And just like that, 2017 is almost gone. Last year, around this time, I wrote a post through which I reflected what I did or did not accomplish in 2016. It is now time to do the same for 2017. A lot happened in 2017 and I would like to take a step back and …
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2016: Year in Review
I started EnlistQ in December 2014 as a way for me to express my thoughts and to reinforce technical concepts that I was learning (on my job or elsewhere). This is the first time I have thought of doing a review of my year. It probably has to do with the fact that a lot …
Using kdb+ for big data analytics in pharmaceutical industry
I attended Kx’s latest meetup in New York this Monday at J.P. Morgan. This meetup was different. It was focused on using kdb+ for data analysis in pharmaceutical industry. I have barely any knowledge about how pharma companies work and what type/size of data they deal with. This meetup was an incredible introduction to growing …
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My experience at The Trading Show – quant, automated trading and big data conference
I was lucky enough to get a complimentary pass to The Trading Show from one of our vendors – OneMarketData. They were one of the sponsors and had some spare tickets. The Trading Show is a conference on “quant, automated trading, big data and high performance computing (HPC)”. I have never attended a conference at …
Announcement – changes coming to the blog
Few weeks ago, I quit my first job as a q developer and moved to another company. My first job was where I was introduced to q/kdb+ and time-series data. If it wasn’t for that job, I wouldn’t be writing about q on this blog. However, it was time to move on and so I …
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