The "Shift Left" Revolution: Why Your PySpark Pipelines Need Unit Tests (and How to Do It)
Shift left on data quality: unit test PySpark pipelines with modular code, local tests and CI/CD so bugs surface before they ever reach production.
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From Excel to Embedded AI: Modernizing Field Sales Analytics Step by Step
A step-by-step roadmap for CPG field sales analytics: move from manual Excel reports to standardized metrics and assistive AI inside the tools reps use.
Magdalena Okrzeja
Collaborating with AI Vendors: How to Build a TruePartnership, Not a One‑Time Project
Retailers and CPGs get ROI from AI when vendors act as partners: joint ownership, a product mindset and design for messy real-world operations.
Magdalena Okrzeja
AI-Powered Field Sales: Transforming the Future of Distribution
How AI agents support field sales teams in distribution with route optimization, inventory management, real-time coaching and performance insights.
Magdalena Okrzeja
DS STREAM expands to India: bringing our AI DNA to new frontiers
DS STREAM expands to India, merging European AI expertise with top local talent to boost global retail and CPG innovation.
Karolina Mac
Why Sales Is at the Frontier of AI Adoption
Sales is often the first function to experiment with AI. Why sales teams move first and which AI use cases, from account research to emails, pay off first.
Magdalena Okrzeja
AI‑Assisted Data Engineering: How to Use GenAI for Pipeline Incident Triage (Without Creating Chaos)
Using GenAI for pipeline incident triage: an operating model for faster debugging, better runbooks and lower MTTR, without new security or on-call risks.
Andrzej Gabryel
Batch vs Streaming vs Micro‑Batch in CPG and Retail: Stop Overpaying for ‘Real‑Time’ That Doesn’t Deliver ROI
Real-time data is a trade-off, not a goal. How to choose batch, streaming or micro-batch in CPG and retail, with POS, OSA and promo compliance examples.
Andrzej Gabryel
Delta Live Tables (DLT) vs dbt: Where Transformation Ends, and Platform Engineering Begins
DLT or dbt? Learn how to navigate the trade-offs between managed execution and vendor portability with a maturity checklist designed for modern data teams.
Webinar: AI Agents Revolutionizing Field Sales Performance
Field sales reps lose 62% of their time to non-selling tasks. Our webinar with a live demo shows how AI agents give that time back to sales teams.
DS STREAM at FI Europe Paris: From Assortment Optimization to Responsible Agentic AI
Highlights from DS STREAM at FI Europe in Paris: AI-driven assortment optimization, category strategy and responsible agentic AI in FMCG shopping.
Premiere of DS STREAM AI & DATA Talks: AI in Retail - Opportunities & Challenges
Our new podcast DS STREAM AI & DATA Talks covers AI and data engineering in FMCG and retail. Episode one: how predictive analytics supports decisions.