The Programming Languages We Use
Steve comments on some programming languages and how we approach those we choose to use.
Using pre-commit to prevent simple mistakes
Git hooks are a useful way of triggering code quality scripts. The pre-commit tool provides us with a way of doing this and tapping into the huge library of scripts already in existence to ensure our code complies with general linting and formatting good practice.
Database Sharding to help Improve Performance and Maintenance Tasks
In this article, we will review the benefits and drawbacks of using database partitioning (sharding) to help improve performance and maintenance tasks.
How to Create a Box and Whisker Plot in Power BI Desktop
In this article, we look at how to build a box and whisker plot chart using Power BI Desktop with a step-by-step walkthrough.
Translate Text Data using Azure Cognitive Services
Learn the basics of the Text Translation services in Azure Cognitive Services.
Subqueries in MySQL
A subquery is a type of query that is embedded—or nested—into a data manipulation language (DML) statement. The subquery itself is typically a SELECT statement, although you can also use a TABLE statement or VALUES statement. Even so, the SELECT statement continues to be the most common choice for subqueries, and that’s the one I focus on in this article.
Useful Commands for Snowflake Transactions
In this article, we look at how to create transactions when using Snowflake along with several commands specific to working with transactions.
Forgoing Tech Investments
SouthWest Airlines had some issues, possibly because of their technical debt and lack of investment.
How to Create a Power BI report using MySQL data
Introduction In this article, we will learn to create a Power BI report using MySQL data. The article will teach us to use the MySQL Workbench (something like the SSMS, but for MySQL). We will do the following in this article. First, we will connect and create a database in MySQL. Secondly, we will create a […]
Blogs
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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