LAG pulls a column from another row without a self-join. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger shows how LAG compares to other techniques

PostgreSQL Date And Time Part 2

by Shivayan Mukherjee

SQLServerCentral

In the second part of this PostgreSQL date time series, we examine a number of commonly used functions for getting current dates and times and converting strings to dates and times.

To Inifinity and Beyond With 1=1

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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.

Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access MongoDB Data in Python

by JerodJ

SQLServerCentral

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 […]

Real-Time Streaming using Power BI Streaming Dataset

by Additional Articles

MSSQLTips.com

Power BI

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.

What's the real story behind the explosive growth of data?

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Redgate

Vendors/3rd-party Products

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.

Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time ServiceNow Data

by JerodJ

SQLServerCentral

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.

Azure SQL Migrations using Azure Data Studio

by bake13

SQLServerCentral

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.