As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...

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SlothDB is a from-scratch C++20 embedded SQL database in active development. Same model as DuckDB and SQLite: query Parquet, CSV, JSON, Arrow, Avro, SQLite, and Excel files directly with SQL, ...

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Pitfall: One of the most common mistakes of all is to forget to add proper indexing. Without indexes, SQL queries will eventually slow down over time and with increasing database size. Solution: Make ...

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Databases are often assumed to have definite content. The reality, though, is that the database at hand may be deficient due to missing, invalid, or uncertain information. As a simple illustration, ...