An Introduction to SQL Triggers

Learn about SQL Server triggers and how to use them for inserts, updates, and deletes on a table, along with step-by-step examples.

Checking Time

Try Before You Commit in Flyway

Sometimes we want to check whether it is possible to run a Flyway migration without error, but not actually make the changes. We might just need to 'sanity test' the performance of a migration on the Staging server, for example. By using a placeholder 'switch' to trigger a SQL Exception, we can get Flyway to roll-back its transaction, and therefore the migration, on demand.

The SQL Variant Types

Refresh a Power BI Dataset using Microsoft Power Automate

Learn how to refresh a Power BI dataset by integrating Power Automate into the report.

SQL LIKE Statement for Various Text Patterns

In this article, we look at how to use SQL LIKE statement to find various text patterns contained within a set of text along with many different examples of how to use LIKE.

The External Pushdown

The VALUES Limit

Build Your Own SQL Server Central Monitoring Solution with PowerShell

In this article, we look at how to use PowerShell scripts to query all of your SQL Server instances to build your own central monitoring solution.

Practical IOT

The use of IoT and lots of data is allowing governments to better serve their citizens.