2025-07-28
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Articles
Connecting to PostgreSQL with Node.js
Overview In this article, we will understand how we can connect to PostgreSQL using Node.js application. We will start with setting up PostgreSQL in our local system and perform basic CRUD operations to interact with the PostgreSQL database. Prerequisites To start with this, we need the following conditions to be met: Windows machine (or any […]
2025-07-24
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Taming Resource Hogs: Using SQL Server Resource Governor to Restrict User Group Consumption
Taming Resource Hogs: Using SQL Server Resource Governor to Restrict User Group Consumption As a SQL Server professional, I've often encountered situations where a single, poorly written query or a resource-intensive application threatened to cripple the entire database server. Performance bottlenecks, unexpected slowdowns, and user complaints become the norm, making your life as a DBA […]
2025-07-24
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Database Architecture Considerations for Implementing Content Moderation Services
Fellow SQL Server professionals, I wanted to share some insights and start a discussion about the database design challenges we face when implementing Content Moderation Services in enterprise applications. As more organizations build user-generated content platforms, the backend data architecture becomes critical for efficient moderation workflows. Database Design Challenges for Content Moderation Services Performance at […]
2025-07-23
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Migrate from Linux to Windows with Availability Groups
This article describes the process to create a read-scale cross-platform SQL Server Availability Group where the primary is Linux and the secondary is Windows.
2025-07-23
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2025-07-23
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We Gave Memory-Optimized Tables a Hash Lookup — Then Tried Pattern Matching Instead
Introduction It was the week before Black Friday — the biggest online ad rush of the year. Our US-based ad-tech platform was gearing up for an insane traffic spike. Hundreds of real-time campaigns were about to go live across multiple brands, each with thousands of user sessions flowing through our system. Every incoming user impression […]
2025-07-22
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An Introduction To Database Diagrams
Take a basic look at database diagrams, what they are, and how to create one.
2025-07-21
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Unlocking Interoperability: A Guide to Foreign Data Wrappers in PostgreSQL and Aurora PostgreSQL AWS RDS
Unlocking Interoperability: A Guide to Foreign Data Wrappers in PostgreSQL and Aurora PostgreSQL AWS RDS As a database professional, I often encounter scenarios where data is fragmented across various systems. In today's distributed IT landscape, it's not uncommon for critical business information to reside in different databases, perhaps an on-premise PostgreSQL instance for legacy applications, […]
2025-07-21
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2025-07-18
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Creating JSON II
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