The Azure platform provides a number of PaaS capabilities that are added as an additional value to the standard database features. There are a number of external services that can be used with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. ...
You can now construct code that can handle custom syntax conversions and conversions that weren't previously handled by SSMA. Instructions on how to construct a custom converter are available in this blog post, Extending SQL Server Migration Assistant's conversion capabilities. Download a sample pro...
The PL/SQL capabilities of each Oracle tool are described in the appropriate tool's documentation.Figure 14-2 illustrates the PL/SQL engine contained in Oracle server.Figure 14-2 The PL/SQL Engine and the Oracle ServerText description of the illustration cncpt070.gifThe program unit is stored...
and spreadsheets are easy to use. Without having to wait weeks or months for IT to deliver BI solutions, users can import data from virtually any source directly into a workbook, process the data using Excel formulas and other data manipulation capabilities, and analyze the data in a variety ...
over MSDE, which is based on the older SQL Server 2000 technology. In addition to the core database engine enhancements that SQL Server 2005 Express inherits from the SQL Server 2005 family, SQL Server 2005 Express has been redesigned; some core database capabilities and characteristics have ...
The underlying design of SQL and how it influences our decision-making How to use the capabilities of the modern SQL dialect to effectively solve analytical problems How to determine when the core data retrieval functionalities within SQL are, or are not, appropriate for solving your problems Simil...
Partition views were introduced in Release 7.3 to provide partitioning capabilities for applications requiring them. Partition views are supported in Oracle8i so that you can upgrade applications from Release 7.3 without any modification. In most cases, subsequent to migration to Oracle8i you will want...
and spreadsheets are easy to use. Without having to wait weeks or months for IT to deliver BI solutions, users can import data from virtually any source directly into a workbook, process the data using Excel formulas and other data manipulation capabilities, and analyze the data in a variety ...
2008 was to introduce a new integrated Search platform. In addition to the improvements and gains that come with this integration, this platform provides a strong base for delivering, in the near future, innovative new features and capabilities that combine the strengths of searching and querying....
2 provides basic background on windows and summarizes related work. The desiderata for a new window Clause appear in Sect. 3.1 and are based on adapting advantages from previous window approaches. Section 3.2 examines how these desiderata can be supported in SQL++, while the details of the ...