Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) in PostgreSQL: Learning PostgreSQL with Grant
It’s a tale as old as time. You want to read data. Your mate wants to write […]
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Fabric Database: Advanced Vector Search Features
A few weeks ago, I delivered some sessions about vector search in Fabric Databases and Azure SQL. […]
Sponsoring SQL Saturday Richmond This Week
On April 5, 2025, Simple Talk will be a sponsor at SQL Saturday #1106 in Richmond Virginia. […]
Managed Instance Gotchas – Error Conditions
I was recently on a project to migrate a very transactional installation of SQL Server to Azure […]
Load Data into Snowflake Using Python with Pandas
Loading data into Snowflake is a common need. Using Python and pandas is a common go-to solution […]
The CREATE DOMAIN Statement
One of the least known, least used features of SQL is the CREATE DOMAIN statement. It does […]
Fabric: Query a SQL Endpoint from a Notebook
Let’s analyse why we would like to query an SQL Endpoint. Once we understand why, we can […]
The Wide World of GiST Indexes
In Parts I (Solving the Overlap Query Problem in PostgreSQL) and II (Overlapping Ranges in Subsets […]
MySQL vs PostgreSQL – String Datatypes
A very common task in creating a database is to store string data. For example, words, paragraph(s) […]
MySQL vs. PostgreSQL: Character Sets and Collations
This is part of a series of posts from Aisha Bukar comparing MySQL and PostgreSQL. You can […]
Distractions
The second I wrote down the idea for a blog posts on Distractions, I knew there had […]
Scales & Measurements
if you’re going to work with databases, you probably ought to know something about data. In particular, […]
Simple Talk on the Road In March
The holidays truly are over, and it is time to hit the road again here at Simple […]
How Shortcuts affect Lakehouse’s Maintenance
I wrote about lakehouse maintenance before, about multiple lakehouse maintenances, published videos about this subject and provided […]
Importing and exporting data in MongoDB Compass
This article is part of Robert Sheldon’s continuing series on Mongo DB. To see all of the […]
Implementing Enterprise Data Security in Snowflake: Practical Concepts
As a data engineer who’s spent the last few years implementing enterprise-scale security in Snowflake, I’ve witnessed […]
MySQL Shell Basic Configuration Management (Part 3 – Disk I/O ...
This is part of a series of posts from Chisom Kanu about using MySQL Shell in the […]
Beyond Single-Cloud: A Peek into Multi-Cloud
The digital landscape is rapidly evolving, and the question has progressed from whether to adopt cloud technology […]
Crazy number of Parameters… and a challenge
The other day, my lovable coworker and frequent Simple Talk writer: Grant Fritchey, sent this post on […]
Fabric Databases Connection Secrets
Fabric Database was a great announcement during Ignite Conference. The announcement spread all around, a great new […]
AI in SQL Server 2025: Embeddings
One of the cornerstones of AI is a concept called embeddings. Virtually every AI model, whether for […]
SQL Server 2022 CU Updates and Error Code 0x851A0043
I’ve been working in the Azure space for the last few years and less with full server […]
MySQL Index Overviews: Descending B-Tree Indexes
Most anyone who works with indexes should be familiar with B-tree indexes. These are the most commonly […]
Exploring Scalar Solutions to Complex Data Math
There are many functions and tools available to database professionals that can solve data math challenges, regardless […]
SQL Server BIT_COUNT and an Alternative
I was editing an article the other day that uses the BIT_COUNT function that was added to […]
Dark Mode in SSMS 21 and overall first impressions
Let me cut to the chase. If you are like me, you may have been searching for: […]
Frappe and Laravel: Database Management and Migrations
In this second installment of our series comparing Frappe and Laravel, we probe into critical aspects of […]
Accessibility, and the Need for Ingenious Simplicity in Computer Scripts, ...
I’m very keen on accessibility in computer systems. Nowadays we tend to take a rather superior attitude […]
SQL Endpoint Secrets you need to know
Recently I had a severe problem with SQL endpoints and I was required to build a quick […]
Creating Time Series Collections in MongoDB
This article is part of Robert Sheldon’s continuing series on Mongo DB. To see all of the […]
Weekly Blogging
I spent a few weeks away from the office in early January, just like last year, mostly […]
Temporary Tables
There is a feature of SQL I have not seen used much and probably with good reason. […]
Azure SQL Serverless: Discover What’s new and Increase Your Savings
Before jumping into the news and code, let’s start from the beginning: Why does someone use Azure […]
Nostalgic Memory Loss
Today’s topic pertains to 99.999% of all people, young, old, and all age ranges . I am […]
Loading Models from Source Data with dbt
The data transformation tool dbt (data build tool) has become more and more popular over the past […]
MySQL Shell and Basic Configuration Management (Part 2 – Memory ...
Part 2 in the series: A Comprehensive Beginners Guide to Configuration with MySQL Shell. In the first […]
Using Snyk for CI/CD Security Scanning
Security is important regardless of your industry, whether it’s finance, retail, e-commerce, or the broader world of […]
Fabric Copy Job: What’s new in it
At first sight, the new Copy Job may seem only one more redundancy: Why do we need […]
VIEW Objects
A view is a virtual table, created when it’s invoked by the < view name>. The goal […]
I Wrote a Book on How You Broke Your Database ...
Preface If you are a frequent reader of Simple-Talk, it’s possible that you’ve come across blogs about […]
Customizing the Export and import of Parquet Files in SQL ...
Previously, we introduced and discussed the Parquet file format and SQL Server and why it is an […]
A Use Case for Memory-Optimized Tempdb Metadata
I recently had an interesting production SQL Server issue that turned out to be very easy to […]
Oracle Architecture Overview
I often fall back to the tried-and-true methods to understanding Oracle environments. Yes, sometimes the older ways […]
Five changes to SQL Server I’d love to see
I’ve had lots of wish lists over the years, from Ladybug to Connect to UserVoice, and very […]
Simple Talk 2024 Year in Review
Happy New Year to all of the Simple talk readers! What a year this has been. I […]
Introduction to MySQL Shell and Basic Configuration Management (Part 1)
The database is an important part of any application and setting it up correctly is key to […]
Frappe’s Configuration vs Laravel’s Code-Centric Customisation
This article compares the Frappe and the Laravel frameworks, focusing on key technical differences in customization, database […]
When Should You Employ Snowflake Materialized Views?
I’ve used both Snowflake views and materialized views with varying degrees of success. Both have their place […]
TSQL Tuesday #181 – The first SQL Server Feature that ...
First off, thank you to Kevin Chant for hosting TSQL Tuesday this month. And equally, thank you […]
A gentle introduction to dbt
In a typical data warehouse project, data is loaded, transformed and stored into a data store using […]