Hi there, My name is Ahmed. I am a data engineer currently based in Egypt. I enjoy learning new things and writing about them. Feel free to reach out to me even if you just want to say hello.
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May 9, 2025 · 5 min read · I know what some of you are probably thinking: "Oh great, another article about DuckDB." And honestly, I get it. A few months ago, I was in the same boat. It felt like DuckDB was following me around—blog posts, tweets, random mentions. It was everywh...
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Apr 17, 2025 · 6 min read · One can easily assume that data lakes are the natural evolution of the old, clunky data warehouses. Another can claim that the difference is all about your workload; that is, if it is more about machine learning, then you would be better with a data ...
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Mar 28, 2025 · 4 min read · If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what’s eating up your server’s resources or why your computer is running slow, the top command is here to help! It’s a powerful yet simple tool that provides real-time insights into CPU usage, memory consumptio...
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May 22, 2024 · 4 min read · The word "Observability" (or its abbreviation o11y) gets thrown a lot these days. So what is it ? And is it really just a fancy word for "Monitoring" that was made trendy just because those "Though Leaders" ?. Monitoring is a well explored concept. Y...
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Feb 5, 2024 · 5 min read · Even after 23 years and so many success stories, the industry is still exploring the agile methodology and learning how to implement it correctly. On one hand, you have the agile purists that treat the original four principles - and perhaps the follo...
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