Converting Data Across Time Zones: An In-Depth Primer

If only the entire world used UTC, wouldn’t life be so much easier? We can dream, can’t we? While some software applications can live in an ecosystem where all dates and times can be stored in a single time zone with no conversions needed, many cannot.

Ethical Hacking Tutorial

This article explains ethical hacking and how this might be a career field worth pursuing.

Cross-RDBMS Code Quality Reports in Flyway

This article demonstrates how to run basic cross-RDBMS code quality checks using SQL Fluff. We analyze the results in PowerShell to produce reports and analytics on the number or types of issues found.

Using sp_prepare and sp_execute to utilize prepared SQL statements

Learn about prepared statements in SQL Server, what they are, and how to use them along with the commands sp_prepare and sp_execute.

Express.js or Next.js for your Backend Project

In this article, I will introduce two JavaScript frameworks that can be used to build backend projects.

Setting up for Team-based Database Development using Flyway Desktop

This article provides a simple demonstration of how a small team of developers might set up a Flyway Desktop project to manage, automate, and control database development.

Indexes: When Column Selectivity Is Not Always A Requirement

While preparing for my SQL Saturday Salt Lake City presentation, Climbing the B-Tree, I ran into one of the “word of mouth” facts that the first column of an index should be highly selective, i.e., it should only point to one or a few rows. This is not always the case and I’ll show you […]

Should You Use SQL Server 2022’s STRING_SPLIT?

SQL Server 2022 improved the STRING_SPLIT function so that it can now return lists that are guaranteed to be in order. However, that’s the only thing they improved – there’s still a critical performance problem with it.

The Importance of a Good Data Model in Power BI Desktop

T-SQL Language Changes in SQL Server 2022 Part 3

Learn about more of the T-SQL language changes in SQL Server 2022. This article is the third in a series and will cover the changes to the JSON functions.