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Edward Pollack in Featured How to Use the New PRODUCT() Function in SQL Server 2025 Learn how the new PRODUCT() function in SQL Server 2025 simplifies multiplicative aggregation. See examples, performance tips, and use cases.… 21 July 2025 8 min read 2
Lee Asher in Python Incrementally Loading Data into Parquet with Python In this article, we'll introduce the Parquet format, explain some strategies for incrementally updating a Parquet repository, and, with a... 17 July 2025 14 min read 1
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