Andreas Kretz

Plumbers of Data Science

Data Engineering is the plumbing of data science. Almost invisible, but super important and a big mess when done wrong. We talk about interesting Data Engineering trends and topics. I also train Data Engineering in my Data Engineering Academy at LearnDataEngineering.com

Author

Andreas Kretz

Category

Technology

Podcast website

learndataengineering.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

I'm a Big Data Engineer and it's Super Awesome! 15.05.2018

There is this other data science job called data engineer and it's super important. Because data science does not equal data scientist. In today's podcast I talk about how I finally realized that data engineering is my real passion. Definitely check it out, chances are high that data engineering is your thing too.

BI vs Data Science vs Big Data 04.04.2018

I have recently been asked: "What is the difference between BI, Data Science and Big Data". So, it thought I make a quick podcast about this for you guys. I think especially beginners will help this a lot.

How Much Big Data Do You Need To Learn As A Data Scientist? 20.03.2018

Big Data tools are very important. But how deep should you really go as a data scientist? How do you best learn all this stuff? Some questions I try to answer in this episode.

Working With Time Series Data And Missing Values 16.03.2018

Time series data is tricky. Especially if you have missing data. In this episode I talk about a few things you can do to handle this problem.

Don't Be Arrogant The Cloud is Safer Then Your On-Premise 15.03.2018

A 5 minute rant why the cloud is safe.

Hadoop For Data Scientists An Introduction 13.03.2018

Hey Podcast, in this episode I talk about the core functions of Hadoop.

Three Methods of Streaming Data 09.03.2018

There are three different methods of streamging: At least once, at most once and exactly once. Listen why it makes a huge difference which one you use. Because not every system or tool supports all three.

Dirty Data, Unicorn Scientists 26.02.2018

Where to get dirty data to train cleaning it? What are unicorn data scientists and what is THE skill you need if you aren't one.

DS Office Hours Nr. 3 09.02.2018

How to define a data science problem.

NoSQL Vs SQL How To Choose 09.02.2018

NoSQL databases like HBase are awesome! But why and when should you use them? How does a key value store like HBase work? Today I am talking about exactly that

Creating A Gaming-AI-Bot 05.02.2018

Creating a Gaming-AI with Reinforcement Learning • Creating a Gaming-AI with Reinforcement Learning

Loosing $$ With Data Science 31.01.2018

Loosing money with data science in the short term does not matter. It's about the long run, not quick sales. This is a story about how this happened in the insurance industry. And how to go at it to turn this loss into a win

Swish Swedens Awesome Fintech 22.01.2018

Swish the Swedish Fintech that Blew My Mind in 2017

Data Science Office Hours 18.01.2018

Chat and Q&A about data science with data scientists

Gartner's Hype Cycle Explained 15.01.2018

It is very important for me to keep track of emerging technologies and trends. You want to know where the industry is headed. You don't want to miss the next big thing. This is where Gartner's Hype Cycles help a lot. Especially the hype cycle for emerging tech.

How to Show That ML and AI Works 12.01.2018

How to convince people that machine learning actually works? It's simpler than you think. You have the data. Data doesn't lie!

Analytics on Edge Devices 11.01.2018

Unavailable cellphone coverage really pissed me off. You cannot transmit data and do cloud based analytics during that time. That is why edge devices in the field have to get more and more get analytics capabilities built in. For instance in a container ship.

BigData and Catastrophic Success 08.01.2018

In this episode I talk about the 4 Vs of big data. And how Big Data can save you from catastrophic success.

Machine Learning In Production 06.01.2018

Doing machine learning in production is very different then for proof of concepts or in education. One of the hardest parts is keeping models updated.

Data Science VS Big Data 03.01.2018

Choose between Big Data & Data Science • Choose between Big Data & Data Science • Choose between Big Data & Data Science

Agriculture snd DS DailyKayy 004 03.01.2018

How Data Science Transforms Agriculture | DailyKayy 004 • How Data Science Transforms Agriculture | DailyKayy 004 • How Data Science Transforms Agriculture | DailyKayy 004

DS Preventing Insurance Fraud 15.12.2017

Insurance companies use data science to detect fraudulent cases. Saving themselves and the customers money

How Data Transforms Healthcare 12.12.2017

How Smartwatches and Fitbits Transform Healthcare • How Smartwatches and Fitbits Transform Healthcare

Learn Data Science Go Docker! 07.12.2017

Docker is so awesome for beginners. Preconfigured images let you start coding in minutes. No annoying dev environment setup.

Measure Everything! 06.12.2017

Social media, Product development. Get that data and analyze it! Start winning!

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