Thomas SchmidtforAltimate Team Blogblog.altimate.ai·Sep 19, 2024Write Better Data Docs FasterOnce upon a time, an analyst in the trouble Imagine Leila, an analyst, asked to build a monitoring dashboard for finance - given a tight deadline. While searching for a useful dataset, she comes across a table called “sh_monthly_revenue” that seems p...Discuss·79 readsdbtpoweruser
John RyanforAltimate Team Blogblog.altimate.ai·Aug 13, 2024Introducing Snowflake Dynamic Tables: What you need to knowHaving worked with over 50 Snowflake customers building out complex data transformation pipelines, I understand how complex Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) systems can get. Spoiler Alert: Damn hard! In this article, I'll explain the benefits of a ...Discuss·1 like·678 readsaltimateAI
John RyanforAltimate Team Blogblog.altimate.ai·Aug 5, 2024Snowflake Data Clustering: Expert advice to tune query performanceSnowflake data clustering is one of the most powerful techniques to maximize query performance, and yet it's by far the most misunderstood Snowflake feature available. In this article, we'll explain: Why does Data Clustering matter? What do we mean...Discuss·10 likes·804 readssnowflake
Anand KumarforAltimate Team Blogblog.altimate.ai·Apr 14, 2024How I Cut dbt Development Time by 20% with the Power User Vscode ExtensionWorking with data in any capacity—be it as a data/analytics engineer, data scientist, or data analyst—inevitably dealing with the need for documentation. Whether it's clarifying unclear fields, understanding dataset structures, or seeking explanation...Discuss·3 likes·223 readsdbt
Anand GuptaforAltimate Team Blogblog.altimate.ai·Feb 13, 2024Bigger is Faster and Cheaper: The Surprising Economics of Snowflake Virtual WarehousesA mistake often made by Database Administrators, Engineers and Analysts is to assume a bigger warehouse leads to higher costs. In reality, the situation is more nuanced, and often running a larger warehouse can in fact reduce the overall cost of owne...Discuss·1.7K readssnowflake
Anand GuptaforAltimate Team Blogblog.altimate.ai·Feb 5, 2024With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Mastering Snowflake's Advanced Performance FeaturesSnowflake offers a suite of advanced features that empower organizations to handle terabytes of data more efficiently and effectively than ever before. Among these, the Zero Copy Clones, Cluster keys, and Query Acceleration Service stand out for thei...Discuss·11 likes·805 readsdatapilot