Why are practices like version control, continuous integration and automated deployment being introduced to application development but left on the shelf when it comes to the database? In search...

Setup and Implement SQL Server 2016 Always On Distributed Availability Groups

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SQL Server 2016

SQL Server 2016 introduced a new feature called Distributed Availability Group. A Distributed Availability Group is a special type of Availability Group that spans two separate Availability Groups. Edwin Sarmiento explains.

The Shortcomings of Predictive Accuracy

by Nick Burns

SQLServerCentral.com

R Language

In prediction, accuracy is key. But it's not all it's cracked up to be as we will explore.

Using Tools that Fit

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Equipment can matter for IT professionals. Read a few thoughts from Andy Warren.

SQL Graph Objects in SQL Server 2017: the Good and the Bad

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SQL Server 2017

Graph databases are useful for certain types of database tasks that involve representing and traversing complex relationships between entities. These can be difficult to do in relational databases and even trickier to report on. Until now, we have had the choice of doing it awkwardly in SQL Server or having an ancillary database to tackle this type of task. SQL Server 2017 will be bringing graph capabilities to the product but will these features prove to be good enough to allow us to dispense with specialised Graph databases? Dennes Torres decided to find out.

Why don’t you unit test SQL Server code?

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Unit Testing

This post will show the benefits of test-driven development and including automated SQL Server unit testing within your release pipeline. Even if you have a large code base and no existing unit tests, you can start introducing tests now to make your database code more robust to change.