It’s a recovery strategy, not a backup strategy
I’ve talked about it before; you shouldn’t have a backup strategy, you should have a recovery strategy.
2024-07-29
Articles
An Alternative (Better?) Method to UNPIVOT (SQL Spackle)
Normalizing or UNPIVOTing data may be improved by using this lesser known approach in SQL Server 2008 or later.
2024-07-26 (first published: 2012-08-02)
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Migrate a SQL Server Database to a PostgreSQL Database
Learn about various options to migrate an entire SQL Server database to a PostgreSQL database.
2024-07-26
Microsoft Fabric, the Land of Wizards and Trolls
In my previous article (What is Microsoft Fabric All About) I explained what Microsoft Fabric is, how it came about and whether it brings anything new to the data insights domain.
2024-07-24
How to use Jupyter Notebook in VSCode
Learn how you can create and use a Jupyter Notebook in VS Code.
2024-07-22
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Using Query Store to Identify CPU Intensive SQL Queries and Creating Proper Indexes
Learn how to use SQL Server Query Store to identify what resources are using CPU to help fine-tune queries and reduce the processing load.
2024-07-22
2024-07-19
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Deleting Documents from a MongoDB Collection
So far in this series, we’ve looked at different ways that you can add, retrieve, and update documents in a MongoDB collection. This article continues that discussion by explaining how to use MongoDB Shell to delete documents from a collection.
2024-07-19
Configure Microsoft Fabric Database Mirroring for Snowflake
In this tip, we explore how to configure mirroring for a Snowflake database to be available in Microsoft Fabric.
2024-07-17
Four steps towards tackling the complexity of managing multiple database platforms
79% of us are now using two of more database platforms - fantastic for leveraging a range of benefits, but not so great when it comes to levels of complexity. Looking for ways to overcome this? Here are four steps to take towards multi-database simplicity.
2024-07-17
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?