2025: What a year, huh?
As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself sitting down to reflect on what has been, without a doubt, one of the most transformative years of my professional journey....
Personal Blog
TheAntiEvent - Lessons from my first Open Space
This weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my first-ever open space conference: TheAntiEvent. What a rewarding experience it was.
The hidden trap of IAM Role recreation in Terraform: Understanding the AWS Unique Principal ID
As Cloud Engineers, we often manage our infrastructure with the confidence that comes from Infrastructure as Code (IaC). When we define an AWS IAM Role in Terraform, we rely on...
Boosting Data Engineering Workflows with Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code
As a developer, have you ever encountered the infamous “it works on my machine” problem?
Machine Learning or Data Analytics? The Golden Hammer Dilemma
We’re living in a fascinating time in the world of data. Terms like Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence dominate strategic conversations, spark excitement, and promise to transform industries. And...
Books That Shifted My Mindset (and might shift yours too!)
I’ve always believed that great leadership starts from within. The more we understand ourselves, others, and the systems we operate in, the better we can show up — for our...
From Practitioner to Architect - My Strategy for Conquering the AWS SAA-C03 Exam
I recently reached a new milestone in my professional journey: earning the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification. Beyond the personal achievement, this process was an exercise in technical...
AWS Summit Madrid 2025 - A Day Full of Data, AI & Real Tech Vibes
This year, I finally attended my first AWS Summit in Madrid, and honestly? It was totally worth it!
Why You Shouldn’t Use FLOAT in PostgreSQL (and Other Decimal Precision Gotchas)
As a data engineer, one of the subtlest — and most dangerous — mistakes you can make when designing data models is using the FLOAT type to store decimal values...
The Challenges of Real-Time Data - Why 100% Real-Time is Almost Impossible
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Bilbostack 2025, a conference packed with exciting IT topics and super close to home! It felt amazing to have such incredible opportunities...
AWS Glue vs Amazon EMR - Choosing the Right Tool for Your ETL Workloads
When it comes to running Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) jobs on AWS, two powerful options stand out: AWS Glue and Amazon EMR. Both services leverage Apache Spark to handle large-scale...
Building a Successful Data Engineering Career
Data Engineering is at the core of data-driven organizations. Here’s how to build a solid career in the field. What is Data Engineering? Data engineering involves designing, building, and maintaining...