Data With Direction
Real Stories. Real Strategy. No Fluff. Data With Direction is the show where Chris Gambill, data engineering consultant and educator, cuts through the noise to help you build resilient data systems, tackle real-world challenges, and future-proof your analytics career. Each episode delivers practical guidance, industry insights, and the war stories you won’t find in textbooks, whether you’re tuning in live or catching up on the go.
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Are you thinking about jumping into DataOps Or just curious what all the hype is about
In this episode, Chris dives deep into why DataOps is not all sunshine and rainbows. From the real challenges of the job to the toolbox every DataOps engineer relies on, you’ll get the honest truth... and a few laughs along the way.
Timestamps
00:00 – Why NOT to Be a DataOps Engineer!
01:00 – What is DataOps (Really)
What is the modern data stack—and how do tools like Spark, dbt, and Airflow actually work together? In this lesson, I’ll break it down step by step with real-world insights.
In Lesson 2 of the Data Engineering 101 series, we take a deep dive into the Modern Data Stack—what it is, how the components work together, and why data modeling is still the backbone of every great pipeline.
💡 You’ll learn how tools like Sp...
🚨 Major News in Data Engineering! 🚨
Today, two industry-shaking headlines dropped:
1️⃣ Salesforce announces its $8B acquisition of Informatica.
2️⃣ DuckDB releases DuckLake, their open-source lakehouse format!
Join me LIVE as I break down what these moves mean for data engineers, the enterprise stack, and the future of open-source analytics. Bring your questions and hot takes!
🔗 **News Links:**...
Behind the Scenes: How I Work Full-Time & Still Help Clients
Chris Gambill is a data engineering consultant and educator with 25+ years of experience helping organizations modernize their data stacks. As founder of Gambill Data, he specializes in data strategy, cloud migration, and building resilient analytics platforms for mid-market and enterprise clients. He’s passionate about making real-world data engineerin...
Are hidden problems lurking in your data pipelines?
In both medicine and data engineering, “silent killers” can do major damage... quietly, with no warning, until it’s almost too late. In this live session, Chris Gambill breaks down the three hidden threats every data engineering team needs to catch before disaster strikes.
You’ll learn:
How technical debt is like high blood pressure (and how to lower it ...
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