This series of posts analyzes how specific databases stack up against each other. We’ve covered the following comparisons so far:In this post, we’ll see how PostgreSQL stacks against MySQL, looking at key technical differences including indexes, query syntax, performance, replication,…
Continue reading PostgreSQL Vs MySQL: Different Databases For Different Use Cases
If you’re not monitoring your online store data and tweaking it accordingly, you’ll probably find yourself left behind. Shopify’s built-in reports are simple, user-friendly, and don’t require much technical expertise to use. However, if you want to get the most…
You want to get more out of your Salesforce data—and who doesn’t? So it’s time to boot up your favorite BI tool, hook it up to Salesforce, and rock out. That’s a fine plan if your startup has simple needs. But…
Continue reading Why You Absolutely Shouldn’t Connect Salesforce Straight to a BI Tool
You’re building a new data solution for your business, and you need an ELT tool to make storing and analyzing data more manageable. You’ve read a ton of articles and talked to a bunch of folks about what they use.…
Continue reading How To Choose An ELT Tool: 6 Key Considerations
Power BI and MySQL. The beloved BI tool and dependable database go together like peanut butter and jelly…or data and analysis.To help make that powerful partnership easier, we’ll walk you through two ways to connect Power BI and MySQL so…
Continue reading How to Connect & Sync MySQL Data to Power BI (Step-by-Step)
You’ve got valuable data. But it’s useless if you don’t use it. A key piece in unlocking the power in your data is using an excellent Business Intelligence (BI) tool. BI tools enable you to create beautiful visualizations and dashboards…
Continue reading Top BI Tools Of 2021—And How To Choose The Right One
Microsoft Power BI is our top pick among business intelligence tools for 2026. Desktop authoring is free, Pro costs $14 per user per month (billed annually), and semantic models keep report metrics consistent. Tableau is better for visual exploration, while…
Continue reading 18 Best Business Intelligence Tools for Modern Data Teams (2026)
Maybe you’re a business analyst who’s sick of not being able to level up your Power BI reports. Or maybe your New Year’s resolution is that this is the year you’ll finally buckle down and master SQL.And now, with the…
Continue reading How To Nail Your New Year’s Resolution To Actually Learn SQL This Time
Although Snowflake hasn’t generated $1b in annual revenues (yet), the company continues to hog the headlines for potentially delivering a historic payout to Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Continue reading Five Snowflake Alternatives: Complexity and Costs
Klipfolio is a robust cloud-based BI/dashboarding tool developed especially for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform’s primary goal is to enable data visualization, and as such, it offers users a variety of options. While Klipfolio is super flexible and seamlessly integrates…
Continue reading Top Klipfolio Alternatives: Tools to Manage Your Marketing Data
In an era where data is king, the race is on to make access to data as reliable and straightforward as everyday utilities. One company leading the way is cloud-native ETL platform and automated data integration provider, Fivetran. Listed in Forbes…
Continue reading Top 5 Fivetran Alternatives: Weighing Complexity and Cost
Data has become the lifeblood of business and data warehouses are an essential part of that. But knowing which data warehouse makes sense for your business can be tricky.Today, we continue our discussion of modern data warehouses as we compare…
Continue reading Snowflake vs Redshift Ecosystems & Pricing: Data Warehouse Comparison
