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by alanng 2193 days ago
This is just the book I need!

A little bit of context: I am a product manager and I have been working with data analysts and engineers for a few months, and even though I have tried to do a lot of research, sometimes I still don't understand what they said.

Terms are extremely difficult and varied depending on the site, and it seems like each company will have a different perception for one term.

So that's where this book comes in handy. It helped me visualize the big picture of the whole data analytics landscape. What's more, I understand what the role and challenges of the data analysts and data engineers in my team are. I was able to communicate with them in their "language", especially when I was explaining why we should use ELT instead of ETL (Chap 3, I suppose)

Anw, I think this book is great for non-tech people like me, but it requires certain experience in the tech industry to get started with. Definitely recommend for other PMs who will be working with data people!