Dynamic statement caching (DSC) removes yet another impediment to dynamic SQL performance. With DSC, DB2 for z/OS saves prepared dynamic statements in a cache. After a dynamic SQL statement has been ...

You can also pass parameters to your SqlQuery query by including placeholders in your SQL statement. In the following code, my SQL statement includes a Where clause that tests against the value in the ...

In the case of these two features, they’ll be released first to the cloud platform (Azure SQL Database) and, later, to the on-premises version of SQL Server. Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server 2016.

Troubleshooting your database system when it’s having problems is no longer enough. With the recent onslaught of audit requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, DBAs must stay on top of system and ...

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 ...

Dynamic T-SQL queries built from non-validated user input should never be included in a production application. Obtaining the Schema To generate a POCO class matching a query or stored procedure, use ...

Better locking, improved query optimization, and... Copilot Ignite A new version of Microsoft's database warhorse, SQL Server, is on the way, with some useful improvements squeezed between the ...