The New Year 2023

Looking Back at 2022

This is the last workday of 2022. Next week starts a new year, and as I've often done, I wanted to look back at the year. This time I decided to look back month by month, at some of the headlines and memorable data-related topics. I'm tackling things month-by-month. In January there was a set […]

Converting Data Across Time Zones: An In-Depth Primer

This article dives into all the math required to convert historical times between time zones.

The Invalid Synonym

The Lock Escalation Threshold – Part 3

The examples so far in this series have all used repeatable read isolation to acquire shared locks on qualifying rows and hold them to the end of the transaction. This was convenient for the demos but repeatable read isolation isn’t common in everyday use.

Building a SQL Computational Framework for MACD Indicators

This article looks at how to calculate MACD indicators using a set of T-SQL code and data stored in a SQL Server database.

The 12 days of Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2022

This weekend is Christmas, and likely many of you are not working hard today and will enjoy a long weekend until Tuesday. There are many other holidays at this time of year as well, and I hope you are enjoying the season with loved ones. I want to take a moment to wish everyone a […]

Heapq Module in Python: Using Heaps and Priority Queues

In this tutorial, learn about Python priority queues and heaps, how do they relate, and how to use the heapq module in Python.

CPU Upgrades

Does your database server need an upgrade? Steve notes that you might learn a bit about the best hardware to ensure a good ROI. Even if you wouldn't make a change for your own desktop machine.