Comments on: Life is dirty. So is your data. Get used to it. https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/#comment-42958 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:19:13 +0000 https://thomaslarock.com/?p=19343#comment-42958 In reply to Laura Kostyo.

Yes, excellent point, thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Laura Kostyo https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/#comment-42923 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:00:23 +0000 https://thomaslarock.com/?p=19343#comment-42923 Be careful of data cleaning without consulting the business. For example: We have found that we were using the wrong key fields and that the data was right. We had cleansed data and introduced more dirty data.

]]> By: Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/#comment-42855 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:14:07 +0000 https://thomaslarock.com/?p=19343#comment-42855 In reply to Bob Blackburn.

Yeah, the entire playlist is gold, IMO. It should be required viewing for anyone entering into IT, in any role.

]]> By: Bob Blackburn https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/#comment-42851 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:36:25 +0000 https://thomaslarock.com/?p=19343#comment-42851 Great video. Real world examples for IT and business to get a grasp of the difficulties we face.

]]> By: Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/#comment-42832 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:44:05 +0000 https://thomaslarock.com/?p=19343#comment-42832 In reply to Oz du Soleil.

Yes, it did stick with me. You are a wise man. I’m lucky that our paths crossed as we walk this Earth.

]]> By: Oz du Soleil https://thomaslarock.com/2018/10/life-is-dirty-so-is-your-data-get-used-to-it/#comment-42818 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 01:49:07 +0000 https://thomaslarock.com/?p=19343#comment-42818 WOW! That stuck with you?

YUP! Data is dirty. The question is: how clean is “clean enough.”

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