SQL Server has the STR function, which returns character data converted from numeric data. Unfortunately, it has no convenient Format argument. The Oracle query is as follows: ...

You can see database usage patterns over time on SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics, within or outside of elastic pools. If you’re using one of the ...

To help developers and database administrators understand the mechanics of PolyBase and how to write T-SQL queries to access data from heterogeneous sources, Kevin Feasel, proprietor of Catallaxy ...

Now that SQL Server also has Java within its SQL code, you have a new path to migrate Java applications to SQL Server. Pushing business logic into the database: Teams that are accustomed to developing ...