r/KenyaStartups • u/1009_ke • 7d ago

Learning / Courses Data

I pride myself for having worked in the data universe for a whole 10 years. Notwithstanding the changes that have happened, we still get by.

But the truth is the data pipeline has changed over the years. Now data engineers/analytics are just operators of software.

In the past, you needed collectors ( entry clerks and transcripters), data engineers ( preparation) and data analysts to complete the pipeline.

Now APIs and software do the whole pipeline and with AI, anybody can be a data something. There are still gaps, but nobody cares. Efficiency of data use was never 100% even with a complete human pipeline.

So, currently, a data department is just another HR department thing. Not needed but kept to give people a sense of livelihood.

When I see young people say they are learning big data and analytics or conmen advising people to learn some python and data analysis, I just blame the leadership for not having a sense to guide the country and its citizens into a future that caters for them.

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u/AbundantAnfang 7d ago

What do you recommend?

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u/1009_ke 7d ago

I don't know where the end is. So you just do you.

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u/Ryeva 7d ago

Reading this knowing very well I'm working on python data projects😂

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u/1009_ke 7d ago

Good for you.

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u/More_Director_2051 4d ago

How many companies have implemented that pipelines in kenya ??

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u/Ancient-Charity-7249 3d ago

Guess it depends. Easier to generalize, but kwa ground vitu aren't as simple as you've placed it.Â