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Flexter XML to SQL converter visual guide for seamless database integration

How to Use the Flexter XML to SQL Database Converter Online

Converting deeply nested XML to database for free, without writing a single line of code. Too good to be true? With Flexter Online, it’s a reality. In this guide, I’ll…
Kristijan Berta March 20, 2025
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Master Snowflake Data Lineage – Features, Tools & Tips

What is Snowflake data lineage? Imagine you’ve just touched down in a bustling, unfamiliar city you’re eager to explore. You step outside your hotel and realise you have no idea…
Uli Bethke November 27, 2024
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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…
Uli Bethke 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.…
Uli Bethke 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…
Uli Bethke May 3, 2024
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Benchmarking Snowflake Native Apps

As a long time user of Snowflake we are impressed with the near unlimited scalability of the Snowflake Data Cloud. We were wondering if the same scalability and performance magic…
Uli Bethke November 20, 2023