In this second delve into data cleanliness (read the first, How clean is your data?, here), we’ll test-drive the data profiling tool provided with Microsoft SQL Server. Other profiling tools have ...

Reports can be generated through Microsoft’s SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Microsoft SQL Server includes SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services) and SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) as part ...

Native support for JSON in the upcoming SQL Server 2016 was buried among the many goodies announced earlier this month for the flagship RDBMS, but it's clearly an important feature for data developers ...

Microsoft last week announced a wave of new features for its data platform, along with the SQL Server 2017 name and what Microsoft calls a “production quality” beta release. Other important changes ...

Donabel Santos is really passionate about Microsoft SQL Server. She’s a co-owner and senior SQL Server developer, database administrator, and trainer at QueryWorks Solutions, a Vancouver-based ...

I'm supposed to be a software developer/consultant. However, I'm also the guy people look at when the application isn't running "fast enough." With business applications, speeding up the application ...

Recently, I was speaking at a SQL Saturday event (www.sqlsaturday.com), when I encountered a question that I've been getting more and more often. It went something like this: "I know that I can look ...