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WIX: Scheduling a custom database upgrade to happen After=”InstallSqlData” and Before=”StartServices”

Published October 24, 2018 by Lars Fiedler

At Composable, we develop MSIs for deploying and upgrading instances of the Composable platform. Anytime we want to update an instance, we just simply double click on the latest Composable…

Coming soon to WebApps in Composable: Web Analytics

Published May 17, 2018 by Ryan O'Shea

Composable is at its heart a platform founded on extensibility. Users can extend our core DataFlow engine with custom modules for their use case, actions in Composable can be scripted…

When is a parameterized SQL query slower than having inline values?

Published May 17, 2018 by Lars Fiedler

Software engineers have always been told to parameterize their SQL queries. Why? It avoids any possibilities of SQL injection. Rather than an arbitrary value being formatted into the SQL query,…

Migrating a FoxPro Database to 64 bit SQL Server

Published September 25, 2017 by Lars Fiedler

Migrating a FoxPro Database to 64 bit SQL Server

We recently had a client who needed to query data from a legacy system built on FoxPro. What is FoxPro you ask? Fox Software was a company Microsoft purchased back…

Disabling MouseWheel Scroll Event on jQuery UI’s spinner control

Published June 21, 2017 by Lars Fiedler

Disabling MouseWheel Scroll Event on jQuery UI’s spinner control

We recently found an interesting quark in the Composable dataflow designer. Spin module inputs seemed to randomly change values. While editing a dataflow, sometimes a number would flip from a…

SQL for Everybody!

Published February 24, 2017 by Lars Fiedler

SQL for Everybody!

SQL is one of the most powerful tools in a developer’s toolkit — but there are plenty of clients, managers, and even some more technically-inclined engineers who have little to…

Infinite Extensibility

Published February 23, 2017 by Lars Fiedler

Infinite Extensibility

Composable Analytics is an end-to-end data discovery, orchestration, analysis, and visualization platform. It offers integration with all sorts of data sources that you can mash together, has a vast array…

Can Edge Analytics Become a Game Changer?
Edge analytics is considered to be the future of sensor handling, and this article discusses its benefits and architecture of modern edge devices, gateways, and sensors. Deep Learning for edge analytics is also considered along with a review of experiments in human and chess figure detection using edge devices.
The Big Bad NLP Database: Access Nearly 300 Datasets
Check out this database of nearly 300 freely-accessible NLP datasets, curated from around the internet.
Hands on Hyperparameter Tuning with Keras Tuner
Or how hyperparameter tuning with Keras Tuner can boost your object classification network's accuracy by 10%.
Decision Tree Intuition: From Concept to Application
While the use of Decision Trees in machine learning has been around for awhile, the technique remains powerful and popular. This guide first provides an introductory understanding of the method and then shows you how to construct a decision tree, calculate important analysis parameters, and plot the resulting tree.
New Poll: When Will AutoML Replace Data Scientists (if ever)?
Take part in the latest KDnuggets poll by weighing in on when you think AutoML and Automated Data Science will replace humans — if ever.
Introducing fastpages: An easy to use blogging platform with extra features for Jupyter Notebooks
This article introduces the easy to use blogging platform fastpages. fastpages relies on Github pages for hosting, and Github Actions to automate the creation of your blog, and contains extra features for Jupyter Notebooks.
Top KDnuggets tweets, Feb 19-25: 9 lessons learned during my first year as a #DataScientist
Also The Next Decade in #AI: Four Steps Towards Robust #ArtificialIntelligence; Perl, yes, but will R be dead by 2030? #rstats Programming Languages You Won’t Use by 2030; Will AutoML eliminated Data Scientists? Let's do some tests to find out...Leaders, Changes, and Trends in Gartner 2020 #MagicQuadrant for #DataScience
Data Science Curriculum for self-study
Are you asking the question, "how do I become a Data Scientist?" This list recommends the best essential topics to gain an introductory understanding for getting started in the field. After learning these basics, keep in mind that doing real data science projects through internships or competitions is crucial to acquiring the core skills necessary […]
Image Recognition and Object Detection in Retail
“According to Gartner, by 2020, 85% of customer interactions in the retail industry will be managed by AI.”
Python and R Courses for Data Science
Since Python and R are a must for today's data scientists, continuous learning is paramount. Online courses are arguably the best and most flexible way to upskill throughout ones career.