When you create a table or add a column to a table in SQL Server, you must specify the data type for each column. By specifying this, you can ensure that only the appropriate data type is stored in the column, enhancing data integrity and optimizing performance. A table with inappropriate...
Object storage integration SQL Server 2022 (16.x) introduces new object storage integration to the data platform, enabling you to integrate SQL Server with S3-compatible object storage, in addition to Azure Storage. The first is backup to URL and the second is Data Lake Virtualization.Data Lake...
Data virtualization and SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters Businesses today often preside over vast data estates consisting of a wide array of ever-growing data sets that are hosted in siloed data sources across the company. Gain near real-time insights from all your data with SQL Server 2019 ...
SQL, which stands for Structured 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 ...
Velocity. Velocity is the fast rate at which data is received and (perhaps) acted on. Normally, the highest velocity of data streams directly into memory versus being written to disk. Some internet-enabled smart products operate in real time or near real time and will require real-time evalua...
Injecting anything is rarely a good thing. When injection hijacks your SQL and interferes with your primary web systems, you’re in real trouble. Find out here.
What is a SQL database? SQL, which stands for “Structured Query Language,” is the programming language that’s been widely used in managing data inrelational database management systems (RDBMS)since the 1970s. In the early years, when storage was expensive, SQL databases focused on reducing...
I should first address the definition of NoSQL. It’s become a bit of a ubiquitous and possibly overused term. The term is used to encompass data storage mechanisms that aren’t relational and therefore don’t require using SQL for accessing their data. In his blog post, “Addressing the ...
Data virtualization and SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters Businesses today often preside over vast data estates consisting of a wide array of ever-growing data sets that are hosted in siloed data sources across the company. Gain near real-time insights from all your data with SQL Server 2019 ...
When this new flag is specified, version 1 of the database is deleted atomically within the same transaction with no downtime. However, it comes at the cost of having both databases loaded into memory simultaneously. Many-to-many relationships in tabular models This improvement allows many-to-...