Hacker News with Generative AI: Analytics

Steps in Writing Analytical SQL Queries (crunchydata.com)
It is never immediately obvious how to go from a simple SQL query to a complex one -- especially if it involves intricate calculations.

SQL, Database, Analytics, Programming

8 points by todsacerdoti 13 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: BemiDB – Postgres read replica optimized for analytics (github.com/BemiHQ)
BemiDB is a Postgres read replica optimized for analytics, It consists of a single binary that seamlessly connects to a Postgres database, replicates the data in a compressed columnar format, and allows you to run complex queries using its Postgres-compatible analytical query engine.

Databases, Analytics, Postgres, Open Source, Software

209 points by exAspArk 14 days ago | 118 comments

From Zero to Terabytes: Building SaaS Analytics with ClickHouse (crisp.chat)
At Crisp, we help businesses manage all their customer conversations in one place—whether through chat, email, WhatsApp, or other channels - through a help desk platform. As our customers' needs grew, they asked for more detailed insights into their customer support, like response times and team performance.

Data Warehousing, SaaS, Analytics, ClickHouse

14 points by baptistejamin 16 days ago | 7 comments

Data Is Only Useful Outside of the Database (medium.com)
Despite the tremendous investment in database infrastructure in the last decades, data alone doesn’t drive value — applications, analytics, and machine learning models do. Extracting raw data from databases and leveraging it elsewhere transforms it into business value, actionable insights, and, thus, competitive advantage.

Data, Business, Analytics, Machine Learning

11 points by danthelion 17 days ago | 1 comments

Pg_analytics has switched to PostgreSQL license (github.com/paradedb)
pg_analytics (formerly named pg_lakehouse) puts DuckDB inside Postgres. With pg_analytics installed, Postgres can query foreign object stores like AWS S3 and table formats like Iceberg or Delta Lake. Queries are pushed down to DuckDB, a high performance analytical query engine.

Database, PostgreSQL, Analytics, Open Source

69 points by philippemnoel 22 days ago | 13 comments

pg_duckdb beta release: Even faster analytics in Postgres (motherduck.com)
In August, we announced the pg_duckdb extension, a collaborative open-source project with Hydra, DuckDB Labs, and MotherDuck. pg_duckdb is a PostgreSQL extension that integrates DuckDB's analytics engine directly into PostgreSQL, allowing for rapid analytical queries alongside traditional transactional workloads.

Databases, Open Source, PostgreSQL, Analytics

11 points by jeltz 28 days ago | 1 comments

OpenObserve: Observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, analytics (github.com/openobserve)
🚀 10x easier, 🚀 140x lower storage cost, 🚀 high performance, 🚀 petabyte scale - Elasticsearch/Splunk/Datadog alternative for 🚀 (logs, metrics, traces, RUM, Error tracking, Session replay).

Observability, Open Source, Logging, Metrics, Analytics

85 points by thunderbong 29 days ago | 66 comments

Is Text-to-SQL Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of AI-Powered Analytics (getcrux.ai)
As we get close to the 2-year mark since the launch of ChatGPT, it's becoming clearer that LLMs have become a very core part of our lives. The most prominent value add of LLMs has been to bridge the gap between non-technical users and tech applications.

Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Databases

5 points by prabhat7758 48 days ago | 0 comments

The Evolution of Baseball's Perfect Lineup (pudding.cool)
This is the batting lineup of the ’93 Blue Jays, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Joe Carter’s famous game-winning home run in Game 6 of the World Series.

Baseball, Sports, History, Analytics

3 points by abe94 55 days ago | 6 comments

Saving $10k/Month on Analytics – Snowplow Serverless Alternative (agondata.com)
Faced with the high costs of traditional analytics solutions, our team implemented a serverless Snowplow alternative to dramatically reduce costs. By leveraging cloud-native technologies and serverless architectures, we not only achieved significant cost savings but also gained a scalable, flexible analytics platform with full data ownership.

Cloud Computing, Analytics, Cost Optimization, Serverless

14 points by edgecto 61 days ago | 5 comments

Nebula: Brave's differentially private system for privacy-preserving analytics (brave.com)
We are excited to introduce Nebula, a novel and best-in-class system developed by Brave Research for product usage analytics with differential privacy guarantees.

Privacy, Analytics, Browser, Software, Open Source

15 points by quick_brown_fox 63 days ago | 8 comments

Today AWS Transferred OpenSearch to Linux Foundation (linuxfoundation.org)
AWS transfers OpenSearch to the Linux Foundation to support a vendor-neutral community for search, analytics, observability, and vector database software.

Open Source, Cloud Computing, Search, Analytics, Linux Foundation

4 points by sahebjot 65 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: Auto-document your analytics setup (npx package) (github.com/fliskdata)
Automatically document your analytics setup by analyzing tracking code and generating data schemas from tools like Segment, Amplitude, Mixpanel, and more 🚀.

Software, Analytics, Documentation, Data, Automation

17 points by sameenkarim 71 days ago | 5 comments

6 Powerful Databricks Alternatives for Data Lakes and Lakehouses (definite.app)
Databricks has established itself as a leader in the data lake and lakehouse space, offering a powerful platform for big data processing and analytics.

Data Lakes, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Analytics

13 points by TenMatrix 72 days ago | 2 comments

SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics (github.com/osquery)
osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework.

SQL, Operating Systems, Monitoring, Analytics, Security

58 points by gzel 72 days ago | 7 comments

Show HN: Just released a new landing page for a blockchain usage data aggregator (chainspy.net)
Chainspy helps you monitor blockchain activity effortlessly

Blockchain, Data, Web Development, Analytics

5 points by jakemanger 74 days ago | 0 comments

Open-source analytics dashboard for Cursor IDE – CursorLens (github.com/HamedMP)

Open-source, Analytics, IDE, Software, GitHub

6 points by bubblehack3r 95 days ago | 0 comments

Accelerating Simulations and Backpropagation with Python and C++ Analytics (intel.com)