SQL Temp TablesLet’s discuss temporary tables in Microsoft’s T-SQL. Temporary tables have a hash (#) at the start of their […] February 10, 2023 in SQL tagged temporary / table / sql by Mike
SQL COALESCE() FunctionCOALESCE() returns the first non-null value in the list. If you have a list of arguments that you […] February 4, 2023 in SQL tagged sql / null / Coalesce / non-null / SQL NULL by Mike
SQL Best PracticesWhen you write SQL queries it is important to follow company policies and be consistent because others will […] January 27, 2023 in SQL tagged sql / case / practice / best by Mike
SQL IntroductionSQL stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is a standard language for storing, manipulating, and retrieving data in […] January 27, 2023 in SQL tagged sql / query / language / introduction / beginner / structured by Mike
BigQuery IntroductionBigQuery is a fully managed enterprise data warehouse that helps you manage and analyze your data with built-in […] January 25, 2023 in Database tagged query / big / bigquery / data / sql / Google by Mike
Big Data IntroductionWhat is big data? We can now collect and analyze data in ways that were impossible even a […] January 17, 2023 in Data Science tagged big / volume / variety / volocity / data / sql / large / Big Data by Mike
SQL Update From Another TableWe want to add a new column to our Orders table and put the product name into that […] January 8, 2023 in SQL Server tagged sql / clean / update / change by Mike
SQL Add ColumnWhat is the SQL statement that adds a column to an existing table? The SQL statement is the […] January 8, 2023 in SQL Server tagged add / column / attribute / sql by Mike
SQL Update StatementThe UPDATE statement is used to modify the existing records in a table. The syntax is as follows. […] January 4, 2023 in SQL Server tagged sql / update / change by Mike
Itzik Ben Gan’s DatabaseAs a more complex and realistic example, let’s look at the database that Itzik Ben-Gan used in his […] November 14, 2022 in Excel tagged data model / left join / Ben / Gan / sql / null / Itzik / transform / Excel Power Pivot by Mike
Excel Unique FunctionThe Excel UNIQUE function gives you all of the distinct values of a given range. All you need […] October 28, 2022 in Excel tagged distinct / unique / group by / spill. spilled / excel / sql by Mike
SQL Update one Table from AnotherAre you working with an SQL database where you need to copy data from one table to another? […] November 23, 2021 in SQL Server tagged sql / table / join / inner / left / right / update by Mike