There is some code that might work, but could lead others astray in the future. Today Steve notes that we ought to write code that sets a good example, and a loop that potentially runs forever isn't that type of code.
The wide ecosystem of Python modules enables you get to work fast and effectively integrate your systems. You can use the CData Python Connector for MongoDB and the SQLAlchemy toolkit to build MongoDB-connected Python applications and scripts. This article details how to use SQLAlchemy to connect to MongoDB data to query, update, delete, and insert MongoDB data. Connecting to MongoDB Data Connecting to MongoDB data is similar to connecting to any other relational database. Create a […]
In this tip we will look at using a Streaming Dataset in Power BI to visualize real time data using the streaming service Azure Stream Analytics job.
IDC’s recent Global DataSphere Forecast, 2021-2025 predicts that global data creation and replication will experience a compound annual growth rate of 23% over the forecast period. But what’s causing the growth? Where will all of that extra data be stored? And how should we, as data professionals, prepare for it? Read this blog to explore these important questions.
This article shows in detail how to use the Power BI Connector to create real-time visualizations of ServiceNow data in Microsoft Power BI Desktop.
This article looks at database migration with the Azure Data Studio extension, making it easy to move databases from an on premises SQL Server to one in Azure.
The future of work is uncertain, but not everyone is ready for remote work to continue.
Microsoft provides many ways to run SQL Server in Azure, but which do you choose? In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the Azure SQL options.
I recently began writing an article to compare the performance of several window functions to traditional query methods. I began with my favorite function, LAG, but soon found that there were so many other ways to write the query that the article never covered the additional window functions. The article was quite fun to write, […]
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True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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