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2018 Recap – Family, Work and Travels

March 4, 2019 by Jose Uzcategui Leave a Comment

It’s now March. Folks, I think it is safe for me to recall 2018 and welcome 2019! 2018 was, to put it lightly, a pivotal year. In 2018… I had my first son, left Amazon, traveled 20+ hours (with kids) to visit family in Florida stopping by Canada after four years of absence and went […]

One More Step: Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization

December 3, 2018 by Jose Uzcategui 1 Comment

Last week I completed Duke University’s Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization via Coursera. The specialization consists of five courses starting with high-level JavaScript and HTML and dives into Java fundamentals. It took a few months of learning not only programing languages, but how to approach software engineering – a key takeaway for me. […]

Done! Architecting with GCP Specialization on Coursera

October 4, 2018 by Jose Uzcategui Leave a Comment

Finally, I just completed the sixth and final course of the Architecting with Google Cloud Platform Specialization delivered by Coursera! Why did I spend time on this? Because I believe cloud technologies have become a critical piece for analytics and many areas of marketing. On my last post I shared some thoughts on some of the […]

On Digital Analytics and The Cloud

September 20, 2018 by Jose Uzcategui Leave a Comment

As a non-techie delving in digital analytics I often come across the notion that SQL, Python, R and other scripting languages are the main requirement to enter this space. No doubt, these are important. But in this post I would like to make a case for web analytics folks to better understand the cloud. The […]

I’m AWS Certified! Solutions Architect – Associate

June 10, 2018 by Jose Uzcategui 1 Comment

Last February I passed the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam. I had to study my ass off for a couple of month to pass it, so at the very least, a blog post should go up. Cloud architecting for analytics has been calling my attention for the last few years. While at ASICS we […]

Amazon Japan – A New Chapter

June 19, 2017 by Jose Uzcategui Leave a Comment

Today I start my role in perhaps the most influential company in the digital world, Amazon. By now I should be on the way to the office – I wrote this yesterday. I join the Amazon Prime team in Tokyo. Exciting times. It’s a funny feeling, really. I’m aware I’m joining an organization that is […]