Although tables in SQL databases typically contain massive amounts of data, they’re not always in a format that can be used by data analysts. The data records in these tables need to be filtered ...

The beauty and joy of a relational database is the concept of relational closure—everything is a table. Beyond the eponymous table, query results are also “tables.” Any query serves as a table to be ...

Why is there such pervasive abuse and misuse of database views today? Views are a helpful tool in building a business intelligence environment, yet many organizations establish practices that not only ...