Friday's Too Good Not To Share: January 22, 2021
Every Friday, I share other great content (with some added context) to dive into over the weekend.
Cloud Data Lakes - The Future of Large Scale Data Analysis
Cloud data lakes are the most important concept of the next decade (it’s the reason why Snowflake’s stock shot up so much).
So what exactly is a data lake? As Tomasz Tunguz explains:
A cloud data lake is a repository of data in native cloud storage, with the tools and infrastructure to analyze it securely, and with as little data movement as possible.
From the CTO of Amazon -
“With a data lake, data is stored in an open format, which makes it easier to work with different analytic services. Open format also makes it more likely for the data to be compatible with tools that don’t even exist yet. Various roles in your organization, like data scientists, data engineers, application developers, and business analysts, can access data with their choice of analytic tools and frameworks. You’re not locked in to a small set of tools, and a broader group of people can make sense of the data.”
Here’s a deeper dive into data lakes and why you’ll be hearing a lot more about them in the future (link).
HOW TO STRIKE WITH MAXIMUM POWER - Training with Michael J White
Michael Jai White is under-appreciated. This legend has given us both Spawn and Black Dynamite. A true American hero.
In this video he goes over the basics of how to strike properly. Pretty informative stuff, plus you’ll be motivated to workout afterwards.
As a bonus, here’s a dive into his Top 10 movies.
2020 Migration Trends: U-Haul Ranks 50 States by Migration Growth
Here’s the punchline – lots of people have moved to Tennessee.
U-Haul took a look into it’s one-way truck data and ranked each state by migration growth. So why has Tennessee topped the list?
“I’m seeing a lot of people from California move (to Tennessee) because they’re attracted to our lifestyle,” noted Jeff Porter, U-Haul Company of Nashville president. “Tennessee has no income tax and is very business-friendly. There are plenty of jobs. People and companies are taking note. Places like Nashville, Murfreesboro and Clarksville are attracting tons of new residents. Nashville is ever-growing, and even the era of COVID-19 isn’t slowing that. We were seeing movement before the virus hit, but I think the situation has pushed a lot more people away from the West Coast to our state.”
East and Central Tennessee are enjoying the biggest gains in U-Haul arrivals. The top growth cities include Knoxville, the Tri-Cities, Cookeville, Clarksville, Cleveland, Murfreesboro and Maryville.
It’s interesting to see how people have moved about the country due to the pandemic and the availability of remote work. It’s something to keep an eye on in the coming election cycle.
See the full list here.
Leave today better than yesterday ✌️.