When most of us think of robotics used in enterprises, automating manufacturing processes comes to mind. Robotics Process Automation (RPA), however, deals with automating mundane office tasks. In this article, Arvind Kumar explains the benefits of RPA and presents a case study.
2019-02-04
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How much do database administrators, analysts, architects, developers, and data scientists make? We asked, and 882 of you from 46 countries answered this year. Y’all make a total of $84,114,940 USD per year! Hot diggety. (And at first glance, it looks like on average, y’all got raises this year.)
2019-02-01
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Journalist Alamzeb Khan discusses recent security breaches in Pakistan that have affected millions of people and accounts.
2019-01-31
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In this tip we look at how to cleanup the SQL Server query store after a database has been restored to ensure that query store starts data collection starts fresh.
2019-01-30
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Transitioning to the Platform-as-a-Service model typically implies relinquishing certain degree of control over your computing environment. One of the primary concerns related to this transition is diminished level of transparency providing insights into performance of cloud-resident workloads. Fortunately, with Azure SQL Database, you have a wide range of options that address this concern, allowing you to identify and remediate overwhelming majority of performance-related issues.
2019-01-29
2,366 reads
Security is often considered the most important of a database administrator's responsibilities. SQL Server has many powerful features for security and protecting data, but planning and effort are required to properly implement them. In this article, the first of a series, Robert Sheldon reviews the many components available to secure and protect SQL Server databases.
2019-01-28
2,859 reads
Erik Darling loves query store, but he really hates the default capture mode.
2019-01-25
2,931 reads
In this second article of the series, Diogo Souza walks you through creating the MongoDB code, the query side of the pattern, to complete the CQRS configuration.
2019-01-24
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In this tip we look at how you can use DAX formulas within your SQL Server Reporting Services Report Builder reports.
2019-01-23
2,297 reads
Explore the Azure Data Studio dashboards and see how to customize one of these dashboards to include a new widget.
2019-01-22
2,188 reads
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For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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