: Collective Wisdom of Models: Advanced Feature Importance Techniques at Meta

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Debunking Data Contracts with Ananth

February 15, 2023 (01:04:00)
By: DataHeroes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2MgR-848mw&ab_channel=DataHeroes

Debunking Data Contracts with Ananth, Founder at Schemata & Editor Data Engineering Weekly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2MgR-848mw&ab_channel=DataHeroes)

Ananth Packildurai, Founder of Schemata & Editor Data Engineering Weekly shares his perspective on the market opportunity with Data Contracts and why customers should look at a Contract first Data Strategy.

Data Contracts & Domain Ownership w/ Ananth Packkildurai

May 23, 2022 (01:05:00)
By: Joe Reis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsfvZ1D5mDU&ab_channel=JoeReis

Data Contracts & Domain Ownership w/ Ananth Packkildurai (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsfvZ1D5mDU&ab_channel=JoeReis)

Ananth Packkildurai joins the show to chat about data contracts, domain ownership, metadata management, and his new project Schemata. Ananth is a wealth of knowledge and experience in the data engineering space. He also publishes the Data Engineering Weekly newsletter.