Oracle has a TO_CHAR function that converts n of NUMBER datatype to a value of VARCHAR2 datatype, using an optional number format. SQL Server has the STR function, which returns character data ...

(Optional) In the Description field, you can supply a description of the data source. The Server field includes ... Infer INTEGER from FORMAT causes SAS numeric data types (typically reported as ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query ... including CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE, CREATE EXTERNAL FILE FORMAT, and CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE. The exact ...

Microsoft continues to make positive strides in the world of open source ... into SQL Server facilitates a wide variety of coding use cases in which T-SQL (Microsoft Transact-SQL) would not perform as ...

Indeed, open source ... allowing Oracle and SQL Server applications to be more-easily shifted to Azure, is also part of today's Build keynote. All in all, not a bad day for data, especially ...