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Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman explains Oracle Automatic Storage Management and why it’s impossible to do a comparison to Azure IaaS.

What’s new in Flyway 7.0

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Flyway version 7.0 has just been released, and with it comes brand new features that enhance deployment flexibility. Version 7.0 also introduces Flyway Teams, which combines the Pro and Enterprise editions into one comprehensive offering. Join us today at 4pm BST to find out more.

The App Compatibility Promise

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Microsoft has some guarantees about your apps working if you upgrade.

Branching in Git with SQL Database Projects

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Learn how to use Git with SQL Server Data Tools to allow branching for development and how to merge development changes.

How Important is a Conference?

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Is going to a conference valuable for you? Your employer? Today Steve asks you to think about what might be important.

Random Thoughts

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Computed Column Performance in SQL Server

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Computed columns may be the cause of hard to track down performance issues. In this article, Robert Sheldon reviews the issues and some ways to get around them.