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Pipeline To Insights

Week #1: 100 Days of SQL Optimisation

How Small Tweaks Transformed Our Queries, Saving Time and Resources

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Erfan Hesami
Nov 07, 2024
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Think of each SQL query like a high-stakes puzzle. At first, you might try every piece, hoping something fits. But with the right strategies, indexing, filtering, and window functions, you solve it faster, with everything snapping perfectly into place.

The data used in the examples below comes from IMDb's Non-Commercial Datasets1, which offer a wealth of …

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