Beyond Transformation

By: Beyond Key
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  • Snowflake DBT Tools

    Snowflake DBT Tools
    Dec 5 2023
    The podcast today is the latest episode of Beyond Transformation, where we talk about Snowflake DBT or data build tools. To help with the topic, Prabhash Thakur from Beyond Key joined.    Beyond Transformation is brought to you by Beyond Key. Beyond Key is a software development solutions organization. One of the services that we offer is Snowflake. DBT interacts with Snowflake.   Snowflake DBT Overview Dbt is short for a data build tool. It's a development framework combining modular SQL and software engineering best practices to make your data transformation reliable, fast, and fun.  Dbt is familiar to those who know how to write SQL select statements. They have the power to build their models, write test scenarios, and schedule their jobs to produce reliable, actionable data sets.   When you have data, you need to transform the data to give you business insight so that you can build the report on top of this. DBT acts as an orchestration for your transformation.   What is Dbt?   First, dbt is not a data warehousing solution. For example, in data warehousing, you follow the ETL (extract, transform, and load) approach,    In ETL, you first extract and load full raw data into your data warehouse that will act as a data link, and then you do the transformation on top of that raw data.  You then always have the true data, so you can perform as many transformations as you want. DBT helps you with the “T” or the transformation part of ELT.   Analytical Engineering: Data Engineering and Data Analyst   DBT uses another concept called analytical engineering. Analytical engineering acts as a bridge between data engineering and data analysis.   When we talk about data engineering, we build custom data integrations to manage the overall pipeline orchestration. Then, we deploy machine learning endpoints to build and maintain the data platforms.   Data engineering folks will then do some performance optimization. Analytical engineering provides clean, transformed data ready for analysis using software engineering best practices.   For example, delivering your models into small sprints. That's agile methodology. It's very difficult to perform agile methodology in data engineering because it is not enabled everywhere.   DBT comes with that. The tool documents the transformation in case anyone needs to review how the data transformed, what logic was used for the process, and the data sources.   On the other hand, a data analyst will do deep inside work like why did this point spike last month? What are the best acquisition channels? Then, they will work with the business users to understand data requirements to build forecasting dashboards.   DBT is key to analytical engineering because it maintains the documentation and trains business users how to use the data visualization created from the transformation of insights. As we said earlier, DBT is the “T” or the transformation of data.   How can you use DBT to transform your data into usable insights?   DBT is not connected to your extraction tool like how data is coming inside Snowflake or other data warehousing solutions like:   BigQuery   Databricks   Postgres   Redshift   Spark   Azure Synapse    Teradata   The number of platforms connected to DBT keeps changing. You need to take the data and load it in raw format into your data platform; DBT will connect your data platform.   It will use your data platform's compute and storage resources. You can access the DBT through your account credentials or use service account credentials to perform the transformation.   How can you use DBT to transform your data into usable insights with the right BI tool?  You can start building your DBT models by creating SQL files with select statements. DBT will do the rest for you.   For executives, an SQL file is like a CSV file. You create a .SQL file that works with any code editor like Notepad++ or VS code to store relational ...
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    25 mins
  • National CyberSecurity Awareness Month Audit

