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Making Firebolt Fast By Doing Practically Nothing

Learn about the different methods deployed in Firebolt for reducing the number of scanned rows (aka pruning).

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November 19, 2023

"Do data architects exist anymore?"

"Do data architects exist anymore?" Wow, as a recovering data architect that's a loaded question.

November 14, 2023

Who's down with OBT? I can assure you, not me.

I'm not a fan of dimensional modeling. It exists to solve physical problems, not logical problems.

November 5, 2023

Rob's high performance data warehousing rule #4: Delete nothing, update only metadata.

Rob says: delete nothing, update only metadata.

September 26, 2023

Rob's high performance data warehousing rule #3: Strong operational data store ensures high performance

This has nothing to do with the DW itself. But if you miss it, you'll fail with your warehouse project.

September 19, 2023

Rob's high performance data warehousing rule #2: There's no point in measuring anything, if the data team can't measure itself.

"There's no point in measuring anything, if the data team can't measure itself."

September 10, 2023

Rob's high performance data warehousing rule #1: if you cannot constrain a thing, you cannot ingest that thing.

"If you cannot constrain a thing, you cannot ingest that thing."

August 24, 2023

How IQVIA Maximizes Analytics Performance for Healthcare

IQVIA deep dive into maximizing impact of BI solutions for faster and more informed decision-making in healthcare.

Data Management Lifecycle in Firebolt

Learn how the data management lifecycle looks like in Firebolt

Distributed Query Execution in Firebolt

In this blog, we focus on distributed query execution as an integral part of Firebolt.

Benjamin Wagner

Data quality with ‘dbt’ and Firebolt

dbt data quality - Implementing data quality tests and using dbt extensions for enhanced data quality checks.

25 Ad Tech Data Pros: Workshop Summary

In a recent workshop, 25 data pros working in the Ad Tech industry discussed querying large data sets efficiently

February 23, 2023

How we mastered dbt: A true story

At Firebolt, we found out that a duet of dbt and Paradime works for our needs.

Olga Braginskaya