In order to collect, store, and process measurements from its infrastructure, Facebook has designed a system called Gorillai. Among its innovations is efficient, lossless data encoding. All computer compression techniques are based on the idea that the data to be encoded is not completely random: it has a structure that can be exploited to provide […]
In the ever-changing world of data processing, building robust, observable, and testable pipelines is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. At the Databricks Meetup Belgium (presented by Flavien Hancart), Dagster was introduced as an open-source orchestrator. He demonstrated how Dagster integrates effectively with tools such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and dbt. Dagster is a […]
With the arrival of Visual Calculations, Power BI further enriches its range of analysis tools. This feature allows you to create calculations directly in a visual, without weighing down the model or multiplying measurements. A more agile approach, designed to speed up ad hoc analyses and simplify conditional formatting, while offering users greater flexibility. A […]