Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI

I tweet about Data, AI, Cloud and FinOps

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

Top Digital influencers to follow. #ML #AI #Python #DigitalTransformation

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@cz_binance Isn’t that suppose to be in the .gitignore folder?

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@EcZachly Good one, Zach.

Vibecoding is the future

[Nandkishor @devops_nk]

AWS Lambda in 40 seconds.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@bhalloinfraguy AWS cli

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@uday_devops It really depends on experience and use case, but in my view Azure infrastructure configuration is quite intuitive especially if you’re familiar with Azure environments.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@sauravstwt FinOps / Cloud Engineer

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@suni_code Use the Azcopy command line utility Including the flag “ --overwrite=ifSourceNewer” to only transfer files if the source file is newer than the destination file. I.e, it only copies the files that are not present in the destination, skipping already copied files.

#Azcopy

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@uday_devops NAT all the way

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@devops_nk One of the prominent causes is difference in environmental variables. Mismatch in architecture can also be an issue.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@ThinkingChris1 @bibzyCarter Very apt!

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

BREAKING NEWS!!!

You can now take a full course on learning Anthropic AI and receive a certificate.

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#AI #Anthropic

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

AI is no longer just a chatbot. Agentic AI systems can take autonomous actions across business systems over hours, days, or months. Gartner predicts 40% of enterprise app. will leverage AI agents by end of 2026 (up 5% in 2025).
See how the current AI tend is reshaping industries.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

Agentic AI is officially the new cloud.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

@EcZachly Happy birthday https://t.co/wQguzBHOIL
What a roller coaster journey

[J.A Olaoye @JA_Olaoye]

If you set this up, you’re on your way to designing and building a real data platform:

• Ingest: APIs, CSVs, Excel, Google Sheets exports
• Transform + Load: Python jobs for cleaning, standardizing, incremental loads
• Storage: Postgres / SQL Server / MySQL, your choice
• Analytics layer: @metabase dashboards and saved questions
• Packaging: Docker Compose so it runs anywhere

To make it production-ready:

• Scheduling: Cron, Airflow, or a simple job runner
• Logging + alerts: Know when pipelines fail, not when users complain
• Data checks: Row counts, duplicates, null spikes, freshness

If you’re a business owner and monthly analytics subscriptions feel heavy, reach out. I can deploy this as a lightweight, portable platform tailored to your business.

I evangelize data as a practical tool for small, medium, and large businesses, not as a luxury.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

“A team is not a group of people who work together. It’s a group of people who trust each other” - Simon Sinek

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

The #FinOps Maturity Model uses an inherently iterative approach: “Crawl, Walk, Run” to help organizations grow their cloud financial operations from simple to more advanced practices.

It enables teams to start small, assess outcomes at each stage, scale processes, and tooling.

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

The auto-save to the cloud feature in Windows 11 Notepad isn’t talked about enough.

Such a simple change, but incredibly useful.

Thank you, @Microsoft 🙌

[Data Engineer | Cloud Engineer #AI @djacksona3]

People think FinOps is all about saving cost. FinOps is a cultural practice in making money.

It gives visibility to the 2 Ws:

1. Who spends
2. What values it delivers.

What FinOps cultural practices have you put in place in your cloud environment?

#FinOpsFoundation #FinOps