    National CyberSecurity Awareness Month Audit
    Oct 18 2023
    Today on Beyond Transformation, we have some exciting news to share with you in honor of 2023 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Learn how you can protect yourself and your business from ever-present threats in the digital world. The Current Cyber Threat Landscape 2023 has seen cyber threats everywhere. Every click, download, or email carries the potential for danger. But what if we told you that you have the power to turn the tables and protect yourself? It's not as tricky as it seems, and it's all within your reach. Beyond Key's Free Security Assessment This October, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Beyond Key offers you an opportunity you won't want to miss - a free security audit. Yes, you heard that right. We have an exclusive audit for 10 free audits in October. Claim one of the ten free audit slots this month. Your Four-Week Journey to Peace of Mind Beyond Key's free audit covers a wide range of areas to ensure your online presence is secure. Over four weeks, they'll assess your website, protect your mobile platforms, tune up your network, and shield your valuable data. This comprehensive approach lets you enjoy peace of mind knowing your cybersecurity is airtight. Benefits of the Free Audit So, what are the benefits of this free audit? Beyond Key ensures you stay compliant with regulatory standards, which is more critical than ever in today's digital landscape. Why Your Business Needs Cybersecurity Now, you might be wondering, "Why does my business need cybersecurity?" Without it, you're vulnerable to ransomware, cyberattacks, and hefty data breach costs. But with Beyond Key's cybersecurity solutions, you can reduce successful attacks, decrease remediation time, and save your business significant money. Cybersecurity Awareness Conclusion So, don't miss out on this incredible opportunity during the 2023 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Outsmart the invisible and champion the unseen with Beyond Key. Claim your free audit and take the first step towards a safer digital future. Stay tuned for more cybersecurity insights in future episodes. Thanks for joining Beyond Transformation!
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    2 mins
  • Boost Your Fundraising Efforts With The Right Donor Management Solution

    Boost Your Fundraising Efforts With The Right Donor Management Solution
    May 31 2023
    Getting donors is one of the most crucial aspects of any nonprofit organization. That is why it is vital to have the right donor management solution for your organization. The information below comes from a Donor Management Solutions webinar we hosted leveraging Dynamics 365, SharePoint, the Power Platform, and Azure. https://youtu.be/YnYwmMHr24c Donor Management Solution Overview Today, let's begin our discussion by focusing on the opportunity for the donor management solution to leverage your donor data. The opportunity is to understand what type of people donate to your organization. Where did you find them? Target Donor Audiences For example, is your organization very active on social media? Do you have an extensive referral network? Are you getting people that you're talking to on the street? Your media campaigns may generate interest. How do you find these opportunities? How do you source them? Also, not only that, who are these people that are, are donating to your organization? For example, a nonprofit like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has a particular targeted pro profile. They connect with mothers of middle school and high school-age students to make sure those mothers can have access to the correct information. And they know those mothers will also be more likely to donate to their organization. It's a targeted profile to ensure they're helping kids stay safe. That compares very differently, by the way, if you're in some other organization. If you happen to work with a community kitchen, your target audience will be quite different. You'll need to communicate directly with more individual philanthropic individuals who may not be directly connected to the cause. How do you connect with that audience? Understanding that target profile is vital. And the more you have information to that, that data, that opportunity, and this is something that you could also enter a CRM system, the more you can integrate that into your payment systems. Payment Solutions Once you have the opportunity, you want to connect them and get them to donate to your organization. Other work happens here to build that relationship. Still, for the donor section, we're helping you integrate it into your payment gateways and website. Whatever you do to get them to that step to donate, you have a path for them to do that. And you could integrate that. And by the way, this doesn't have to be an external solution. We mentioned earlier the Power Pages. Maybe you're using Power Pages to give your donors a place to go where they could set up a donation. And the great thing is, once they've made that payment, they also have the information they added. When people donate, you ask them to enter your credit card information. You're asking for their name, their email, their phone number. You might ask, why are they donating? You might also ask, how do they find out about you? You start tracking this information. And the great thing about doing this online is that you can monitor mobile and online donations. You could start tracking that if multiple people visit your portal through their smartphones. That means you know how to find those people better through mobile than through a laptop. It's all about understanding that information because you can start tracking it once you have it. Then you can start automating your processes. For example, we discussed building the relationship with the integrations. Donor Management Relationships You don't just go from finding someone who wants to be a donor to asking them two minutes later to donate. That might work occasionally, but more than likely, people need to build up a relationship with your nonprofit before they donate. You could start creating automated messages to those opportunities and let them know how they can be part of your organization and how they could help your organization. Once they've donated, you could also talk about how they could refer others.
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    8 mins
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