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Autoscaling in Databricks: Easy Step-by-Step Explanation

November 21st, 2024 By Khawaja Abdul Ahad in Data Warehousing

According to The Gartner Group, poor data quality drains a company on average $12.9 million annually in resources and expenses for operational inefficiencies, missed sales and unrealized new opportunities. Many…

What is Databricks Medallion Architecture? A Deep Dive into Its Why and How

November 15th, 2024 By Sarang Ravate in Data Warehousing

This is an essential inflection point thanks to Medallion Architecture in enterprise data management, which was introduced by Databricks and adopted by Microsoft in their Fabric platform release. This architecture…

What are Databricks Materialized Views and How to Boost Query Performance Using Them?

November 15th, 2024 By Christina Rini in Data Engineering

Accessing and performing large volumes of data is crucial in data analytics and engineering. As datasets grow larger and more complex, executing queries repeatedly can become a bottleneck, slowing down…

Introduction to Databricks Lakehouse Monitoring

November 14th, 2024 By Maria Asghar in Data Warehousing

Databricks Lakehouse is an open data management architecture which combines the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility of data lakes with the data management and ACID transactions of data warehouses. Databricks Lakehouse…

Streamlining Data Management with Deletion Vectors Databricks

November 14th, 2024 By Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan in Data Warehousing

Managing today’s flood of data is not a small task. Every organization is balancing a constant stream of new information with the need to meet regulatory standards, keep data clean…

What is the Difference Between Microsoft Fabric and Databricks?

November 14th, 2024 By Srujana Maddula in Data Warehousing, Versus

Data management has evolved from simple table storage to data lakes and warehouses. With organizations handling data in various formats and storage structures, platforms like Microsoft Fabric and Databricks are…

Top 10 Databricks Competitors: Best Alternatives for 2025

November 11th, 2024 By Rajashree Bhat in Data Warehousing

Databricks is a platform that provides powerful analytics and flexibility, making it a top choice for data-driven teams. But as data needs grow more complex, exploring alternatives and finding tools…

How to Use MySQL ALTER TABLE command?

November 11th, 2024 By Christina Rini in Data Engineering

MySQL is the most popular open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Oracle Corporation, and it has become a staple for developers and data professionals.  It is very important…

Understanding Conceptual vs Logical vs Physical Data Models for Effective Databases

November 11th, 2024 By Khawaja Abdul Ahad in Data Engineering

Consider designing a skyscraper. You would first need to create a high-level design. Next, you would create detailed plans for each floor. Lastly, you would choose the building materials and…

Top 10 PostgreSQL Extensions [With Code + Example]

November 6th, 2024 By Kamlesh in Database Management System, PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is very powerful and flexible, making it adaptable to significant functionality. PostgreSQL extensions help extend the core capabilities, and we can use databases to scale and customize it for…

How to Use Snowflake Create View

November 1st, 2024 By Ruhee Shrestha in Data Warehousing, Snowflake

Creating views based on your queries is crucial for giving users access to data as if it were a table while also allowing them to perform complex operations. By encapsulating…

How to Integrate DynamoDB to S3 Within 1 Minute?

October 28th, 2024 By Kamlesh in AWS, Data Integration

Interactive Demo to Connect DynamoDB to S3 Using Hevo Steps to Connect DynamoDB to S3 Easily Step 1: Configure DynamoDB as your source. Click on the ‘Create Pipeline’ button. Search…

How to Connect Facebook Ads to Redshift within 1 Minute?

October 28th, 2024 By Sourav Choudhary in Data Integration, Redshift

Building a Data Pipeline to Connect Facebook Ads to Redshift Using Hevo Steps to Build the Pipeline for Facebook Ads to Redshift Step 1: Configure Facebook Ads as your Source.…

How to Sync Data from Zendesk to Redshift Within 1 Minute?

October 28th, 2024 By Winifred Butler in Data Integration, Redshift

Interactive Demo to Connect Zendesk to Redshift Steps to Connect Zendesk to Redshift Easily Step 1: Configure Zendesk as your source. Click on the ‘Create Pipeline’ button. Search for ‘Zendesk’…

How to Connect Freshdesk to Redshift Within 1 Minute?

October 28th, 2024 By Eva Brooke in Data Integration, Redshift

Migrating data from Freshdesk to BigQuery is essential for teams that want deeper insights into their customer support operations. I’ve seen firsthand how handling large volumes of support tickets and…

Data Warehouse Modeling Techniques

October 18th, 2024 By Khawaja Abdul Ahad in Data Warehousing

Did you know that more than 73% of businesses find it difficult to turn their data into actionable insight? It's not due to an absence of data but rather a…

ETL Tool Evaluation Checklist: 7 Factors to Consider

October 18th, 2024 By Kamlesh in Data Integration, ETL

ETL stands for Extract, Transform, and Load. ETL is a process of transferring data from various sources to target destinations/data warehouses and performing transformations in between to make data analysis…

How to Build a Kafka to BigQuery Data Pipeline in 1 Minute?

October 17th, 2024 By Suraj Poddar in BigQuery, Data Integration

Building a Data Pipeline to Connect Kafka to BigQuery Using Hevo Steps to Build the Pipeline for Kafka to BigQuery Step 1: Configure Kafka as your Source. Click on 'Create…

Data Orchestration vs ETL: What Are the Key Differences?

October 9th, 2024 By Khawaja Abdul Ahad in Data Integration, ETL

Did you know that businesses lose more than $3 trillion a year due to inadequate data management, according to an IBM estimate1 from 2016? The need for effective data management…

AWS Redshift Cost Optimization 7 Easy Tips & Techniques

October 3rd, 2024 By Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan in Data Strategy

Amazon Redshift is an online, petabyte-scale Data Warehouse service. It is dedicated to enterprise use, collecting large amounts of data and extracting analysis and insights from it. Redshift helps organizations…