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The data stack keeps expanding, from Spark to Snowflake to dbt.

Data engineering is becoming one of the fastest-growing and most critical roles in tech, and the next 3–5 years will reshape how teams hire, build, and deliver AI-ready systems. Our latest white paper breaks down why demand is surging, what skills and roles are evolving, and how organizations can prepare their teams for the data and AI landscape ahead. Backed by insights from BLS, Gartner, McKinsey & Company, and global market trends. Download the full report: https://lnkd.in/d-vQzemg

🎉 Calling all engineering leaders in Chicago! Join us on December 2, 2025, for the ELC Chicago Holiday Meetup & Happy Hour, hosted by Forte Group. Why attend? • Enjoy meaningful conversations and idea-exchange in an authentic community built for engineering leadership. • Meet Forte Group’s leaders — Mikael Carlsson, Lee Barnes, Alex Lukashevich & Eric Elsen — and explore what’s next in innovation and tech leadership. • Light bites, festive ambiance, and great company to wrap up the year. RSVP now and let’s celebrate the season together. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gi_jrNug

Most teams don’t fail at AI because of the tech, but because they start in the wrong place. We help you pinpoint the right use cases, prove the ROI fast, and build AI solutions that scale reliably in production. Open-source or proprietary, your models stay yours: accurate, performant, and built for real-world impact. Learn more about how we do it: https://lnkd.in/de2Piu9c

AI won’t replace great engineers, but it can make them incredibly effective. Our AI-augmented quality engineering services bring together human insight and AI-driven testing to boost speed, accuracy, and confidence across your QA process. See how it works: https://lnkd.in/eT-QBnwb

A new episode of CTO2CTO just dropped! This week, Lucas Hendrich is joined by Rohinee (Ro) Mohindroo a veteran technology leader who’s led digital transformation at scale, and now advises startup CTOs on how to scale beyond the code. In this episode: – What we still get wrong about AI adoption – Why startups need business-aligned reference architectures – The KPIs you should be tracking (but probably aren’t) – Why layering AI onto broken systems doesn’t work It’s honest, experienced, and refreshingly free of buzzwords. Listen to Episode 10 here: https://lnkd.in/dEj7azMB

What a fantastic two days at CTO Craft Con: The Finance Edition! Great conversations, thoughtful sessions, and a community that genuinely cares about improving engineering leadership in financial services. A big thank-you to Andy Skipper for bringing this community together and creating such a strong space for real networking and meaningful exchange. It was great to connect with so many of you. Representing Forte Group on the ground were Lucas Hendrich, Kevin Maher, Katerina Turchina, Will Hunter, and Kateryna Kavaler. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat. And congratulations to Malcolm Box, the lucky winner of our surprise giveaway! 🎉 Already looking forward to the next CTO Craft gathering.

 “AI is going to take all the developer jobs.” Not so fast. Leon Kuperman CTO at Cast AI, shares a different take. Do you agree? Whatch the full episode of CTO2CTO here: https://lnkd.in/d-dATicg Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/dp6QQAFM

Chicago Engineering Leaders Holiday Happy Hour 🍸🎄 RSVP to join https://lnkd.in/gi_jrNug This is an exclusive gathering for CTOs, VPs, Heads, and Directors of Engineering who want: - Wrap up 2025 with people who speak your language - Share what actually worked this year (and what didn’t) - Spark new connections that will matter in 2026 Grateful to the ELC Chicago chapter for bringing this group together.

Crawl. Walk. Run. Does your team understand which phase of AI adoption you’re in? In our latest blog, Pablo Blauer takes a no-fluff look at how real teams use AI: starting small, measuring something real, and building from there. ✅ Writing & info-work first ✅ Development support next ✅ Meeting memory & prompts after What’s your organization’s AI-maturity stage: Crawl / Walk / Run? Let us know in the comments! Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/drj4VShX