SQL Server 2016 provides new support for working with JSON objects. In a previous column, I discussed how to generate JSON from SQL queries. This column looks at the reverse process: accepting JSON ...

With SQL Server 2016, it now makes sense to store JSON objects in your database (even though there’s no JSON datatype). Here’s how to query JSON properties to find the rows you want. It’s not unusual ...

While SQL has traditionally been used to query data stored in relational database management systems (RDBMS) according to a rigid schema of inter-related tables that contain rows and columns, ...

For more than 40 years, SQL has provided a standard way to query structured data. However, much of the data being generated and stored today exists in semi-structured formats, like JSON, which doesn’t ...

PostgreSQL 17 significantly expands its SQL/JSON capabilities, introducing new functions like JSON_TABLE (), JSON_EXISTS (), JSON_QUERY (), and JSON_VALUE (). These additions bring PostgreSQL more ...

SQL has evolved! With features like common table expressions (CTEs) and JSON columns, it's more capable than you might think if you haven't touched it in a while.