A term I have only recently learned is "shift left testing." You can read more about this on Wikipedia here. The term was coined in 2001 and generally means testing earlier in the development lifecycle. Hence, shifting your testing left in the timeline. Just how left should you shift your testing, though? In my mind, so early, the rooster hasn't entirely fallen asleep yet.
2023-03-01
Learn how to build and format a Sankey Chart using Power BI along with step-by-step instructions.
2023-02-27
The multi-million-dollar question for you and your business is... what is the real business value of frequent deployments? Part one of three in this series on the value of database DevOps.
2023-02-27
This article looks at Window functions and how they can be used to solve problems in a different way from standard aggregate functions.
2023-02-24
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This article illustrates how to use an SSIS external configuration file to enable the properties of package objects to be dynamically updated at run time.
2023-02-24
From castles and dragons to swordfights and spells, this year’s SQL Bits will have it all. Make sure you don’t miss out on our great sessions, from Code Errors to Reliable Releases, to adding some PostgreSQL skills to your repertoire. And come say “hi” to us at the Redgate booth, where we’ll have some news for you. Get 10% off registering with 10REDGATE.
2023-02-24
Microsoft combined the power of two powerful tools by announcing the public preview of Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension. This article will show you how to get started.
2023-02-22
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Information security, whether in databases, applications, or larger IT systems, is based on the principles of Authentication and Authorization, often referred to as AuthN and AuthZ respectively. Likewise, PostgreSQL security involves creating roles that allow access to server resources (AuthN) and then granting privileges to database objects appropriately (AuthZ). Understanding how each of these components work together is essential to effectively manage security in a PostgreSQL cluster.
2023-02-22
During development, you'll occasionally need an undo script that drops a group of tables, or you might need to truncate a group of tables and then insert fresh data in order to run some tests. Unless you perform the required actions in the correct dependency order, you'll be tripped up by foreign key constraint violations. This article provides a SQL function that returns the list of tables in the correct dependency order.
2023-02-22
Introduction This article shows how to script a basic merge between two tables, without using MERGE. This can be handy when you're merging a pair of tables with hundreds of columns, since the script doesn't know anything about them. This technique introduces and populates some auditing columns (IS_DELETED, IS_INSERTED, IS_UPDATED, TRANSACTION_DATE) for each record, and runs fast. […]
2023-02-20 (first published: 2020-04-14)
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By Steve Jones
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When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
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I run this code on SQL Server 2022 to get a list of all the indexes and their key columns. What is returned?
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