Kaleb

You’ve outgrown Excel: how to select between a relational, document, or graph database and be prepared for what’s nextOpen up a blank spreadsheet and the seemingly unending rows and columns can appear to be a canvas of infinite possibilities. However, many data engineers and other digital knowledge workers increasingly see the criss-crossing grey lines of a spreadsheet as restrictive — ironically not unlike the horizontal and vertical metal bars of a jail cell!Admittedly, for the visual metaphor of “spreadsheet jail” to…

Illustration AI-generated by Midjourney using author’s prompt “Data Tips for Nonprofits”. Licensed under Midjourney’s commercial use agreement.A few years ago when I pivoted from a career in communications to data analytics, I sought to remain in the nonprofit and social enterprise sector. I saw low-hanging fruit that could help these resourceful and mission-driven organizations lower expenses and maximize impact through developing a data strategy. However, as I began delving in, I quickly learned the hard way that many…