u/TravellingBeardin r/dataengineering • Recommends
Data Engineers who came from a mostly database administration role before; what route did you take?
I'm having a hard time finding a way to set a training plan for myself. I'm a SQL Server database admin of 10+ years. I already have a head start on one of the technical requirements for data engineering, the SQL language itself. Our company provides a generous training allowance, in addition to access on Pluralsight.
Currently I am learning technologies our Cloud team needs that touches SQL. So Docker/Kubernetes, cloud technologies (Azure in our case).
I plan to get basic certifications in both. But from there, I'm stuck on what next. I have experience in transforming data with SSIS…