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"Am I old now?": Reflections of a data engineer 20 years after graduating

After two decades in the data profession, Principal Data Engineer Alan Konczak reflects on the influence of his mentors, peers and the relentless passage of time, and why graduate recruitment was - and always will be – vital to the future of the data industry.

Alan Konczak
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August 27, 2024

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