Getting Out of Character
In this article, Joe Celko gives us a history of the different character sets that are used in computing and how that can pertain to your usage in relational databases. Some of these you may have never heard of!
2023-05-17
Additional Articles
PASS Data Community Summit 2023 registrations are open!
In 2023, connect, share & learn with like-minded peers, speakers, and industry leaders during the full week of data celebrations. Summit happens in person, from November 14th to 17th in Seattle. Check out the blog post and learn more.
2023-05-17
7 ways businesses can improve the quality and speed of database releases
This article explains how these ‘ephemeral databases’ can be used to improve development and testing processes in ways that reduce the number of bugs entering the deployment pipeline, drive up the quality of database releases, and so improve the reliability and speed of database deployments to production.
2023-05-15
Star Schema vs Snowflake Schema Considerations
Sometimes people say to avoid the snowflake schema and stick to a clean star schema. Why is that? Is something wrong with creating a snowflake schema?
2023-05-15
Database Branching and Merging without the Tears
Armed with a schema comparison engine and an object-level directory of the source for every recent version of the database, you'll be able to remove a lot of the uncertainty around merging database changes back into development.
2023-05-12
Understanding how to Successfully Sell the Cloud
Many businesses are hesitant to adopt cloud technology due to security, cost, and complexity concerns. This can make it challenging for organizations to sell the benefits, leading to missed opportunities. Learn about different techniques to help sell cloud technology in your organization.
2023-05-12
Find 40 Problems in this SQL Server Stored Procedure
I often perform code reviews and thought it would be fun to frame this exercise: a completely fictitious stored procedure hits my desk, I’ll reject it of course, and enumerate the reasons why.
2023-05-10
PASS Data Community Summit registrations are open!
In 2023, connect, share & learn with like-minded peers, speakers, and industry leaders during the full week of data celebrations. Summit happens in person, from November 14th to 17th in Seattle. Check out the blog post to learn more.
2023-05-10
Benefits and Limitations of SCHEMABINDING Views in SQL Server
The tip, Views in SQL Server, explored the purpose of views, creating views examples, and benefits of views. A view is a virtual table that references the actual database tables stored in the database. What if someone changes the underlying table structure, such as renaming the column, adding a new column, or dropping the table? What is the impact of changing schema on views? How can we stop any schema changes if the view references the schema?
2023-05-08
Redgate opens the doors to cross-database DevOps Test Data Management
Redgate’s new DevOps test data management tool, Redgate Clone, provisions production-like data in seconds for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle databases.
2023-05-08
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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