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Hello! I'm Eddie, the author of RedGig. My motivation for this blog is to share some of the things I've learnt whilst working with data, BI, visualisations and also continuous improvement. In my continent-spanning career, one of the things I've found to be consistent is the need for development and the benefit of online content to help people along this journey. I've found the content of others incredibly useful and hope that the information I share with you on RedGig helps you as much as others have helped me.

I have a healthy list of content to blog about, I've started with some of the less complex elements and will cover some of the elements in more detail with additional posts.

I'm constantly learning and well aware that there is still much to learn. I'd love to hear from you and if any of my material has helped you in any way or if you're having challenges with any of the content.

Thanks for checking by,
E

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Work-related twitter - @eddierthomas https://twitter.com/eddierthomas
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddierthomas/
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