dba.se is for those needing expert answers to advanced database-related questions concerning traditional SQL RDBMS and NoSQL alternatives.
If you have a question about...
- Database Administration including configuration and backup / restore
- Advanced Querying including window-functions, dynamic-sql, and query-performance
- Data Modelling and database-design, including referential-integrity
- Advanced Programming in built-in server-side languages including stored-procedures and triggers.
- Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence including etl, reporting, and olap
…then you're in the right place to ask your question!
but, dba.se is *not* the right place to ask questions about...
- Client-side programming - ask on Stack Overflow
- Basic SQL - ask on Stack Overflow
- Career advice, including salary or résumé - try Patrick McKenzie's Don't call yourself a programmer
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