A Library for XML Data Standards
Uli Bethke
First things first. Before we dive into the various data standards let’s first explain what XML is. XML is short for Extensible Markup Language. It is used to describe data. The XML standard is a flexible way to create information formats and electronically share structured data via the Internet, as well as via corporate networks. ...
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MedlinePlus is the National Institute of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. MedlinePlus XML ...
Read MoreUPDATE: Data Warehousing in the age of Big Data. The end of an era?
A while ago, back in mid 2015, we published a post on our blog about how the age of big data is changing the data warehousing landscape. With constant changes, the development of new tools, and the ongoing overall increase in data amounts as part of the digitalisation, it is about time that we have another ...
Read MoreQuerying XML files with Tableau via Flexter
Tutorial – Querying XML files with Tableau Tableau is a great visualisation tool that works with a large number of different file and data formats. One format that is not supported is data in XML files. There are some workarounds, e.g. using Excel to flatten the XML file. However, with deeply nested files or XMLs ...
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