Data quality is important in a database, but so many people fail to implement good referential integrity. New author Marvin Elder brings us an article that looks at surrogate keys for ensuring data quality.
2009-09-08
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Data modeling is based on the precept of knowing your data and knowing how the data is interrelated with other data. Everyone knows their data – right? If so, then why do we have so many problems building systems that do what the users want?
2008-08-26
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Bill Lewis describes the benefits of an application development environment in which all data dependencies begin and remain clearly, precisely and explicitly defined.
2008-08-19
1,941 reads
Here the author answers questions regarding the Entity Framework and provides an understanding of how and why it was developed.
2008-08-01
3,074 reads
Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson continues his subseries surrounding components of the Analysis Services dimensional model. In the second half of this article, we extend our focus on dimensions to include property settings for Cube Dimensions.
2008-03-06
2,556 reads
This is the eighth article in a continuing series, and this installment discusses the Data Steward Coordinator.
2008-03-06
1,436 reads
This is the seventh article in a continuing series, and this installment discusses the tactical layer of the Data Governance Framework.
2008-02-28
1,423 reads
This is the sixth article in a continuing series, and this installment discusses the establishment and role of a Data Governance Council.
2008-02-21
1,328 reads
5 quick tips to help you become a better data modeler and increase your value to your team and organization.
2008-02-19
12,031 reads
Part 5 looks at beginning with a Data Governance Best Practice Assessment
2008-02-14
1,292 reads
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AI is a big deal in 2026, and at Redgate, we’re experimenting with how...
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Running tSQLt unit tests is great from Visual Studio but my development workflow...
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I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?