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Making sense of data — and the work around it.
I’m Ed Pearson: a data engineering leader, writer, and community builder. Find my latest thinking, follow along, or join the conversation.

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Long-form ideas, professional updates, a live community, and the older archive of posts are all one click away.
Writing
Substack
New essays, observations, and ideas about data and the people who build with it.
ConversationLinkedIn
Professional updates, community notes, and a good place to say hello.
Community
DataTune
Explore the conference for people who care about data, technology, and the work.
From the archives
Legacy blog
Browse the earlier collection of posts on engineering, cloud, learning, and career.