The Importance of a Good Data Model in Power BI Desktop

Enabling digital transformation – and data modernization – with DevOp

Where does data fit into the digital transformation story? Discover how and why it deserves a place in this fascinating piece from Pramod Sadalage, principal consultant at Thought Works

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) support for Azure Blob Storage

In this article, we walk through the steps and examples of how to use Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) when working in Azure.

Converting Data Across Time Zones: An In-Depth Primer

This article dives into all the math required to convert historical times between time zones.

Executing Optional Code in Flyway Callbacks

This article demonstrates how we can use a Flyway placeholder as a simple on/off switch for each task, during Flyway migrations.

Building a SQL Computational Framework for MACD Indicators

This article looks at how to calculate MACD indicators using a set of T-SQL code and data stored in a SQL Server database.

The Lock Escalation Threshold – Part 3

The examples so far in this series have all used repeatable read isolation to acquire shared locks on qualifying rows and hold them to the end of the transaction. This was convenient for the demos but repeatable read isolation isn’t common in everyday use.

Flyway Desktop in Database Development Work: An Overview

For those new to Flyway Desktop, this article takes a strategic overview of the components of a Flyway Desktop project, how to set up a project for team-based development work, and how we can use the tool in conjunction with a version control system and CI servers to manage a database development and release process.

Heapq Module in Python: Using Heaps and Priority Queues

In this tutorial, learn about Python priority queues and heaps, how do they relate, and how to use the heapq module in Python.

Maintaining a Utilities Schema in a Flyway Project

This article demonstrates how to manage these utilities from Flyway so that we can maintain and migrate them separately from the database objects.