Nisarg Upadhyay
Drop temp table: run stored procedure

Drop temp tables in PostgreSQL

March 22, 2022 by

In this article, we are going to learn how we can drop the temp table in PostgreSQL. The temp table is used to store data temporarily. Suppose you want to format or manipulate the data using aggregate and string functions. So instead of processing and formatting the data in the base table, it is preferred to populate data from the base table and store it in a temporary table. You can process and format the data stored in a temporary table. The syntax to create a temporary table and regular table are the same. You can add indexes, constraints, statistics to the temporary tables. In this article, we are going to learn the following topics:

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Rajendra Gupta
Set up Azure Function App

Azure Functions for Azure SQL Database

March 10, 2022 by

As a Platform as a Service (PaaS) service, Azure SQL Database enables developers to deploy SQL Database in Azure Cloud without managing the infrastructure. We use SQL Server Agent to schedule jobs to run at a specific schedule in an on-prem SQL instance. However, Azure DB does not have agent functionality.

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Manvendra Singh
security testing for SQL Server environments

Understanding security testing for SQL Server environments

March 3, 2022 by

This article will explain various aspects of security testing for the SQL Server environment. Security is a very critical area for any database environment. We must properly plan, deploy, and audit database security measures to protect and prevent any unauthorized access of the data. We should also perform regular security testing to ensure we have the right set of rules and policies in place to secure our database environment. Database security measures also help any organization to protect its data to maintain its privacy and integrity.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
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Understanding Transfer database objects in SSDT 2017

March 2, 2022 by

In this article, we are going to learn how we can copy database objects between two databases of different instances of SQL Server. Sometimes, we receive the request to provide the specific database object to another database. To fulfill this requirement, instead of using Generating the T-SQL script for each object and export data using import-export task, we can use the Transfer SQL Server Object task of SSDT 2017. In this article, we will understand how we can transfer the database objects of a specific schema to another database.

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Rajendra Gupta

Permissions comparison between on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL Database

February 25, 2022 by

The database contains business, customer sensitive and confidential data. Therefore, securing the database environment is the prime responsibility of a database administrator. If you plan to host your databases in Microsoft Azure, you can choose the platform as a service solution – Azure SQL Database. The Azure SQL DB is a fully managed database service; therefore, you do not get full access to SQL Server features, databases.

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