PostgreSQL Basics: Object Ownership and Default Privileges
Understanding how roles and privileges work in Postgres is key to understanding the next, and often more confusing part of security, object ownership.
2023-05-03
Articles
Improving SQL Server Performance and Availability with Accelerated Database Recovery
For many businesses, database performance and availability are crucial elements. A database crash or a lengthy transaction can cause a lot of downtime and have a negative effect on business operations. However, with the introduction of Accelerated Database Recovery (ADR), Microsoft SQL Server has added a potent new feature that greatly enhances database availability and […]
2023-05-02 (first published: 2023-04-03)
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ChatGPT in Visual Studio tutorial
In this article, you will see how ChatGPT works with a database project.
2023-05-01
12,700 reads
How to Slice Data by Week in a Calendar Table using DAX
Judging from my experience working with business stakeholders across several organizations, slicing data by current week, previous week, two weeks ago, and so on has become a requirement for reporting. I will demonstrate a simple approach to achieve this requirement.
2023-05-01
Working with Flyway And Entity Framework Code First: An Overview
This article presents an approach to database development and deployment that combines the strengths of Entry Framework Code First for .NET-driven development with the control and database versioning provided by Flyway's SQL migrations. It allows every database change to be reviewed and tested for integrity, performance, and stability in the same way as any application change. It should make a Database CI process much easier to sustain.
2023-05-01
Using the New Open Source SQLCMD to Create Containers
See how the new, open-source sqlcmd works with containers to kickstart the development experience.
2023-04-28
3,278 reads
How to Automate Cross-Platform Database Development
In order to focus on their primary task of developing databases, the development team need to automate as many as possible of the routine tasks that are essential for database delivery, such as testing, scripting, version control, documentation, code review, reporting and so on. This article gives some advice on how to do it, faced with the added challenge of needing to use several different relational databases.
2023-04-28
Mental Health and Wellness Day – 2023
We are proud and honored to announce DPWIT-Mental Health and Wellness Day, May 5th,2023,
2023-04-28
Revolutionizing Real-Time Data Management with SQL Server, Kafka, and Informatica
This article examines how one can structure a pipeline for processing real-time data using Kafka and Informatica.
2023-04-26
4,738 reads
Azure Machine Learning Introduction: Part 1 Overview and prep work
The five-part series is designed to jump-start any IT professional’s journey in the fascinating world of Data Science with Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML). Readers don’t need prior knowledge of Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or Azure to begin this adventure.
2023-04-26
Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
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Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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