We’ve added datasets and documentation enhancements to the recent 0.18.4 release of Kedro — Jo Stichbury, Technical Writer, QuantumBlack Labs Since its inception there have been some major milestones in the lifetime of Kedro. From being open-sourced in 2019, to being donated to the Linux Foundation. Kedro is constantly being developed and the latest release, made in December 2022, brings a raft of changes…

We have identified 8 key traits of a data engineer that will help practitioners become highly productive and build an ecosystem for success. About five years ago, Maxime Beauchemin, creator of Apache Airflow and Apache Superset, talked about data engineers (DE) having the worst seat at the table. Thankfully, much…

Reducing bias through model development is only one part of dealing with fairness in AI. Practitioners can take these steps to increase AI model fairness. At a basic level, AI learns from our history. Unfortunately, much of societal history includes some discrimination and inequality. It’s therefore essential that data practitioners…

Merel Theisen, tech lead for Kedro Framework At QuantumBlack, we’ve always asserted that the only useful data science code is production-level. That’s why we developed Kedro, a development workflow framework which aims to become the industry standard for developing production-ready data science code. Since its inception in 2019, Kedro has…

Here’s how organizations and data practitioners can reduce bias in artificial intelligence (AI), an issue faced by all groups challenged by representation. The 11th of October marks Ada Lovelace Day, a special moment in the annual tech calendar. It’s an International Day of Recognition that celebrates women in STEM, named…

Data practitioners from QuantumBlack share their tips on how to build a compelling data science portfolio before you even submit your first job application. Many people seeking their first job often find themselves in an age-old and challenging loop: you can’t gain employment without experience and you can’t gain experience…

Hamza Oza, Senior Designer, QuantumBlack and Visiting Tutor at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London The advanced analytics industry has matured significantly in recent years and today’s analytics teams now include product managers and designers as well as engineers. However, it can sometimes be difficult for those…

The concept of a data lakehouse is a merger of the data lake and data warehouse. Learn the history, evolution and current trends shaping the industry. At QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, we focus on providing advanced analytics solutions for clients, which often requires building or upgrading that client’s existing data…

QuantumBlack recently collaborated with AI artist and researcher Sougwen Chung to help us to explore the concept of hybrid intelligence, fueled by data. The intersection of art and data has been a fascinating area of creativity and innovation for decades. Generative art — a concept where part or all of…