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Taking Control of User Analytics with Snowplow

Big Data LDN

Big Data LDN 2019 | Taking Control of User Analytics with Snowplow | Paul Doran

This talk describes how Auto Trader migrated to Snowplow on Google Cloud for their user-analytics platform. Snowplow is an event streaming pipeline that provides many features such as a unified log of your users, event enrichment, and a schema registry to enforce data integrity. Paul Doran will walk through why Auto Trader chose to migrate, the overall Snowplow platform, the architectural benefits and how using Google BigQuery and DataFlow has been a huge success for Auto Trader.

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Taught by seasoned professionals, Paul Doran and Big Data LDN, who are highly respected experts in this field
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Offers an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the Snowplow platform, making it suitable for data analysts and engineers
Focuses on a specific technology, Snowplow, which may limit its applicability to those seeking a broader understanding of data analytics tools and techniques

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Read about what's good
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and possible dealbreakers
Taught by seasoned professionals, Paul Doran and Big Data LDN, who are highly respected experts in this field
Provides hands-on labs and interactive materials to offer a practical learning experience
Presents case studies to demonstrate real-world applications, making the learning more relatable and impactful
Offers an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the Snowplow platform, making it suitable for data analysts and engineers
Focuses on a specific technology, Snowplow, which may limit its applicability to those seeking a broader understanding of data analytics tools and techniques
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