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Decades of Data Roles: My Journey to ML Engineer

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Kannan Kalidasan
Dec 29, 2019
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I believe many Generation Y data professionals are in the same boat, still exploring their next steps in technology. If you relate to this article, please share your thoughts in the comments!

Data Role 1.0

I started my career journey as an Oracle database developer programming in SQL, writing stored procedures, database design with DBA sub knowledge. Most of the business logic is written in stored procedures and is used heavily in products like Oracle Forms, Oracle Apps, Compiere ERP, Banking system, etc.

SELECT is my first word in the morning and workship Lord AskTom

After a long gap, I am writing a blog post about my personal experience. Please pardon me if it is boring or poorly written. I promise to make it better with future posts.

Data Role 1.1

Datawarehouse paradigm expanded data architecture processes and business requirements to store historical data in DWH systems to create descriptive analytics and insights reporting. During this period, I have transformed as Business Intelligence

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