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Unlock Hidden Revenue with AI-Powered Upsell Scoring and Census AI Columns
How to use AI to identify premium customer characteristics and create Upsell Scores for all customers, then sync high potential individuals to marketing channels
6 December 2024
Build a churn prevention campaign for Braze using AI
Learn how to build a churn prevention campaign in Braze powered by AI
4 December 2024
AI for RevOps: How We Automated Fit Scoring in Salesforce
Learn how to build an automated ICP analysis and account scoring system in an afternoon using Census AI Columns, transforming weeks of work into actionable sales insights.
12 November 2024
Posts about : Engineering
How to query Iceberg locally using Spark, PyIceberg, or duckdb
8 October 2024
Learn how to efficiently query Iceberg data locally using Spark, PyIceberg, or DuckDB, focusing on catalog types, data storage, and read/write capabilities.
Understanding Iceberg Support in the Databricks Ecosystem
30 September 2024
Explore how Databricks integrates Iceberg support via Unity Catalog and UniForm, enabling seamless data management within Spark-based environments.
A Deep Dive into Polaris: Simplifying Iceberg Catalog Management
12 September 2024
Explore how Polaris simplifies Iceberg catalog management with enhanced cross-compatibility and unique features for Snowflake users and beyond.
Using Managed Iceberg Tables to Build a Datalake Inside Snowflake
12 September 2024
Discover how to leverage Snowflake's Managed Iceberg Tables to efficiently build and manage a datalake, integrating seamlessly with external object storage.
Apache Iceberg 101: The Table Format Reshaping Data Lakes
4 September 2024
Learn why Apache Iceberg separation of storage and compute is revolutionizing data architecture.
Architecting Multi-tenant Data Integrations with Census Embedded
12 January 2024
Maintaining data isolation is critical in building multi-tenant applications. Use Census Embedded and your Data Warehouse to build multi-tenant integrations.
NoSQL isn't dead, but it left a lasting legacy | Census
19 April 2023
Once upon a time, NoSQL databases like MongoDB took the tech world by storm. Fast forward to today, and the hype surrounding NoSQL has leveled off. So... what did they leave in their place?
Integration platforms are an old idea | Census
25 February 2022
iPaas has been a hot topic since Web 2.0, but they've fallen short of the needs of the modern data team. At Census, we're building a better way.
I Miss Our Whiteboard - Building Spatial Interfaces For Sprint Tracking
11 May 2020
If you’re not using a whiteboard to track what your team is doing, you’re probably doing it wrong. Read how we adapted our sprint tracking to a remote world.
Handling Slow Cascading Deletes In Rails
4 January 2020
Often in large data systems, you're forced to make a compromise: Have your app and framework manage deletes or have your database handle the cascading deletes. To help, So today, we've released a small but useful utility for Rails that provides an alternative (and in some cases, better) way to do cascading deletes/destroys.