Implement semantic search using text embeddings for more relevant results than keyword matching.
Tag: SQL
Tips and Tricks – Use dbt for Maintainable Data Transformations
Build modular, tested, documented data transformations with dbt.
Tips and Tricks – Partition Large Tables for Query Performance
Use table partitioning to dramatically speed up queries on large datasets.
Tips and Tricks – Use Window Functions for Running Calculations
Calculate running totals, rankings, and moving averages efficiently with SQL window functions.
BigQuery Unleashed: Building Enterprise Data Warehouses That Scale to Petabytes
Introduction: BigQuery stands as Google Cloud’s crown jewel—a serverless, petabyte-scale data warehouse that has fundamentally changed how enterprises approach analytics. This comprehensive guide explores BigQuery’s enterprise capabilities, from columnar storage and slot-based execution to advanced features like BigQuery ML, BI Engine, and real-time streaming. After architecting data platforms across all major cloud providers, I’ve found… Continue reading
Tips and Tricks – Use Span for Zero-Allocation String Parsing
Eliminate heap allocations when parsing strings by using Span
Cloud Spanner Deep Dive: Building Globally Distributed Databases That Never Go Down
Introduction: Cloud Spanner represents a breakthrough in database technology—the world’s first horizontally scalable, strongly consistent relational database that spans continents while maintaining ACID transactions. This comprehensive guide explores Spanner’s enterprise capabilities, from its TrueTime-based consistency model to multi-region configurations and automatic sharding. After architecting globally distributed systems across multiple database technologies, I’ve found Spanner uniquely… Continue reading
Azure Synapse Analytics: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Unified Data Analytics
The modern enterprise data landscape demands more than traditional data warehousing or isolated analytics solutions. Organizations need unified platforms that can handle everything from batch ETL processing to real-time streaming analytics, from structured data warehousing to exploratory data science workloads. Azure Synapse Analytics represents Microsoft’s answer to this challenge—a comprehensive analytics service that brings together… Continue reading
Tips and Tricks – Implement Idempotent ETL with Merge Statements
Use MERGE (upsert) for safe, rerunnable data pipelines that handle duplicates gracefully.
Tips and Tricks – Apply Strangler Fig Pattern for Legacy Migration
Gradually replace legacy systems by routing traffic to new implementations incrementally.