How much load do real time updates place on a data warehouse? Steve has a few thoughts on the analysis of the Amazon Redshift dataset, Redset.

Introducing the PASS Data Community Summit Keynotes from Microsoft, Redgate, and a Community Star

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PASS

PASS Summit

After meeting the stellar pre-con speakers and exploring the 5 learning pathways at #PASSDataSummit 2024, we’re excited to reveal the keynote lineup. Each day will kick off with inspiring keynotes from Microsoft, Redgate, and a special community-driven session led by industry experts. Don’t miss out on these insightful sessions designed to energize and empower you throughout PASS Summit 2024.

Uniqueness, Keys, and Identity

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SimpleTalk

Database Design and Implementation

If you’ve ever had a traditional logic course, you’ll have run into “The Law of Identity” as the founding principle of all Western thought. It says that: “To be is to be something in particular; to be nothing in particular or anything in general, is to be nothing at all.”

Being an extroverted introvert at a conference

by drsql@hotmail.com

SQLServerCentral

Database Weekly

As I start this editorial, I am sitting at a PostgreSQL conference in New York City during the nighttime reception. The sound of 100 voices is not quite deafening, but it is certainly loud and understanding anyone in this group would be hard. It is also hard because I only know about four people at […]

Display More Than 8000 Characters (SQL Spackle)

by Jeff Moden

SQLServerCentral.com

T-SQL

SQL Server MVP Jeff Moden shows us a quick and dirty bit of SQL Spackle to display the content of VARCHAR(MAX) and NVARCHAR(MAX).

Where's the Printer Friendly Option?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Technology

Steve reminisces about the older technology of putting words on paper, often from the web.

Storing and Retrieving the Initialization and Configuration Data for Applications

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SimpleTalk

All developers hit the problem of how and where to store and set their configuration, profile, or initial data. A long time ago, it was generally decided that simple text files containing key/values were best, stored with the application. After all, you are relying on being able to entice busy people to get the permanent settings right for their requirements, folks who are generally not interested in your elegant computer science constructs. Not only that, but the settings must be parsed very quickly and efficiently, otherwise a process that uses the tool will slow to a crawl.

Why customers love SQL Prompt

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Redgate

SQL Prompt has long been a customer favorite thanks to its ability to boost productivity. Discover how fellow database professionals are leveraging SQL Prompt to accelerate their coding speed and improve code quality.