The majority of traditional database management systems are responsible for making sure that any changes to their data are consistently reflected in the results of subsequent queries. Azure Cosmos DB extends the range of consistency options by providing support for bounded-staleness, session, and consistent prefix models.
2018-02-09
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The new feature, Mobile Reports, was added to SSRS in 2016. It provides the ability to create attractive and useful dashboards that can run on devices and most browsers. Robert Cain shows you how to get started building Mobile Reports with the Mobile Report Publisher.
2018-02-08
3,562 reads
Erik shows that heaps have even more drawbacks under optimistic concurrency.
2018-02-07
2,743 reads
Blocking in SQL Server is normal behavior, but excessive blocking can lead to many complaints and is a symptom of poor performance. SQL Server contains a vast amount of information that can help when troubleshooting performance issues like blocking, but understanding and gathering that information when you need it is a lot of work. Darko Martinovic explains his solution for a custom blocking report.
2018-02-06
3,868 reads
In this tip, Manvendra Singh will cover how to add another database to an existing Always On Availability Group.
2018-02-05
2,385 reads
In this tip, Edwin Sarmiento looks at how to create the Always On Availability Group with a listener name when using SQL Server on Linux.
2018-02-02
3,045 reads
Python is a versatile language that is gaining more popularity as it is used for data analysis and data science. In this article, Rick Dobson demonstrates how to download stock market data and store it into CSV files for later import into a database system.
2018-01-31
2,873 reads
Tara Kizer talks identifying THREADPOOL waits and what you can do about them.
2018-01-30
3,043 reads
One of the advantages of running Python from SQL Server is the ability to create graphics to assist in analysis of data. Robert Sheldon demonstrates matplotlib, a 2D plotting library, widely used with Python to create quality charts.
2018-01-29
3,463 reads
In this free ebook Kalen Delaney introduces and explains how the 2016 In-Memory OLTP engine works. The Hekaton internals knowledge offered in this book will help you migrate existing tables or databases to Hekaton, and get faster performance from your SQL Server applications than you ever thought possible.
2018-01-09
5,525 reads
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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