Ben Johnston in Databases

How to choose the right data types and column options in databases

How to pick the right SQL Server data type for every column - covering size, performance, NULLs, and the code...

31 August 2024 28 min read

Lukas Vileikis in MySQL

MySQL Index Overviews: Composite B-Tree Indexes

Indexes in MySQL are one of the primary ways to enhance query performance and they are especially useful when the...

30 August 2024 16 min read

Joe Celko in Theory and design

Bad Data and Dirty Databases

Many years ago, my wife and I wrote an article for Datamation, a major trade publication at the time, under...

28 August 2024 10 min read

Edward Pollack in T-SQL Programming

Store & Parse JSON in SQL Server: Strategy Guide

Learn how to store, validate, index, and compress JSON in SQL Server. Covers ISJSON, OPENJSON, JSON_VALUE, computed columns, the Azure...

23 August 2024 27 min read

Robert Sheldon in NoSQL

Introducing Schema Validation in MongoDB

Similar to other NoSQL database systems, MongoDB is known for its flexible and variable schema models, unlike relational database systems...

21 August 2024 21 min read

Ben Johnston in SQL Server

How to master a database configuration audit in SQL Server: a complete guide

A SQL Server database configuration audit is where most issues are found — from compatibility levels and file locations, to...

20 August 2024 16 min read

Joe Celko in Theory and design

LIKE Constraints

In this article, I will cover a bit about the LIKE operator, including how it works, and a bit of...

19 August 2024 10 min read

Lee Asher in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL Partitioning: The Most Useful Feature You May Never Have Used

Partitioning in PostgreSQL was for many years a feature almost entirely ignored, and even today is often thought of only...

16 August 2024 10 min read

Farooq Aziz in Snowflake

Change Data Capture Pipeline Automation in Snowflake

This article offers technical guidance on automating updates and tracking changes of data examples using Snowflake’s CDC capabilities. The examples...

15 August 2024 12 min read

Lukas Vileikis in Other

Thoughts Before Speaking at the Software Architecture Conference

This blog shares the thoughts of a conference speaker Lukas Vileikis before speaking at a conference called Software Architecture Conference.…

14 August 2024 3 min read

Aisha Bukar in MySQL

MySQL vs PostgreSQL: Which Open-Source Database is right for you?

When I joined a growing startup company as a backend developer, we were at crossroads choosing between MySQL and PostgreSQL...

12 August 2024 12 min read

Lukas Vileikis in MySQL

MySQL Index Overviews: B-Tree Indexes

In this first entry in a multipart series on indexes, I will cover the most important index type in MySQL,...

05 August 2024 19 min read

Aaron Bertrand in SQL Server

Storing Weekday Sets in SQL Server Using Bitwise Flags: Schedules and Recurring Jobs

Store and query sets of weekdays in SQL Server using bitwise flags - each day encoded as a power of...

02 August 2024 7 min read

Koen Verbeeck in BI

How to Stream Data from Azure Event Hubs into a Fabric Eventhouse

At Microsoft Build 2024, Real-Time Intelligence was announced with the Real-Time hub as its centralized location for all data-in-motion. This...

26 July 2024 9 min read

Ben Johnston in SQL Server

SQL Server Configuration Audit: Complete Checklist and T-SQL Scripts

Complete SQL Server configuration audit checklist with T-SQL scripts: edition and patch level, file locations, sp_configure settings, logon triggers, login...

25 July 2024 22 min read