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 […]
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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 […]
T-SQL Tuesday #181: Query Store and its evolution
Query Store. This is my choice in relation to “What feature release made you say WOW!”, the […]
Introduction to Oracle Database for Database Professionals
Oracle Database, often referred to simply as Oracle, is one of the most powerful and widely used […]
Granting Permissions in a Fabric Data Warehouse and Lakehouse
We are becoming used to being a bit lazy when granting permissions to Data Warehouses and lakehouses […]
Love Your Conference Sponsors
You probably already realize this, but I work for a company that sponsors conferences. As the editor […]
MySQL Index Deep Dive: Clustered B-Tree Indexes
If you’re a frequent reader of the Simple-Talk blog, you’re no stranger to indexes as we’ve covered […]
Overlapping Ranges in Subsets in PostgreSQL
In Part I of this series, we explored overlap queries and the problems that accompany them, along […]
Working with MongoDB Indexes
This article is part of Robert Sheldon’s continuing series on Mongo DB. To see all of the […]
Essential Strategies for Optimizing Snowflake Performance and Reducing Costs
In today’s data-driven enterprise environment, businesses increasingly rely on Snowflake’s cloud data warehouse for handling large-scale data […]
Hiring and Motivating Technical Polyglots in Data Analytics
In this article, I will discuss hiring and motivating technical polyglots. A polyglot is a person who […]
Breaking Down Ignite: A Pragmatic Look at the Conference’s Best ...
The amount of news brought by Ignite is huge. I was not expecting to find so many […]
Reading and Writing Parquet Files in SQL Server
When analytic data is stored directly in SQL Server, a clustered columnstore index is an ideal place […]
MySQL vs PostgreSQL: Numeric Datatype Comparison
When you think of how to store data in a database, you think of data types. A […]
KQL: The top of a group in an easy way
When learning something new, we always compare it with what we know. In this case, we end […]
T-SQL Tuesday #180 – Good enough is perfect
Today’s post is in reply to the invitation post, Josephine Bush asks the question: “How do you […]
Data Control Language (aka Security)
Like ancient Gaul, SQL is divided into three sub- languages. The DDL (Data Declaration Language) declares the […]
Demystifying Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Delivery: Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our Demystifying Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Delivery series. In Part 1 of […]
Frappe and ERPNext: Leveraging ERP Capabilities for Business Solutions (Part ...
In the previous article (here) touched on the overview of Frappe and ERPNext and how they’re connected. […]
PASS Keynote – Day 2 – Redgate
Time to start! Annabel Graham (Head of events at Redgate) comes out on stage Intro Annabel […]
Connecting to MongoDB through Python
This article is part of Robert Sheldon’s continuing series on Mongo DB. To see all of the […]
Keeping up with the 2024 PASS Summit
In this post, I want to share a few places where you can keep up with what […]
AI and Databases
Although it is probably true to say that “AI is reshaping the landscape of database technology“, it’s […]
T-SQL Notebooks: Manage Views Source Control and more
T-SQL Notebooks is one of the new features announced during FabCon Europe. The most distracted could miss […]
Transactions
By now, pretty much everyone has heard the stories about the first computers. They were huge, cost […]
MySQL Index Overviews: FULLTEXT B-Tree Indexes
If you’ve been following Simple Talk for a while, you know that we’re fans of databases and […]
How To Embed Your Azure Logic Apps in a Metadata-driven ...
In this article, I am going to explain how you can dial your productivity up to 11 […]
Writing an Efficient Query
SQL is easy to start writing. The basic syntax to start returning data is very simple. This […]
Consistency and Concurrency in NewSQL Database Systems
Companies today require database systems that are reliable and capable of efficiently handling large volumes of data […]
Creating Views in MongoDB
This article is part of Robert Sheldon’s continuing series on Mongo DB. To see all of the […]
Quick Tricks to Make Your Power BI Model Smaller, More ...
Power BI has been a leading data visualization tool in the market for years. It can be […]
Frappe and ERPNext: Leveraging ERP Capabilities for Business Solutions (Part ...
In business operations and management, the integration of large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has become paramount. […]
Simple Talks at the PASS Summit
This year at Simple Talk has been exciting, after a slow start with me being more or […]
Rounding Numbers
I would hope by now everybody has figured out when you see a price like $39.99 that […]
Boosting Database Development Efficiency Using AI SQL Code Generators
Database development has become more complex over the years due to the introduction of new data and […]
How To Use Managed Identities in your Azure Logic Apps
Azure Logic Apps are a cloud-based service where you can create low code workflows to automate your […]
AWS Services Using SQL for Big Data Analysis
SQL’s ability to manipulate data makes it relevant for people creating tools for data analysis. Analysts can […]