You probably read the title and thought ‘why would anyone be interested in talking about how to properly name files and tables? It’s simple.’ And yet, because it is simple, not many data engineers think about it.

Inconsistencies in naming of resources, tables and columns lead to broken pipelines, additional onboarding time and hours spent in vain brainstorming creative names.

This all can be avoided with proper naming guidelines.

In this talk, you will learn about naming guidelines that we follow for:
•azure resources such as storage accounts, KeyVault and various types of secrets
•file names in bronze, silver and gold layers
•table and column names

You should also tag along if you wish to get some ideas on how to actually enforce naming guidelines in your teams, and to hear a few examples of the benefits you can reap from consistent naming guidelines.