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How are bugs handled?

We always see bugs as one of two categories: In either case, we manage all requirements gathering and change management in our internal ticketing system… Read More »

Task

When we refer to a “Task”, we are describing an Airflow DAG Task – or step in a series of steps (See DAG in terminology,… Read More »

Snowflake

Snowflake Inc. is an American cloud-based data storage company. It operates a platform that allows for data analysis and simultaneous access of data sets with minimal latency. It… Read More »

OxBot

OxFlow is a task automation service, so people want to know “is it running” and “when did it run”. We deliver ongoing status and activity… Read More »

Endpoint

This is the term we use to identify a specific system to which we connect via API. For example, if you have five systems we… Read More »

DAG

Directed Acyclic Graph; a series of linear tasks being executed by Airflow. Geek answer: In mathematics, particularly graph theory, and computer science, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) is a directed… Read More »

Data Mart

We use this term to describe how we employ the Snowflake component of our service offering. Not all OxFlow clients need a Data Mart, however… Read More »

Compute

Compute is a generic term used for when costs are incurred for use of a CPU or processor you have “rented” via your Cloud service… Read More »

API

An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces… Read More »