Using Azure File and Blob Storage with Azure VMs – Step by Step
Learn how to use Azure File and Blob storage with your applications.
2022-02-23
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Articles
Getting started with MySQL
The first step when getting started with MySQL is to get it installed and running. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to install it on Windows and create the first database and table.
2022-02-23
Moving from ‘Chaotic’ to ‘Managed’ Database Development using Flyway
This article describes a route to adopting Flyway in order to bring management and control to a chaotic database development process. It is based on use of Flyway migrations to update a database from version to version, while maintaining object-level source scripts for tracking changes between versions.
2022-02-23
How to Compare Tables in Azure Data Studio
Learn about the Schema Compare feature in Azure Data Studio.
2022-02-21
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Build SQL Server CLR Triggers
In this article we look at how to create SQL Server triggers using Common Runtime Language (CLR) along with examples and a step-by-step guide.
2022-02-21
DevOps 101 with Grant Fritchey
More and more organizations are turning to DevOps to improve the efficiency and quality of software delivery, and increase value to their business. But what exactly is DevOps and what does it mean for you and your organization?
2022-02-21
Running SQL Server on Oracle and Google Cloud
In this article, we will analyze the various out-of-the-box deployment options Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform offers to host a Microsoft SQL Server database. This information can prove to be handy while deciding on the best cloud provider to host a given application or database.
2022-02-18
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ICYMI: What's behind the explosive growth in data?
In case you missed it: IDC’s recent Global DataSphere Forecast, 2021-2025, predicts that global data creation and replication will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% over the forecast period. But what’s causing the growth? Where will all of that extra data be stored? And how should we, as data professionals, prepare for it?
2022-02-18
Learn Python Complex Built-in Data Types including List, Tuple, Range, Dictionary and Set
In this article we present complex built-in data types in Python along with several examples of how to use complex data types.
2022-02-18
SQL Log File Too Big
Is your SQL database log file too big? Maybe it is. But maybe it’s not. When log files keep growing and appear to be too big some might suggest switching to Simple recovery, shrinking the log file, and switching back to Full recovery. While this will work to shrink the file and free up disk […]
2022-02-16
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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