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In this webinar we will take a look at things you should be aware of when writing SQL code for your database applications. We will cover various topics that should be part of your overall development practices that will help with your future database appl
Author: Brian Kelley & Mathew Phan
Learn how to use IIF, Switch and Choose logical functions in SSRS reports to make your reports more dynamic and more appealing to report users.
Author: Scott Murray
Learn about ways to make sure you are finding the right candidates for your open positions and not ruling out good prospects because they don't meet 100% of the job requirements.
Author: Erica Woods
Learn how to convert SQL Server data to different data types such as string, date, integer and numeric using the CAST and CONVERT functions.
Author: Koen Verbeeck
Thousands of resume reviews later, there are patterns we've seen around what content is often missing from resumes of individuals who are looking to land their first job in the technology field that communicates key traits Recruiters and Managers are seeking.
Author: Cate Murray
In this article we cover how to setup partitioning for a SQL Server table and then how to partition a table that has a columnstore index.
Author: Sean Lee
Learn how to use bloom filter indexes to build highly performant delta lake houses when working with delta tables in Databricks.
Author: Ron L'Esteve
While the benefits of the cloud may be clear for applications that can tolerate brief periods of downtime, it is not as clear for business critical applications, such as SQL Server that require high availability and disaster recovery protection.
Author: SIOS
In this article we look at how to use T-SQL code to configure SQL Server database mirroring between the primary and mirror database servers.
Author: Sergey Gigoyan
In this article we cover how to implement a batch Databricks Change Data Feed process through an end-to-end exercise.
Author: Ron L'Esteve
Learn about the various ways to use the GROUP BY command to summarize and rollup query results. We look at the basics with examples as well as using group by rollup, cube and grouping sets.
Author: Aubrey Love
In this article we look at using streams in Snowflake to set up a change data capture scenario where only new or modified rows are processed.
Author: Koen Verbeeck
Learn about possible issues with endless loop logic and ways to troubleshoot the issue when working with SQL Server T-SQL code.
Author: Aaron Bertrand
In this article we look at some of the differences and similarities with working with dates in SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL.
Author: Andrea Gnemmi
Learn how to schedule, export and email specific parts of Power BI Reports using Power Automate.
Author: Kenneth A. Omorodion
Learn how to use simple ALM (built-in versioning) and enterprise ALM (full Azure DevOps integration) when working with Power App source files for editing and versioning.
Author: Hristo Hristov
In this article we look at T-SQL code you can use to load historical stock prices into SQL Server for analysis using Stooq as the data source.
Author: Rick Dobson
In this article we look at how to find NOLOCK usage in your code by looking through DML statements that have come in via ad hoc queries and application code.
Author: Aaron Bertrand
Learn how programmatically work with Auto Loader Resource manager in a Scala Databricks notebook to list, filter, and delete Auto Loader resources from your Azure Subscription.
Author: Ron L'Esteve
In this article we look at what a SQL query is, tools you can use to write and execute queries with SQL Sever and some example queries.
Author: Koen Verbeeck
Learn how to plot a financial time series using SQL Server data and Python to reveal the value of exponential moving averages and make decisions about time series values.
Author: Rick Dobson
This article demonstrates how to get started with using Auto Loader cloudFiles with Databricks through an end-to-end practical example of ingesting a data stream which has an evolving schema.
Author: Ron L'Esteve
