Two T-SQL puzzles: why does CAST(634 AS VARCHAR(2)) show a star, and what is the shortest code to return 1 without numbers? Win a USD 50 Amazon gift card.
SQL SERVER – Core Concepts – Elasticity, Scalability and ACID Properties – Exploring NuoDB an Elastically Scalable Database System
What do elasticity and scalability really mean for a database, and how do ACID properties compare with NoSQL? A plain look, with NuoDB as the example.
SQL SERVER – Weekend Project – Experimenting with ACID Transactions, SQL Compliant, Elastically Scalable Database
My weekend lab project: trying the NuoDB beta, an elastically scalable database with ACID transactions and SQL support, on an old laptop.