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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

Percona

They came up with a horizontally scalable NoSQL database. Instead of relational (SQL) databases defined primarily through a hierarchy of related sets via tables and columns, their non-relational structure used a system of collections and documents. 2016: The company adds service-loaded MongoDB Professional to its mix.

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Bucketizing date and time data

SQL Performance

One is using a function called DATE_BUCKET , which at the time of writing is only available in Azure SQL Edge. Another is using a custom calculation that emulates the DATE_BUCKET function, which you can use in any version, edition, and flavor of SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. DATE_BUCKET. Emulating DATE_BUCKET.

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T-SQL bugs, pitfalls, and best practices – window functions

SQL Performance

In my examples I'll use a sample database called TSQLV5. You can find the script that creates and populates this database here , and its ER diagram here. There are two common pitfalls involving window functions, both of which are the result of counterintuitive implicit defaults that are imposed by the SQL standard.

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SQL Server Mysteries: The Case of TDE and Permanent Tempdb Encryption

SQL Server According to Bob

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a feature that was introduced in SQL Server 2008 (and is also available for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and Parallel Data Warehouse) with the purpose of encrypting your data at rest. That is to ensure your database is encrypted at the file level.

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The SQL Server Basic Installer: Just Install It!

SQL Server According to Bob

Today we are introducing the new Basic Installer experience for SQL Server 2016 Express , SQL Server 2016 Developer , and SQL Server 2016 Evaluation Editions. We actually launched this functionality for SQL Server 2016 Express Edition when SQL Server 2016 RTM was announced but didn’t really promote this.

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How It Works: SQL Server DTC (MSDTC and XA Transactions)

SQL Server According to Bob

Resource Manager – Database, File System, with ACID capabilities. There is a technique that can be used with SQL Server (Windows, Azure or Linux) to support some DTC capabilities. Note: SQL Server Azure does not support DTC. However, this technique can be used with SQL Server Azure as well. Microsoft MSDTC protocol.

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Common SQL Server Mishaps

SQL Performance

This article will expand on my previous article and point out how these apply to SQL Server , Azure SQL Database , and Azure SQL Managed Instance. When looking at backups, I check for recovery model and the current history of backups for each database. Azure SQL Database and Azure Managed Instance have managed backups.

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