If you've coded backend database logic - multi-table derivations and constraints - you know how much work it is, and how tedious. Whether you code it in triggers and stored procedures, in ORM events, ...

Splitting a string by a delimiter in SQL Server involves breaking a single text string into smaller parts based on a chosen character. This is often done using functions like STRING_SPLIT, which ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Time series data is a set of values organized in the order in which they occur and arrive for processing. Unlike transactional data in SQL Server, which is not ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain ...

Here's how you can use SQL Server's OpenJson function to dismantle JSON structures into relational tables targeting either transactional systems or data warehouses. JSON is great for moving data ...

SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and querying ...

PostgreSQL semantic of temporary tables is substantially different from that of Oracle. Oracle temporary tables are permanent, so their structure is static and visible to all users, and the content is ...