Michael Erasmus

Learn about Buffer’s unified data architecture. This post shares the evolving Buffer's data architecture.

Evolving Buffer’s Data Architecture - Overflow Buffer

Evolving Buffer’s Data Architecture

Ultimately the idea is to ‘Bring data to the Team.' This post is an overview of an experiment in bringing data to the team.

Slack meet Looker. An experiment in bringing data to the team

Workplace of the future

Slack meet Looker. An experiment in bringing data to the team.

How we built Buffer's new diversity dashboard, which technologies we used and some of the things we learned along the way.

We Built a Diversity Dashboard for Buffer; Here's How You Can, Too - Overflow Buffer

We Built a Diversity Dashboard for Buffer; Here’s How You Can, Too

Going from working in an office to working remotely full time is not easy. This post explains how I learned to balance my life with remote work.

How I Learned to Balance My Life With Remote Work

At the start of 2014, I decided I need to make some changes in my life. I was working in an office in one of the coolest startups in Cape Town. I had worked in an office pretty much all of my career. I was also commuting to work and back, taking about an hour …

How I Learned to Balance Work, Family, and Life Through Remote Work

At the start of 2014, I decided I need to make some changes in my life. I was working in an office in one of the coolest startups in Cape Town. I had worked in an office pretty much all of my career. I was also commuting to work and back, taking about an hour […]

Up until recently at Buffer, we had a big problem: we were drowning in data. Building Buffer's new data architecture has been an amazing and fun adventure.

Michael Erasmus

Evolving Buffer’s Data Architecture

Slack meet Looker. An experiment in bringing data to the team.

We Built a Diversity Dashboard for Buffer; Here’s How You Can, Too

How I Learned to Balance Work, Family, and Life Through Remote Work

Buffer’s New Data Architecture: How Redshift, Hadoop and Looker Help Us Analyze 500 Million Records in Seconds