Multi-statement transactions are now Generally Available on Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg, letting teams run scalable, ...

Right-click Stored Procedures, and then select New > Stored Procedure. A new query window opens with a template for the stored procedure. The default stored procedure template has two parameters. If ...

Application developers already know what happens when one method does everything: it becomes difficult to read, test, reason over, and safely change. We use patterns like decomposition, encapsulation, ...

Signing stored procedures using a certificate is useful when you want to require permissions on the stored procedure but you do not want to explicitly grant a user those rights. Although you can ...

Procedural extensions of SQL have been in existence for many decades now. However, little is known about their magnitude of usage and their complexity in real-world workloads. Procedural code ...

A new chapter has begun in the Snowflake ecosystem for data engineers and developers. On July 2, 2025, Snowflake's 9.18 release introduced a long-awaited feature: support for OUT parameters in stored ...

SQL MCP Server gives enterprises a secure, feature-rich way to enable agents to access data. This is accomplished without exposing the schema, risking consistency, or relying on fragile natural ...

Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

Master database file or MDF file is a primary database file that contains fields, tables, indexes, stored procedures and other data in SQL Server. Like other data files, this file is also susceptible ...

Data has become an easier commodity to store in the current digital era. With the advantage of having abundant data for business, analyzing data to help companies gain insight has become more critical ...

PostgreSQL is an open-source, object-relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses SQL for data management and supports advanced features like complex data types and scalability. PostgreSQL ...

Reusable SQL logic: Store and run complex logic with parameters for consistent, repeatable results. Easy migration: Move stored procedures from existing enterprise data warehouses without rewriting.