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New here? Start with Career Paths: Data Analyst vs. Data Engineer (2026). Everything else on this hub is organised using the tier framework defined there: Junior, Mid-level, Senior+.

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The guides

🧭 Career Paths: Data Analyst vs. Data Engineer (2026)

Which track fits you, the 2026 AI-aware lens, and the tier framework.

💻 Dev Environment Setup

IDEs, Git and Python environments: get set up once, properly.

☁️ Cloud Platforms & Free Tiers

AWS, GCP and Azure compared, and what's actually free (and what isn't).

📚 Skill Guide: Data Analyst (2026)

SQL → Python → BI → dbt/GitHub → engineering fundamentals, by tier.

🔧 Skill Guide: Data Engineer (2026)

SQL → pipelines → orchestration → formats → modelling → quality, by tier.

🤖 AI in Data

Coding assistants, PR review, and using AI without losing your judgement.

🛠️ Free Tool Directory

Every free and open-source tool worth knowing, grouped by the problem it solves.

📋 Cheatsheets

Fast lookups for terminal, Git, SQL and Python. No teaching, just the reference.

📖 Data & Tech Glossary

The jargon, decoded, in plain English.

💡 Project Ideas

Portfolio-worthy projects by tier, with what to actually write up.

🎤 Interview Prep

SQL, stats, system design and behavioural interviews: frameworks, not scripts.

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Career Paths: Data Analyst vs. Data Engineer (2026)

Dev Environment Setup

Cloud Platforms & Free Tiers

Skill Guide: Data Analyst (2026)

Skill Guide: Data Engineer (2026)

Free Tool Directory

Project Ideas

Interview Prep

Cheatsheets

Data & Tech Glossary

AI in Data