There is sometimes a need to figure out the maximum space that is being used by a particular column in your database. You would initially think that the LEN() function would allow you to do this, but this function does not work on Text, NText or Image data types, so how do you figure out the length of a value in a column that has one of these data types?
2022-04-20
Learn how you can use Change Tracking to incrementally load data with Azure Data Factory
2022-04-18 (first published: 2020-10-13)
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Louis Davidson explains how to get around an interesting issue when doing cross-database queries involving graph database tables.
2022-04-18
Without someone on your team experienced at putting DevOps into practice, it can be difficult to know how to get started. Join Microsoft Data Platform MVP, and AWS Community Builder Grant Fritchey to discover his top tips on how to kick start DevOps in your organization.
2022-04-18
Explaining some of the 'gotchas' that can trip up the unwary Flyway user, and how to avoid them. One or two of these you'll encounter quickly, such as the case-sensitivity of parameters and arguments. Others, such as potential problems with undo scripts or running scripted callbacks, only when you are tackling more complex development processes.
2022-04-15
There are several common challenges when creating paginated reports from Power BI datasets. In this article, Adam Aspin explains how to work around several of these issues.
2022-04-15
In this article we walk through things you should know to create new tables in SQL Server using the SQL Server Management Studio interface.
2022-04-13
In case you missed it! Before you get very far with database development you need to be clear about your strategy for handling data. In this article I'll explain some of these issues in general terms, and then demonstrate how you can navigate these problems easily with Flyway.
2022-04-13
In this article, learn how to work with your repo online at GitHub.
2022-04-11 (first published: 2020-07-14)
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This next article in the git series looks at managing powershell code in Git.
2022-04-11 (first published: 2020-08-27)
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