Using Virtual Data Marts the right way

Virtual data marts can be a useful design pattern but there are a few things you should know before you use them. Virtual data marts are logical views dimensionally modelled…

Converting Covid XML and JSON to Yellowbrick

Sonra has recently certified Flexter against Yellowbrick. In this blog post we show you how Flexter and Yellowbrick work together to easily convert and query data that is locked away in…

Yellowbrick and Sonra Partner to Modernize Data Warehouses by Making XML and JSON Data Conversion Faster and Easier

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 8, 2020 – Hybrid cloud data warehouse company Yellowbrick Data today announced that Sonra has joined the company’s partner program. Both Yellowbrick and Sonra power huge…

Data warehouse automation explained. Benefits and use cases

What is data warehouse automation? I have been struggling to find a good article or post that explains data warehouse automation. To address this gap I have decided to write…

The evolution of cloud data warehousing

Let’s have a look at the evolution of cloud data warehousing. It’s hard to believe, but just a few years ago all data warehouses were run on-premise. Some of them…

Why is concurrency overrated to measure performance of data warehouse platforms?

The difference between making a good and a bad decision often comes down to the quality of the pre-defined metrics. If the metric is poor so will be the decision. When…