SQL Server and Oracle Create Table Comparison
In this article we look at a comparison of different things you can specify when creating tables in SQL Server and in Oracle.
2022-04-01
Database Design
Is the Database a Series of Microservices?
Is a database like a series of micro-services? Steve draws an analogy today.
2021-11-12
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Missing Data
When we don't have all the information needed to model data, we often use NULL. However, that causes other issues.
2021-04-12
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A Beginning Project
Learning to be a better database developer can be hard. Today Steve asks how you might suggest someone learn.
2021-01-22
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Gitflow Workflow Feature Branching for SQL Database Projects
Learn how to use Gitflow workflow to meet the needs of developing new database related features and how to deploy these database changes.
2021-01-21
What is a Relational Database Management System
This article covers the relational database system evolution and covers terms used in relational models such as relation, tuple, attribute, domain, schemas, and key.
2021-01-07
SQL Database Project with Git Feature Branch Workflow
In this tip we look at how to work with SQL Database Projects using Git source control and using branching to work on different features.
2020-11-17
Explore the Role of Normal Forms in Dimensional Modeling
In this tip we walk through an exercise of developing a data model based on the characteristics of the data requirements.
2020-11-04
Branching in Git with SQL Database Projects
Learn how to use Git with SQL Server Data Tools to allow branching for development and how to merge development changes.
2020-10-13
Bad Idea Cowboy Hat: Using a foreign key to prevent updates
When I decided to rip off of Brent Ozar’s (b/t) Bad Idea Jeans series (yes I asked) I decided that ... Continue reading
The post Bad Idea Cowboy Hat: Using...
2019-05-20
Blogs
Daily Coping 16 May 2022
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
SQL Saturday Jacksonville Slide Decks
By Steve Jones
Here are the slide decks for my sessions at SQL Saturday Jacksonville 2022 Continuous...
Power BI connectors to Azure Synapse
By James Serra
When using Power BI and pulling data from Azure Synapse, you will use the...
Forums
EXECUTE SSIS Pacakge from command line with environment variables
hi, I am trying to execute ssis package from command line. I also tried...
SQL Server replication migration from sql 2012 to 2019
Hello I need to migrate existing sql server 2012 replication to the SQL Server...
Failed code dcexec -u -s 3 -i "$(ESCAPE_DQUOTE(MACH))\$(ESCAPE_DQUOTE(INST))"
Hello, I cant understand what this code is doing, can some one please...
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