SQL Server supports working with JSON data and provides many different functions that can be used. SQL Server 2022 has expanded the ability to check if the JSON format is valid using the ISJSON function which we will cover in this article.
2023-06-19
Is your team looking to modernize and migrate your data but have questions about the complex organizational challenges? This webinar panel on June 29th covers all aspects of data modernization and migration that senior IT leaders should be aware of, including organization culture, communication, and politics. Why not send it to your boss?
2023-06-19
Introduction The sp_HorizontalTree procedure introduced here may be used to audit tables with dependent columns. A column is dependent on another if the meaning of the first column depends on the meaning of the second. For example, in a table containing accounting information, the meaning of a Fiscal Quarter column depends on the Fiscal Year to […]
2023-06-16
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Learn how to use the Plotly library to visualize time series data in Python in this step-by-step article.
2023-06-16
This article describes a simple technique that will allow you to use Flyway securely, even in cases where more than just the login credentials need to be protected. It uses a PowerShell technique that converts an encrypted Flyway configuration file into an array of parameters that Flyway can read just as if you were typing them in.
2023-06-16
Learn about the Kimball method for data warehouses and how you can get started building one.
2023-06-14
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This article looks at calculating prime numbers less than n with one query.
2023-06-14
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Ordinary PostgreSQL users often do not know that PostgreSQL configuration parameters exist, let alone what they are and what they mean. Some parameter tuning can improve the database performance, and we are usually talking about 10%, 20%, and in rare cases, up to 50% performance improvement.
2023-06-14
This article will show how to generate an HTML formatted report of your disk space.
2023-06-12
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If you are using SSDT for authoring, building, debugging, and publishing a database project, how do you change to, or preferably migrate towards, a Flyway-based database development? Flyway doesn't need to replace any code part of SSDT, but if allowed to manage every release candidate, it does allow for much cleaner branching, merging, and deployments.
2023-06-12
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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