In a world dominated by data, organizations heavily rely on business intelligence tools like Power BI for deriving insights and informed decision-making. Yet, as data volumes grow and user demands increase, achieving optimal performance becomes challenging.
2026-04-17 (first published: 2025-03-26)
2,454 reads
Refactoring has proven its value in a wide range of development projects–helping software professionals improve system designs, maintainability, extensibility, and performance.
2026-04-15 (first published: 2024-09-18)
6,549 reads
Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle.
2026-03-09 (first published: 2026-02-03)
560 reads
Adoption and use of PostgreSQL is growing all the time. From mom-and-pop shops to large enterprises, more data is being managed by PostgreSQL. In turn, this means that more data professionals need to learn PostgreSQL even when they have experience with other databases. While the documentation around PostgreSQL is detailed and technically rich, finding a simple, clear path to learning what it is, what it does, and how to use it can be challenging. This book seeks to help with that challenge.
2026-02-13 (first published: 2025-02-06)
5,498 reads
This practical book provides a comprehensive overview of troubleshooting and performance tuning best practices for Microsoft SQL Server. Database engineers, including database developers and administrators, will learn how to identify performance issues, troubleshoot the system in a holistic fashion, and properly prioritize tuning efforts to attain the best system performance possible.
2026-02-02 (first published: 2025-10-14)
3,137 reads
Adapted from the acclaimed bestselling book, The Phoenix Project Graphic Novel Volume 1 introduces readers to a stalwart cast of characters as they are challenged by the four types of work that impact complex workflows.
2026-01-26 (first published: 2024-12-05)
2,962 reads
For anyone else who needs to write queries or develop T-SQL code for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, or Azure SQL Managed Instance
2026-01-21 (first published: 2025-10-14)
3,359 reads
Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Power BI are used by a wide range of professionals, creating diverse and complex scenarios, and finding the right solution can be daunting, especially when multiple approaches exist for a single use case. The author distills his 17 years of experience on various data platform technologies in this book to walk you through various Power BI usage scenarios.
2026-01-16 (first published: 2025-05-27)
4,646 reads
Murach's SQL Server 2022 for Developers is a comprehensive guide to database design and management. This computer book teaches essential SQL statements through clear examples and practical exercises. The book's unique paired-pages format makes learning database software concepts easier, while providing in-depth coverage of database management fundamentals. Ideal for both beginners and seasoned developers seeking to enhance their data management skills.
2026-01-05 (first published: 2025-10-14)
1,383 reads
You may know SQL basics, but are you taking advantage of its expressive power? This second edition applies a highly practical approach to Structured Query Language (SQL) so you can create and manipulate large stores of data. Based on real-world examples, this updated cookbook provides a framework to help you construct solutions and executable examples in several flavors of SQL, including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
2025-12-03 (first published: 2025-05-27)
1,882 reads
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