Google Cloud Summit came to London last week, and we took the opportunity to sit down with database execs Sailesh ...

In this SQL Server tip, Arthur Fuller explains the effects of NULLs, and the different results obtained by inner and outer JOINs. SQL Server developers must understand two things: the difference ...

It was a bright, clear April morning when Russell and Gail Lee visited Null Island for the first time. The couple was aboard a 2023-2024 Viking World Cruise, about 380 miles off the coast of West ...

NOT NULL is a constraint you attach to a column definition that forbids storing a NULL (i.e., unknown/missing) value in that column. When a column is declared NOT NULL, every row must provide a real ...

The big picture: Having the last name "Null" is apparently the modern equivalent of being cursed. Just ask the Nulls who endure a never-ending loop of website errors, processing failures, and customer ...

Nontra Yantaprasert couldn’t wait to take her husband’s shorter and easier-to-pronounce last name. She didn’t know what kinds of problems it would cause. His last name is Null, the same word used by ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

At today's kickoff for Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that SQL Server 2025 is finally coming. No timing was announced for the release, but based on prior versions, I would expect to see a ...

The final part of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a face-off against the big bad behind it all, Null. After venturing into the Stilled Ancient Ruins, you’ll hit the point of no return, where ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...