One of the first steps to optimize SQL queries for log analysis is to choose the right data format for your log files. Depending on the source and the purpose of your logs, you may have different ...

Entity SQL is a rich functional language. The building block of Entity SQL is an expression. Unlike conventional SQL, Entity SQL is not limited to a tabular result set: Entity SQL supports composing ...

Learn how to use execution plans to analyze and improve your SQL query performance. Find out how to access, read, and fix common issues with scans, joins, sorts, filters, and more.

However, even without a JSON datatype, SQL Server 2016 still lets you query data stored in JSON format. I’ll look at that support in a later column (among other features, it provides a way to ...

Nested data is common in many use cases but querying it is still not well supported. Options available today include using: (1) SQL extensions, which are often unintuitive and error-prone; (2) ...

for many private and government sectors, such as education, banks, and businesses, a database has been a vital source of information storage. Many academics have focused on security issues such as ...