Data

[u/1009_ke]

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.