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NEW! ✨AWS Aurora DSQL - Postgres compatible Serverless database In our latest blog, local AWS Hero Rehan van der Merwe, took Aurora DSQL for a test drive, let's take a closer look at: 🔍 How Aurora DSQL Compares to other Amazon Aurora offerings 📊 Similarities and Differences with PostgreSQL 🛠️ A quick Tutorial showcasing how similar Aurora DSQL is to PostgresSQL Aurora DSQL feels like Postgres but drives like serverless https://lnkd.in/dshdpZA5 #aws #reinvent

DataLakes: Swim or Sink? Let’s Keep Them Fresh! 💧 🐟 A DataLake sounds like the perfect recipe—store everything in one place, ready to serve insights. But without care, it turns into a data swamp. Here’s how to keep it fresh:  🥄 Organize It Tagging and categorization keep your lake from becoming a messy pantry.  🥄 Govern It Strong governance ensures your data stays clean, secure, and reliable.  🥄 Filter It Only the good stuff goes in. No room for low-quality or irrelevant data!  🥄 Secure It Role-based access keeps the right chefs in the kitchen and your data safe.A well-managed DataLake is a data powerhouse. Let DataChef help you cook up something amazing! #DataChef #OneKitchenOneDream

🔐 Security & Data Governance in the Age of LLMs As large language models (LLMs) continue to transform industries, the need for robust security and data governance becomes more critical than ever. From real-world examples like Microsoft’s AI challenges to evolving regulations like the European AI Act, this blog dives into the risks and solutions for safeguarding data. Discover strategies, including enterprise APIs, self-hosting options, and local LLMs, to stay ahead in this evolving landscape. Check out the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eDDAPqpy #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam #DataGovernance #AI #LLM #Security

🤩 There is a new power couple in town... Snowflake and Anthropic announced a new exciting partnership! Read more 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/d72GkGTV #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam

🚀 “Data as a Product” can revolutionize how organizations manage and share data—but it’s no easy feat. 💡Discover how DataChef helped a client design a Data Marketplace focused on the needs of the users. https://lnkd.in/e5Q8GY5K #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam

🚀 Introducing Sparkle: Revolutionizing Data Engineering with DataChef! Data engineering just got a whole lot smoother with Sparkle, DataChef’s cutting-edge meta-framework built on Apache Spark. 💡 Designed to empower data engineers, Sparkle transforms the way teams build, deploy, and maintain data products by focusing on: 1. Enhancing Developer Experience (DevEx) 2. Reducing Time to Market 3. Simplifying Maintenance 💡 Ready to see how Sparkle simplifies and accelerates data engineering? Check out our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/e4emrTmN #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam #ApacheSpark #DeveloperExperience

🥁 Introducing Inception – a project kickstarter designed to streamline developer onboarding and enhance productivity! 💡 Here's what makes it stand out: 1. Opinionated Configuration: Fewer, smarter options for reduced decision fatigue. 2. Reproducible & Declarative: Built on Nix and Devenv, ensuring reliable, reproducible environments. 3. Multi-Language Support: Works seamlessly with Python, Node.js, Go, and Rust. 4. Enhanced Dev Environment: Features dotenv, LSP, difftastic, and more. 5. DevContainer/CodeSpaces Ready: Start coding without a local setup! 6. Well-Crafted .gitignore: Comprehensive and ready to go. Check out this video where Farbod gives a quick tour and demonstrates how effortless it is to set up a new project with Inception! 🚀 #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam #DeveloperExperience #Inception #TechTools

💡 New Post: Streamlining Kafka Operations with Conduktor Console! As organizations scale their Kafka-based applications, managing and debugging real-time data pipelines gets complex. Enter KafkaOps—a critical approach for monitoring and troubleshooting Kafka workflows. Our latest post discusses how Conduktor Console simplifies KafkaOps with powerful features for local development and enterprise deployment. https://lnkd.in/e39faiT4 #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam #Kafka #DataEngineering #KafkaOps #Conduktor

🔍 New Story Alert: How We Used AI to Clean and Deduplicate Our Data! We orchestrated a range of AI tools—LLMs, Embeddings, and classical clustering algorithms—to make our database clean and deduplicated. Check out how we did it! https://lnkd.in/ecV4vixW #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam #AI #MachineLearning #DataScience

Meet our Cloud Maestro: Rehan van der Merwe 👨🍳 Rehan has been a key force in driving innovative, high-performance cloud solutions with the DataChef team. An AWS Community Hero and dedicated open-source contributor, Rehan brings a wealth of experience in AWS Serverless, pushing boundaries to deliver value far beyond the code. Here's an insightful perspective from Rehan: "𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘞𝘚 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦. 𝘉𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦." Beyond his expertise, Rehan leads the AWS PTA Meetup, shares knowledge through blogging, and actively supports the AWS community by answering questions and sharing insights across channels. With a background in Electronic and Electronic Communications Engineering, Rehan's journey into AWS has made him an essential architect of DataChef’s serverless success. Want to learn how Rehan can optimize your cloud strategy? Get in touch today and explore the possibilities! 📥 #DataChef #OneKitchenOneTeam