Simon Späti

Technical Author & Data Engineer

Simon is a Data Engineer and Technical Author with 20+ years of experience in the data field. He's the author of the Data Engineering Blog (ssp.sh), curator of the Data Engineering Vault (vault.ssp.sh), and currently writes a book about Data Engineering Design Patterns (dedp.online). Simon maintains an awareness of open-source data engineering technologies and enjoys sharing his knowledge with the community.

21 POSTS

2025/08/19 - Simon Späti

Why Semantic Layers Matter — and How to Build One with DuckDB

Learn what a semantic layer is, why it matters, and how to build a simple one with DuckDB and Ibis using just YAML and Python

2025/08/07 - Simon Späti

DuckDB Ecosystem: August 2025

DuckDB Monthly #32: DuckDB hits 50.7% growth—vector search, WASM, and analytics take the spotlight

2025/07/21 - Simon Späti

Summer Data Engineering Roadmap

A comprehensive 3-week structured roadmap for learning data engineering fundamentals, from SQL and Git basics to advanced topics like streaming, data quality, and DevOps.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

2025/07/08 - Simon Späti

This Month in the DuckDB Ecosystem: July 2025

DuckDB Monthly #31: Kafka Integration, Browser-Based Analytics, and Lake Format Innovations

2025/07/03 - Simon Späti

The Data Engineer Toolkit: Infrastructure, DevOps, and Beyond

A comprehensive guide to advanced data engineering tools covering everything from SQL engines and orchestration platforms to DevOps, data quality, AI workflows, and the soft skills needed to build production-grade data platforms.