How to choose between SQL and NoSQL databases
Organizations have many choices when it comes to databases. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to choose between SQL and NoSQL databases.
2021-05-19
Articles
Measuring Team Performance: Calculate LeadTime metric using JIRA and GitHub data
In this article we look at how to measure lead time for development projects using Python along with GitHub and JIRA.
2021-05-19
A Step by Step Guide to the Availability Group (AG) Listener
Availability databases hosted on SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AG) can be connected using a unique Virtual Network Name (VNN), called the Availability Group Listener. When an Availability Group is enabled, clients can connect to databases in both primary and secondary replicas without explicitly specifying the SQL Server instance name. You don’t even need […]
2021-05-17
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Step by Step Guide to Install Jupyter Notebook
Whether you work as a Data Engineer or a Data Scientist, a Jupyter Notebook is a helpful tool. One of the projects I was working required a comparison of two parquet files. This is mainly a schema comparison, not a data comparison. Though the two .parquet were created from two different sources, the outcome should […]
2021-05-17
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How to Manage Date Formats in the Power BI Service
Learn how to properly configure input date formats for Power BI reports for any type of browser so users always get the results they expect.
2021-05-17
Win DevOps books with Redgate’s competition
Redgate is giving you the chance to win your choice of DevOps books and Redgate goodies in their latest competition. To enter, visit the Redgate Forums and answer the question: ‘How is SQL Change Automation helping you?’
2021-05-17
SQL Server Integrates Hadoop and Spark out-of-the box: The Why?
Why has Microsoft added new capabilities in SQL Server to connect to other types of data sources? Read on to learn more.
2021-05-14 (first published: 2019-09-09)
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SQL Server T-SQL CASE Statement Examples
This tip will teach you when and how you can use CASE in T-SQL statements with several code examples to give you a better understanding.
2021-05-14
Your Top 10 Ideas for SQL Server
You’ve submitted thousands of bug reports and feature requests at feedback.azure.com. Brent Ozar goes through what you’ve voted as the top 10 requests right now.
2021-05-14
Automating Azure DevOps with Logic Apps
Azure Logic Apps can be used to automate steps like sending approval emails. Elie Bou Issa explains automating Azure DevOps with Logic Apps.
2021-05-12
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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