Austin Chia's Blog Posts

Austin Chia is a data analyst, analytics consultant, and technology writer. He is the founder of Any Instructor, a data analytics & technology-focused online resource. Austin has written over 200 articles on data science, data engineering, business intelligence, data security, and cybersecurity. His work has been published in various companies like RStudio/Posit, DataCamp, CareerFoundry, n8n, and other tech start-ups. Previously worked on biomedical data science, corporate analytics training, and data analytics in a health tech start-up.

The Ultimate Guide to Business Metrics
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The Ultimate Guide to Business Metrics

Metrics help you measure and understand what’s really going on inside your business. But where to start? Where to simplify? This guide has you covered.
What is a Data Engineer?
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What is a Data Engineer?

Whether managing, cleaning, or structuring data — data engineers are an incredibly important role in tech. Dive into their responsibilities and business impacts here
SQL for Data Science: Introduction & Tutorial
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SQL for Data Science: Introduction & Tutorial

SQL is among the most powerful tools a data scientist can use. Get the full introduction for using SQL for data science in this complete guide.
What Are Vector Databases?
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What Are Vector Databases?

Need your AI models to be more efficient? The solution might lie in vector databases. Learn what vector databases are and can do in this complete introduction.
An Introduction to Batch Processing
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An Introduction to Batch Processing

Processing large amounts of data all at once — this is known as “batch processing”. Understand when and why we need it, even today when we stream so much data.
Data Mining: The Ultimate Introduction
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Data Mining: The Ultimate Introduction

Data mining is the sophisticated analysis of data. Learn how it helps to discover patterns and relationships within large datasets, informing strategic decisions.