Are Cubes Dead?
Is the idea of an Analysis Services cube something that is no longer relevant for modern data analysis? Steve thinks it might be.
How to grant PowerBI Service Workspace access using PowerShell
Learn how to more easily manage permissions in the Power BI service using PowerShell.
Database Testing in a Flyway Development
If you can test and evaluate databases, and database objects, at every phase of the database development lifecycle, then you are much more likely to be able to adopt continuous delivery. The further down the delivery pipeline that bugs appear, the more costly in time and resources they are to fix.
Working with MySQL stored functions
Stored functions in MySQL return a scalar value and can be used in a SQL statement. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to create and use a MySQL stored function.
Azure Data Factory Interview Questions and Answers
Get a few common questions and possible answers about Azure Data Factory that you may encounter in an interview.
PostgreSQL Springboot Integration Using JDBC Template
Learn how you can use Springboot to automatically make data changes for a new database in an application.
The Nightmare Letter
The GDPR may bring nightmare letters like the one linked to from the editorial.
10 Benefits of Database Monitoring for Business Leaders [Video]
A third-party database monitoring tool is an investment that drives enormous value for the bottom line of your business in ten key ways. Here's how a tool like Redgate SQL Monitor can save you money, time and assist with security and compliance concerns.
Advanced Databricks Lakehouse Capabilities
Learn about several different aspects of Databricks Lakehouse such as encryption, row level security, visually viewing query plans, SQL merge, change data capture and more.
Production Subsets
Working with data in development or test environments can be challenging. This week Steve Jones asks how you might deal with the volume of data and whether you like subsets.
Blogs
Who Are You Doing It For?
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Presenting Twice in May 2026
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Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
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I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
Forums
DB Design Methods
I've read a few posts regarding what we use to design DB models and...
Auto Update Statistics not triggering on filtered indexes
I've got a table with 186,703,969 rows, about 300GB of data. There are several...
What is the difference between SQL Server and SQL Database?
I created a SQL Database in Azure Portal but I've just noticed it also...
Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers