We talked about:
- Nikola’s background
- Making the first steps towards a transition to BI and Analytics Engineering
- Learning the skills necessary to transition to Analytics Engineering
- The in-between period – from Marketing to Analytics Engineering
- Nikola’s current responsibilities
- Understanding what a Data Model is
- Tools needed to work as an Analytics Engineer
- The Analytics Engineering role over time
- The importance of DBT for Analytics Engineers
- Where can one learn about data modeling theory?
- Going from Ancient Greek and Latin to understanding Data (Just-In-Time Learning)
- The importance of having domain knowledge to analytics engineering
- Suggestion for those wishing to transition into analytics engineering
- The importance of having a mentor when transitioning
- Finding a mentor
- Helpful newsletters and blogs
- Finding Nikola online
Links:
- Nikola's LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-maksimovic-40188183/
ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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