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 ...

The SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment tool (VA) is a feature within SQL Server Management Server (SSMS) 17.4 that scans your SQL Server instances of version 2012 and later, identifies security ...

SQL Data Discovery & Classification, a tool within Microsoft's SQL Server 2019, could inform attackers which data within a database is labeled sensitive, and which isn't, researchers report. Imperva ...

In the growing landscape of database management, SQL Server stands as a pillar for enterprises, bustling with robust features and functionalities. For database designers, understanding SQL Server's ...

Data modeling is the procedure of crafting a visual representation of an entire information system or portions of it in order to convey connections between data points and structures. The objective is ...

It's been a few years now since Salesforce.com packed out a Sunnyvale hotel and introduced its Apex developer platform. That was the company's first move away from its Software as a Service roots, and ...

I started out in Database Design early in my application development career. I still remember being issued with an official IBM stencil for drawing Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs). Change ...

“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...

With SQL Server, the company aims to provide administrators and developers with a full set of database tools out of the box. The product also includes additional tools and components that can extend ...

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 ...