https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/tags/sql/Recent content in SQL on Ahead of the AIHugoen-USMon, 13 Jul 2026 18:20:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/what-batmans-protocols-taught-me-about-business-intelligence-in-claude/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:20:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/what-batmans-protocols-taught-me-about-business-intelligence-in-claude/In 2000, in the Tower of Babel arc, Ra’s al Ghul took down the entire Justice League without firing a single beam. He stole the Batcave’s secret files: the contingency protocols Batman himself had…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-at-ignite-2025-the-complete-guide-to-whats-new/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:53:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-at-ignite-2025-the-complete-guide-to-whats-new/Microsoft Ignite 2025 wasn’t an event about future promises; it was about concrete deliveries that mark the maturity of Microsoft Fabric. 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Each platform…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/connected-future-unity-catalog-and-microsoft-fabric-working-together/Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:28:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/connected-future-unity-catalog-and-microsoft-fabric-working-together/This article reflects my personal experiences and points of view, not the official position of Microsoft or Databricks. In addition, although this post describes potential scenarios, it does not necessarily reflect the…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/advanced-sql-queries-you-should-know/Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:15:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/advanced-sql-queries-you-should-know/Today’s article is about a subject I love and that never goes out of style. SQL!!https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-calculate-real-cost-azure-databricks-sql-warehouse-instances/Sat, 29 Jun 2024 22:21:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-calculate-real-cost-azure-databricks-sql-warehouse-instances/Shall we learn how to calculate the cost of SQL Warehouse instances in Microsoft Azure Databricks the easy way? Then follow along with this article.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/databricks-sql-and-dimensional-modeling-optimizing-your-data-warehouse/Thu, 23 May 2024 14:06:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/databricks-sql-and-dimensional-modeling-optimizing-your-data-warehouse/In the dynamic landscape of information storage, the methodologies used to structure data play a crucial role in uncovering valuable insights for informed decision-making. Since the…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/databricks-lakehouse-federation-an-alternative-to-zero-etl/Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:48:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/databricks-lakehouse-federation-an-alternative-to-zero-etl/Released in December 2023, the Lakehouse Federation feature is currently in Public Preview, but it has enormous potential. In today’s article, I’ll explore some interesting perspectives, such as the ability to…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/hands-on-with-microsoft-fabric-a-beginners-guide-part-1/Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/hands-on-with-microsoft-fabric-a-beginners-guide-part-1/Traditional large-scale data analytics solutions rely on data warehouses and SQL queries to store and retrieve data. 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This new solution extends the integration promise made in Azure Synapse Analytics to cover every analytics workload, and it can be used…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-optimize-sql-queries-a-pocket-guide-to-data-tuning/Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:17:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-optimize-sql-queries-a-pocket-guide-to-data-tuning/Time goes by, new data ingestion techniques, languages and tools come along, but one thing is a universal truth. SQL never goes out of style!https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-use-dynamic-sql-in-bigquery-with-execute-immediate/Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:13:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-use-dynamic-sql-in-bigquery-with-execute-immediate/This week (June 2020) a GCP update came out that lets you use the EXECUTE IMMEDIATE command in BigQuery. For more information, see the documentation.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/databricks-the-swiss-army-knife-of-your-big-data-platform/Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:07:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/databricks-the-swiss-army-knife-of-your-big-data-platform/Imagine a team made up of a SQL developer, a Python professional and a Scala contributor. They all work together to ingest data into your Datalake, your Datawarehouse or simply…