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DB Best announces the release of a new version of an ultimate DBA tool Database Compare Suite. The latest version supports Amazon DynamoDB. This is the second NoSQL database platform supported by DB Best Database Compare Suite to complement the recent addition of support of Apache Cassandra as a source and target. In addition to this, Database Compare Suite update 4.14 brings the ability to use SSL to connect to Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases. Continue reading to learn more […]

Welcome to Episode 4 of my Power BI Best Practices Series. In today’s episode, I will show you how to set up a key measures Power BI table, and why it’s beneficial to do so. Last episode, we covered sub-dividing and segmenting visuals. As a reminder, here is the overall curriculum for this video blog series: Power BI – Table for Key Measures The larger the dataset, the more difficult it can be to be organized, especially when sharing dashboards […]

One of our US healthcare clients approached us to create a reliable and secure data platform for their application. After examining their data infrastructure and goals, DB Best came up with a cloud-based solution to build questionnaires based application, to meet the customer’s needs. An application guiding your lifestyle Our customer envisioned an application to help people suffering from chronic diseases live full, unobstructed lives. For sufferers of these life-long illnesses, keeping track of their symptoms and bodily health, as well as following […]

As moats create obstacles in the way of an invader, so do proprietary database features for developers. One of Oracle’s proprietary features is the Oracle Call Interface (OCI) which provides efficient communication between application code and the database. There are other ways to connect to Oracle, but once you have committed to OCI, you are “protected” from switching to another database. In this blog post, we break down an application modernization from Oracle to SQL Server for an advanced engineering-oriented […]

It seems that the world is slipping further and further into our pockets. We are doing more on our phones than ever before, and the power of the small, black tablets is growing stronger every year. The latest iPhone, only 6 inches tall and 3 inches wide, rivals the flagship desktop computers of only a few short years ago while adding GPS capabilities and Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Machine Learning (ML). With billions of smartphones in use […]

One of our ISV customers wanted to get off their expensive Oracle licenses and develop a cloud-based SaaS solution. They looked to us to help their development team migrate their database applications to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL . The DB Best migration team utilized AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to automate the conversion of customer’s database and application code. However, the original system utilized a lot of specific Oracle features, for example, synonyms. SCT does not convert all types of Oracle synonyms […]

Welcome to Episode 2 of my Power BI Best Practices Series. In this episode, I will show you the importance of eliminating unwanted columns from cluttering your Power BI Desktop Report. Be sure to check out prior episodes and see where I’m going with BEST PRACTICES below. Power BI — Eliminate Unnecessary Columns One of the major selling points of Power BI is the ability to transform massive quantities of data into easily-digestible visual information. However, showing data that isn’t essential for the story […]

Technologies drive our lives. Smart IoT solutions have found a place in our homes in the form of connected locks, cameras, and alarms. But have you ever thought about using IoT technologies to change office life for the better? For you, we’re going to deep dive into all the tech connecting workplaces. The perks of running your office from a tablet For most of us, offices are living places and naturally, we want to feel at home. When we don’t […]

Making the choice between a hybrid and a native path might seem complicated, but the truth is that it’s not. Today, we’re going to examine the performance, UI/UX specifics, costs, development duration, and other parameters between each stack. When you know what separates the two, all you need to do is go back to your project and find the indications for either a native or hybrid mobile development. Ready to explore the differences? Tech stack you can pick from DB […]