An Eventual Consistency Scam
Steve uncovers a scam that relies on data not being consistent between two systems.
2026-08-21
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Steve uncovers a scam that relies on data not being consistent between two systems.
2026-08-21
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Companies today require database systems that are reliable and capable of efficiently handling large volumes of data and numerous transactions. Traditional relational databases, once the foundation of data management, often struggle to meet these modern demands, leading to delays and program slowdowns. In response, NewSQL databases, a new class of SQL systems, has emerged.
2024-10-30
So far in this series, we’ve looked at different ways that you can add, retrieve, and update documents in a MongoDB collection. This article continues that discussion by explaining how to use MongoDB Shell to delete documents from a collection.
2024-07-19
MongoDB is a document database. As such, the data is stored as individual documents. A document is a data structure made up of one or more field/value pairs.
2024-01-19
Learn the basics of how to work with objects in Cassandra, a NoSQL database.
2023-12-01
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Is MongoDB in use within your organization? The Flyway development team is adding MongoDB support into Flyway and would like to better understand the current pain points. If you are able help, or are interested in finding out more, please participate in our 5-minute survey.
2023-11-17
Someone makes a case for using a Document DB rather than a RDBMS. Steve has a few thoughts.
2023-04-24
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2023-02-06 (first published: 2023-02-01)
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It seems that many people who choose NoSQL platforms still need relational features. Steve speculates on why.
2022-05-18
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The NoSQL class of databases were very popular for awhile, but it seems many companies are sticking with an RDBMS in many cases.
2022-02-16
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A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
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Which number will the COUNT() return after executing the following statements:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #test; CREATE TABLE #test (id INT) INSERT INTO #test (id) SELECT * FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 3) AS gs ; ALTER TABLE #test ADD flag BIT CONSTRAINT DF_#test_flag DEFAULT 0; go UPDATE #test SET flag = 0 WHERE id = 1 UPDATE #test SET flag = 1 WHERE id = 2 INSERT INTO #test (id) VALUES (4) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #test AS t WHERE flag = 0See possible answers