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SQL Challenge: Tackling the Island Problem in Time Series Data

Jump into our SQL Challenge! Today, we’re exploring customer loyalty trends. Are you prepared to show off your SQL skills? About the quiz In this SQL pop quiz, we’re challenging you to demonstrate your understanding of islands in a time series data set. Whoever submits the correct and most performant query will be featured in …
Kristijan Berta November 7, 2023
Flexter,

XML Converters & Conversion – Ultimate Guide (2024)

Are you looking for an XML converter or XML conversion tool for enterprise use cases? Are you looking for advice and tips and tricks for an XML conversion project? If…
abbi October 4, 2023
Snowflake,

7 guardrails against common mistakes that inflate Snowflake credit usage 

Dodge costly pitfalls Snowflake implementation has pioneered dozens of innovations in the data platform space. The long list includes separation of compute and storage, physical workload separation, data sharing, data…
Kristijan Berta September 13, 2023
FlowHigh,

Automatically detect bad SQL. Static and dynamic analysis of SQL code

Preventing Query Catastrophe with FlowHigh SQL Analyser Does the following sound familiar? As the wizard EsQuEl delved deep into the SQL code, he stumbled upon multiple instances where tables were…
Kristijan Berta September 8, 2023
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From Code to Clarity: Visualizing SQL code for Documentation and Debugging

In this post we will show you how you can create a visual diagram of your SQL code. We will use the FlowHigh SQL visualiser to achieve this. FlowHigh is…
Kristijan Berta May 29, 2023

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Iceberg Ahead! All you need to know about Snowflake’s Polaris Catalog

What is the Polaris Catalog? At the Snowflake Summit 2024 Snowflake’s CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy announced the Polaris Catalog during the main keynote speech. The announcement around the Polaris Catalog has…
Kristijan Berta June 21, 2024
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How to Parse & Flatten XML in Snowflake With Examples

In this post we cover every detail of parsing XML in Snowflake including storing, loading, querying, and parsing XML. Very few cloud data platforms have native support for parsing XML.…
abbi June 3, 2024
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Data Orchestration Deep Dive Snowflake Tasks. An Airflow replacement? 

What are Snowflake Tasks Snowflake introduced Tasks for scheduling and orchestrating data pipelines and workflows in late 2019. The first release of Tasks only offered the option to schedule SQL…
Kristijan Berta May 3, 2024
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XML Conversion Using Python

XML Conversion Using Python in 2024

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a common data format for data exchange and used in various industry data standards such as ISO 20022, HL7, ACORD just to name a few.…
Kristijan Berta March 21, 2024
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Best Way to Load & Convert XML Data to Oracle Tables

It's very easy to get lost in the Oracle features for working with XML. The following questions come up frequently: What are my options for working with XML in Oracle?…
abbi March 4, 2024
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9 Critical Types of XML Tools for Developers

Trying to code XML and XSDs by hand is really tedious. It can be easy to mess up, especially with more complex XML based on industry data standards. XML software…
Kristijan Berta February 9, 2024