CTO@Yellowbrick. Redditch * Brixham * Leeds #lufc * Newcastle * Malvern * San Francisco * San Diego * Raleigh
Joined March 2009
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May 4
I do. I wrote over 80 episodes.
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I've written a blog on how Floecat can generate NDV stats via sampling. NDV (# of distinct values) is one of the most important stats for SQL planning: eng-floe.github.io/floecat/2…
Floecat is an open source Iceberg and Delta table catalog of catalogs that can generate statistics.
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Apr 22
My colleague at FloeDB has a new blog explaining the virtues of the VARIANT data type, and its future adoption in data lakehouses: floedb.ai/blog/how-variant-w…
I was at the Iceberg Summit 2 weeks ago and in the final panel it was suggested that VARIANT is an under-hyped type. I agree
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Apr 16
Thanks for inviting us to present!
The founders of FloeDB (@markcusack Kurt Westerfeld) gave an interesting talk with @CMUDB about their new @ApacheIceberg-compatible query engine. Two key takeaways from their talk:
1⃣ Floe is a hard fork of @YellowbrickData.
2⃣ Floe is building a "catalog-of-catalogs"
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Apr 14
Lads, it’s been 45 years since we last beat Manchester United Football Club at Old Trafford. 1981. I’d just taken possession of my first digital watch at the age of 11. The space shuttle first launched 6 weeks after the win, the birth of the internet passed by. And here we are 😂
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I’ve never waited so long to see a porch erected. I’m expecting something very grand. A vestibule, if you will. #artemis
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Mark Cusack retweeted
Mar 31
After 30 years, "Is Linux disk I/O finally fast enough?" floedb.ai/blog/after-30-year…
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Mark Cusack retweeted
23 Oct 2024
Streaming inputs and Data Warehouses create RAG based LLMs on steroids. An interesting conversation just had with @markcusack from @YellowbrickData on the @GTwGTPodcast
Dropping late November...
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Mark Cusack retweeted
Explore the pros and cons of SaaS-based data platforms. Check out this article from Yellowbrick CTO @MarkCusack ahead of #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon on @TheNewStack now! bit.ly/3ZO1XoU
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Mark Cusack retweeted
2 Oct 2024
Enterprise Data Platforms on Kubernetes Challenge Status Quo | By @markcusack of @YellowbrickData, thanks to @CloudNativeFdn
#Kubernetes #Database
thenewstack.io/enterprise-da…
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24 Sep 2023
Got my daft US kettle on at 120v in the hope it boils before this baby arrives @TheSquareBall. What a day.
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Mark Cusack retweeted
Check out how @NCSolutions leverages Yellowbrick's Data Warehouse and Snowflake Marketplace to gain real-time insights into ad performance. Learn how you can use both solutions to empower your customers.
#Yellowbrick #SnowflakeMarketplace #BetterTogether okt.to/hCAkms
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Mark Cusack retweeted
24 Aug 2023
Feels weird to just go out and buy someone who seems obviously well qualified. Not very Leedsy. I like it.
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19 Jul 2023
I can confirm the confirmation of a rumour that #TaylorSwift will be performing at the Chelsea Wrexham game tomorrow. Massive if true. I’ll be there. Stand by for updates. instagram.com/p/CrthvgTvQwN/…
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Mark Cusack retweeted
We know you are feeling the pain of #datawarehousing cloud costs.
On Feb. 23rd @DMRadioOnline segment Analyst @YvesMulkers of @7wData and #Yellowbrick CTO @MarkCusack will reveal cloud warehouse savings due to the underlying architecture.
Register below.
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Mark Cusack retweeted
News: Yellowbrick has been named a leader in #DataWarehousing by @Gigaom!🏆
We are being recognized for advantages in
💸Cloud cost
💨Speed
🙌 Scalability
🟨And more
Check out our CTO @markcusack’s blog to learn how we went from newcomer ➡️ contender.
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26 Jan 2023
Slow Emotion Replay.
25 Jan 2023
The 30th anniversary of Dusk. Great memories of one of my favourite albums and great times with @thethe
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Learn more about @BreadFinancial’s migration journey from a traditional #datawarehouse to a cloud data warehouse and how it has enabled their team to do more than ever before, with insight from @fhalper, @markcusack and Bread’s Mark Atchison.
Watch now:
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