Streaming data is leveraged when it is required for data to be continuously updated. For example, apps or point-of-sale systems need real-time data to update inventory and sales history of their products; that way, sellers can inform consumers if a product is in stock or not. A single ac...
Another subset is key-value pair databases. Azure Table Storage, which I wrote about in my July 2010 Data Points column (msdn.microsoft.com/magazine/ff796231), is an example of a key-value pair NoSQL store. I should first address the definition of NoSQL. It’s become a bit of a ...
SQL, which stands forStructured Query Language, is a programming language that’s used to retrieve, update, delete, and otherwise manipulate data in relational databases. MySQL is officially pronounced “My ess-cue-el,” but “my sequel” is a common variation. As the name suggests, MySQL is...
SQL Data Sync is a service built on Azure SQL Database that lets you synchronize the data you select bi-directionally across multiple databases, both on-premises and in the cloud. Azure SQL Data Sync does not support Azure SQL Managed Instance or Azure Synapse Analytics. ...
SQL Data Sync is a service built on Azure SQL Database that lets you synchronize the data you select bi-directionally across multiple databases, both on-premises and in the cloud. Azure SQL Data Sync does not support Azure SQL Managed Instance or Azure Synapse Analytics. ...
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Is your database architecture centralized, distributed, or federated? In a centralized database, all of the data resides in one system, in one place. This one system is the access point for all users. A distributed database can span both relational and non-relational database types. In di...
What is an example of a query in database terminology? An SQL query is a piece of code used to perform a specific operation on a database, such as retrieving information from a table. One common type of query is a SELECT query. For example, the query SELECT * FROM Orders would retrie...
A data warehouse is a system that aggregates data from multiple sources into a single data store to help support analytics, business intelligence and AI.
What I like is it contains information about tables and views. This makes it a great resource to look up information. In fact, this means you can get information about the DB through queries! Designers and developers use the data dictionary to understand the structure of the database. You ...