Stairway to SQL essentials

April 7, 2021 by

SQL Essentials stairway series helps readers understand the most common database language SQL uses for data munging and data wrangling. SQL Essentials articles is a collection of SQL standards and best practices and help you take you in step closer to learn database query.

Implementing Tune Model Hyperparameters in Azure Machine Learning

Tune Model Hyperparameters for Azure Machine Learning models

March 25, 2021 by

Introduction In this article, we will be discussing how to Tune Model Hyperparameters to choose the best parameters for Azure Machine Learning models. During this article series on Azure Machine Learning, we have discussed multiple machine learning techniques such as Regression analysis, Classification Analysis and Clustering. Further, we have discussed the basic cleaning techniques, feature […]

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Learn MySQL: Control Flow functions

March 19, 2021 by

In this article, we are going to learn about the most common control flow functions. The control flow function evaluates the condition specified in it. The output generated by them can be a true, false, static value or column expression. We can use the control flow functions in the SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, and GROUP […]

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Learn MySQL: Run multiple instances of MySQL Server on Windows 10

March 11, 2021 by

This article explains how we can run multiple instances of the MySQL Server on a single machine. In How to install MySQL database server 8.0.19 on Windows 10 article, I have explained the installation process of MySQL on windows 10. For the demonstration, I have installed MySQL 8.0.19 on my workstation. We can view the […]

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Learn SQL: Dynamic SQL

March 3, 2021 by

Dynamic SQL is a programming technique you can use to build SQL statements as textual strings and execute them later. This technique could prove to be useful in some cases and therefore it’s good to know we have it as an option. In today’s article, we’ll show how to create and execute dynamic SQL statements.

Specifying parameters while exporting data to an SQL table - Pandas

Exporting data with Pandas in Python

February 24, 2021 by

In this article, I am going to discuss the various ways in which we can use Pandas in python to export data to a database table or a file. In my previous article Getting started with Pandas in Python, I have explained in detail how to get started with analyzing data in python. Pandas is […]

Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database

February 18, 2021 by

Introduction I have dedicated this article to the topic of Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database which is in Public Review. This feature allows you to run scheduled tasks in your Azure SQL Databases. This is similar to SQL Server Agent you have in the On-prem SQL Server versions. However, in Elastic Jobs, you can […]

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Advanced usages of Data-Tier applications

February 12, 2021 by

In this article, I am going to explain some of the advanced usages of data-tier applications in Visual Studio. In my previous article, Working with Database Projects, I have explained how you can start building your database applications for SQL Server and Azure SQL Database using Visual Studio. This article will specifically focus on using […]

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Learn MySQL: An overview of MySQL Binary Logs

February 9, 2021 by

In this article, we are going to learn about the concept of MySQL Binary Logs and their architecture. I am covering the following details in this article: An overview of MySQL binary logs and their architecture How to enable and disable binary logging View and change the location of the binary logs

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Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server

February 2, 2021 by

Introduction In this article, we will be looking at how to perform and access Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server. Data Masking is the process of hiding data with different rules. One of the main reasons to apply data masking is to protect Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and sensitive data from unauthorized access. Even when […]

How we can read a query plan

How to read an execution plan with all details

January 28, 2021 by

In this article, we will discuss how to read the SQL Server execution plan (query plan) with all aspects through an example, so we will gain some practical experience that helps to solve query performance issues. Interpreting query plans correctly is the first and major principle to troubleshoot query performance issues. When we try to […]