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Own it
A practical track to define scope, set SLOs, wire alerts, enforce RBAC and retention, and package real evidence of senior-level impact
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Yordan Ivanov
Why projects die
The 5 killers that tank enterprise migrations (and how to dodge every single one before they burn your team, budget, and sanity)
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Yordan Ivanov
Strategy-first tooling
A dead-simple, spreadsheet-driven method I’ve used for 6+ years to evaluate new tools, avoid shiny distractions, and lead migrations with confidence…
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Yordan Ivanov
6 PRs to open-source greatness with Hacktoberfest
A 4-week roadmap for data engineers to ship real code, earn recognition, and level up fast
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Yordan Ivanov
Group enablement call, September 2025
2 questions, 2 answers, and a blunt look at these calls
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Yordan Ivanov
14:52
Turn data stakeholders into owners with RACI and prevent drive-by requirements
How a simple matrix stops scope creep, silences random requests, and gives your team clarity
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Yordan Ivanov
Ship idempotent reverse ETL in 60 minutes with a ruthless data engineering playbook
Spend 15 minutes a week in September and finish with a working reverse ETL from Snowflake to HubSpot through Hightouch with clean mapping, change…
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Yordan Ivanov
How ruthless prioritization got me a 40% raise and a head of data title I didn’t even want
If you’re drowning in work and still not getting noticed, this is what changes everything
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Yordan Ivanov
The hidden career risk of being a "helpful" data engineer
Every time you say yes to a quick favor, you give away the projects that could actually move your career forward. The real skill is knowing which work…
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Yordan Ivanov
Prioritization playbook: the one framework to filter data work by business value
Stop drowning in requests and start choosing work that delivers real impact, builds your influence, and gets noticed where it matters.
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Yordan Ivanov
Why you’re drowning in reactive data engineering work (and losing your shot at promotion)
Unfiltered data engineering tasks inflate cloud costs, bury your wins, and stall promotions. Learn why one intake rule is your path to visibility.
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Yordan Ivanov
Why stakeholders don’t care about your data engineering work (yet)
Because you’re solving the wrong problem and it’s costing you trust, visibility, and growth
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Yordan Ivanov
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