InfluxDB is a time-series database. Unlike general-purpose databases like MySQL, InfluxDB is designed specifically to deal with timestamped data—and it can scale to handle large volumes of data. It was created by InfluxData, a company based in the Bay Area. In this article, we’ll explain how to build a Peakboard...
In 2011, SAP launched SAP Hana, a completely new type of database. It was designed to replace SQL Server, Oracle, and Informix as the database backend of choice for SAP systems. Now, more than a decade later, running SAP with anything other than Hana is almost unthinkable. But Hana can...
A while ago, we discussed how to query data from Databricks. Back then, we used the Databricks extension to call and process a RESTful HTTP endpoint for submitting a SELECT statement to the database. In this article, we will learn how to insert data into a Databricks table. We’ll use...
Databricks is a California-based BI company. In this article, you’ll learn how to connect Peakboard to Databricks and retrieve some data. Databricks offers a wide array of methods for accessing the data stored inside, in order to support any type of client. Because Peakboard supports ODBC drivers, using ODBC seems...
Over the past few years, Snowflake has become one of the world’s leading vendors for cloud-based data warehousing and BI backends. Snowflake combines flexibility, governance, and impressive elasticity—all in one platform—and all while remaining remarkably approachable for new teams. In this article, we’ll explain how to connect a Peakboard application...