Blogs, Articles, Podcasts and Videos

KX, Partners and members of the public regularly post articles, blogs and videos relating to their usage of PyKX and how it can be used as part of solutions to real-world problems. The intention of this page is to centralize these blogs and articles and will be kept up to date regularly.

Blog posts and articles

Title

Description

Author

Publication Date

Levelling the playing field: how PyKX democratizes data analytics for firms of all sizes

Explores how PyKX makes high-performance data analytics accessible to firms of all sizes by bridging Python and kdb+.

Eoin Roche

20 February, 2025

Eight ways PyKX is transforming Python integration and expanding access to kdb+

Highlights eight key ways PyKX enhances Python integration and broadens access to kdb+ analytics.

Daniel Tovey

6 February, 2025

PyKX 3.0: easier to use and more powerful than ever

Details the new features and improvements in PyKX 3.0, making it more user-friendly and powerful.

Daniel Baker

12 November, 2024

Analytic development using PyKX – part 1

A guide on using PyKX for developing high-performance analytics, focusing on querying and transforming data.

Daniel Baker

8 October, 2024

Modernizing infrastructures that mix Python and q

Discusses the integration of Python and q, and how PyKX enhances these infrastructures.

Conor McCarthy

4 September, 2024

Contributing to PyKX

Outlines how new developers can contribute to PyKX

Oscar Nydza Nicpoñ

10 April. 2024

Build and manage databases using PyKX

A breakdown of how PyKX can be used to generate and maintain kdb+ databases using newly released functionality

Conor McCarthy

24January, 2024

Real-time data, SaaS, and the rise of Python – a prediction retrospective

Reflects on past predictions about SaaS and real-time data, and the rise of Python in data analytics.

Neil Kanungo

19 December, 2023

PyKX highlights 2023

A breakdown of new features and functionality added from January 2023 to version 2.1.1 in October 2023.

Rian Ó Cuinneagáin

25 October, 2023

Accelerating Python: from research to production

Discusses how PyKX accelerates the transition from research to production in Python-based projects.

Daniel Baker

21 September, 2023

All Roads lead to kdb: the technical counterpart

An in-depth use-case outlining how a user can solve problems relating to traffic management using PyKX and kdb+/q

Oscar Nydza Nicpoñ, Marcos Vázquez Martín

15 September, 2023

All roads lead to PyKX

A fictional story outlining how a Python-first CTO could begin to see the power of q/kdb+ via PyKX

Jesús López-González

31 July, 2023

Accelerating Python workflows using PyKX

Describes methods to speed up Python workflows with PyKX.

Daniel Baker

28 June, 2023

Slim down that Python with PyKX

Offers tips on optimizing Python code for better performance using PyKX.

Daniel Baker

27 June, 2023

PyKX boosts trade analytics

An introduction to the fundamental features and functionality of PyKX

Paul Douglas, Paul Walsh, and Thomas Smyth

26 June, 2023

Run Python, q the speed

Explores how PyKX integrates Python with the high-speed capabilities of the kdb+ database, enhancing data science workflows.

Daniel Baker

14 June,2023

Press Releases

Title

Description

Publication Date

KX supercharges Python workloads with kdb+ speed and AI/ML library integration

PyKX 3.0 market announcement: KX launches PyKX 3.0, improving accessibility and performance for Python-first developers.

12 Nov, 2024

KX brings the power and performance of kdb+ to Python developers with PyKX

Market announcement of PyKX being made open source.

7 June, 2023

Videos

A first look at PyKX 3.0

Join Conor McCarthy (VP of Data Science) and Ryan Siegler (Developer Advocate) cover the new features and functionality released in PyKX 3.0.

How PyKX expands access to KX Products

Conor McCarthy discusses how organizations can use PyKX to increase access to kdb+ data and analytics for Python developers, while helping them generate data and create databases.

Using PyKX to bring the power of kdb+ to Python

Conor McCarthy Introduces how PyKX can be used to generate data, run analytics and create databases.

Accelerating application development with PyKX

Jack Kiernan outlines the fundamentals of PyKX.

Accelerating Python workflows using PyKX in kdb

Nathan Crone and Andrew Morrison outline the basic building blocks of PyKX and how using q with PyKX allows users to accelerate analytic development in Finance.

High performance, real-time event processing with PyKX

Mohammad Noor and Oliver Stewart outline how Citadel make use of PyKX to accelerate real-time event processing using kdb+ and reducing the barrier for entry to those unfamiliar with q/kdb+.

Podcasts