PAGEIOLATCH_*—Buffer latches, including the PAGEIOLATCH_EX wait type, are used to synchronize access to BUF structures and associated pages in the SQL Server database. The most frequently occurring ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale. One of the most fundamental choices to make when developing ...

We've been exploring the usefulness of one of the best features of the upcoming version of SQL Server 2005 codenamed 'Yukon'. We've seen how you can create UDIs (User Defined Functions), Stored ...

Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. ... However, database implementations are highly varied in their usage or support.

I did not need actual data; an empty copy of the latest database would suffice. I could easily add a few test records for the demonstration after installing the database on my laptop. I created a copy ...

Data modeling flexibility: Because they are schema-less, they are ideal for various types of data formats, such as document stores, key-value stores, and graph databases.

Instead of working with niche data store vendors to run proprietary databases for each data type and workload, you can use Oracle Database to run converged, open, SQL databases for multiple data types ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

News. Microsoft Ships Data API Builder for Azure SQL Databases. By David Ramel; 05/15/2024; Microsoft today announced the general availability of the open source Data API builder (DAB), which provides ...