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To ETL or not to ETL? The benefits and limitations of ETL Tools over data scripting languages

2019-06-11T09:27:13-06:00

ETL refers to "Extract, Transform, and Load". By this point, the concept of ETL is well-established within the data industry and there are a number of enterprise-proven "ETL Tools" available to assist organizations with the movement and transformation of data. An ETL Tool is simply software that's designed to help organizations move and transform data [...]

To ETL or not to ETL? The benefits and limitations of ETL Tools over data scripting languages2019-06-11T09:27:13-06:00

What is a data warehouse and why do I need one?

2019-01-29T12:53:09-07:00

While the data warehouse isn’t a new concept, many are left wondering – what is a data warehouse? And why do I need one? I'm sad to tell you that when we say "data warehouse", we aren't referring to a physical building that stores data! Datalere’s official definition of a data warehouse is the following [...]

What is a data warehouse and why do I need one?2019-01-29T12:53:09-07:00

Interactive Custom Visualizations in Power BI using Plotly

2019-01-29T11:41:56-07:00

Did you know that Power BI supports custom, interactive visualizations using the Plotly library in R? This capability is exciting, and many organizations are intrigued! We’ll use this blog post to discuss these interactive custom visualizations from a high level by discussing the benefits and tradeoffs. Anytime you make anything custom, there are always tradeoffs. [...]

Interactive Custom Visualizations in Power BI using Plotly2019-01-29T11:41:56-07:00