Practitioner notes on data platforms, analytics, AI and enterprise applications from the Duces team.https://duces.coenhttps://duces.co/blog/sap-data-to-databricks-snowflakehttps://duces.co/blog/sap-data-to-databricks-snowflakeHow to get SAP ECC, S/4HANA and BW data into Databricks or Snowflake in 2026: Business Data Cloud, ODP over OData, SLT, connectors and SAP Note 3255746.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTsapdatabrickssnowflakedata integrationsap business data cloudLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/snowflake-vs-databricks-vs-bigqueryhttps://duces.co/blog/snowflake-vs-databricks-vs-bigquerySnowflake vs Databricks vs BigQuery for a large company: architecture, Iceberg and catalogs, pricing models, EU residency, AI features and a decision table.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTsnowflakedatabricksbigquerydata platformapache icebergLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/ai-agentification-digital-transformationhttps://duces.co/blog/ai-agentification-digital-transformationHow AI agents are changing public services, business and society, what they need from your digital products and APIs, and how Duces Digital builds them.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI agentificationdigital transformationai agentsmicroservicespublic sectorEU AI ActLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/ai-in-bi-semantic-layerhttps://duces.co/blog/ai-in-bi-semantic-layerWhy LLM text-to-SQL on raw warehouse tables fails, which semantic layers agents can use in 2026, and how to govern, test and roll out AI in BI safely.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTai in bisemantic layeragentic analyticstext-to-sqldata governanceLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/running-datahub-in-productionhttps://duces.co/blog/running-datahub-in-productionHow to run open-source DataHub in production: architecture, Helm on Kubernetes, upgrades, SSO, ingestion, backups and self-hosting vs DataHub Cloud.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdatahubdata catalogdata governancekubernetesopen sourceLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/dbt-at-enterprise-scalehttps://duces.co/blog/dbt-at-enterprise-scaleHow large teams run dbt on Snowflake, Databricks and BigQuery: one project or Mesh, layers, ownership, contracts, tests, slim CI and warehouse cost control.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdbtanalytics engineeringci-cddata qualitydata platformLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/metadata-driven-ingestion-frameworkhttps://duces.co/blog/metadata-driven-ingestion-frameworkHow to design a metadata-driven ingestion framework: config schema, CDC and watermarks, schema drift, safe reruns, fan-out, and when to buy connectors.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata ingestiondata engineeringcdcdata platformeltLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/s4hana-global-template-rollouthttps://duces.co/blog/s4hana-global-template-rolloutHow to run an SAP S/4HANA global template rollout: what the template owns, wave planning, e-invoicing localisation, Migration Cockpit mock loads, hypercare.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTsap s/4hanaglobal templatesap rolloutdata migratione-invoicingenterprise appsLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/sap-gts-content-datahttps://duces.co/blog/sap-gts-content-dataWhat customs and trade compliance data SAP GTS needs, where it comes from, how XML uploads work, how often each domain changes and how to govern updates.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTsap gtscustoms datatrade complianceenterprise appsLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/mcp-servers-data-warehousehttps://duces.co/blog/mcp-servers-data-warehouseHow the Snowflake, Databricks and BigQuery MCP servers work, how to scope identity, tools and writes, and how to give AI agents governed warehouse access.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTmcpai agentssnowflakedatabricksbigquerydata governanceLucian Capdefierhttps://duces.co/blog/teradata-to-snowflake-databricks-migrationhttps://duces.co/blog/teradata-to-snowflake-databricks-migrationHow to migrate Teradata to Snowflake or Databricks: platform choice, assessment, BTEQ and SQL conversion, history load, reconciliation, cutover and costs.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTteradatasnowflakedatabricksdata migrationdata warehouseLucian Capdefier