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From Schemaless Ingest to Smart Schema: Enabling SQL on Raw Data

Rockset

You have complex, semi-structured data—nested JSON or XML, for instance, containing mixed types, sparse fields, and null values. It's messy, you don't understand how it's structured, and new fields appear every so often. Without a known schema, it would be difficult to adequately frame the questions you want to ask of the data.

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Mythbusting: The Venerable SQL Database and Today’s Real-Time Analytics

Rockset

Rockset is the real-time analytics database in the cloud for modern data teams. Get faster analytics on fresher data, at lower costs, by exploiting indexing over brute-force scanning. In many tech circles, SQL databases remain synonymous with old-school on-premises databases like Oracle or DB2.

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Simplifying BI pipelines with Snowflake dynamic tables

ThoughtSpot

When created, Snowflake materializes query results into a persistent table structure that refreshes whenever underlying data changes. These tables provide a centralized location to host both your raw data and transformed datasets optimized for AI-powered analytics with ThoughtSpot. Hit ‘Continue’.

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Smart Schema: Enabling SQL Queries on Semi-Structured Data

Rockset

Rockset is a real-time indexing database in the cloud for serving low-latency, high-concurrency queries at scale. In this blog post, we show how Rockset’s Smart Schema feature lets developers use real-time SQL queries to extract meaningful insights from raw semi-structured data ingested without a predefined schema.

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How to Design a Modern, Robust Data Ingestion Architecture

Monte Carlo

Ensuring all relevant data inputs are accounted for is crucial for a comprehensive ingestion process. Common Tools Data Sources Identification with Apache NiFi : Automates data flow, handling structured and unstructured data. Used for identifying and cataloging data sources.

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What is Data Extraction? Examples, Tools & Techniques

Knowledge Hut

In today's world, where data rules the roost, data extraction is the key to unlocking its hidden treasures. As someone deeply immersed in the world of data science, I know that raw data is the lifeblood of innovation, decision-making, and business progress. What is data extraction?

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What Is Data Wrangling? Examples, Benefits, Skills and Tools

Knowledge Hut

In today's data-driven world, where information reigns supreme, businesses rely on data to guide their decisions and strategies. However, the sheer volume and complexity of raw data from various sources can often resemble a chaotic jigsaw puzzle.