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Technical articles, data strategy perspectives, and news from AllScient.

  • Securely Storing Credentials in Python with Keyring
    When building Python scripts that connect to databases, APIs, or other services, one of the first challenges you’ll face is how to securely handle credentials. Hardcoding passwords in your scripts…
  • A Power User’s Perspective on Maximizing the Platform
    AllScient founder Ryan Forsythe shares his perspective as a MicroStrategy power user on how organizations can get the most out of the platform. With over 20 years of hands-on experience…
  • MicroStrategy: 5 Questions with Ryan Forsythe
    Ryan Forsythe, founder and Chief Analytics Officer of AllScient, sat down to answer five questions about his experience with MicroStrategy, the evolving analytics landscape, and what’s next for data-driven organizations….
  • Leveraging Table-Valued Functions (TVFs) in MicroStrategy
    Table-Valued Functions (TVFs) are a powerful but underutilized feature when working with MicroStrategy. They allow you to create highly tuned database queries that return result sets as tables, giving you…
  • Additional Date Forms to Include in Your Date Hierarchy
    When building date hierarchies in MicroStrategy or any analytics platform, most developers include the standard forms: Year, Quarter, Month, and Day. But there are several additional date forms that can…
  • Jira for BI Development
    Business Intelligence development teams often struggle with project management. Traditional software development tools don’t always map cleanly to BI workflows, and spreadsheet-based tracking quickly becomes unmanageable. Jira, when configured thoughtfully,…