Climb Another Mountain - Database Weekly (Oct 13, 2008)
The next version of SQL Server has a codename. Or does it? Steve Jones talks about some announcements in the SQL Server world this past week.
2008-10-11
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Articles
Data Farming
Another spy story involving data that's not true, and perhaps not plausible, but it makes Steve Jones think about data shadows.
2008-10-11
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Data Farming
Another spy story involving data that's not true, and perhaps not plausible, but it makes Steve Jones think about data shadows.
2008-10-11
76 reads
Data Farming
Another spy story involving data that's not true, and perhaps not plausible, but it makes Steve Jones think about data shadows.
2008-10-11
74 reads
Creating Functions for Stored Procedures
With the advent of so many new technologies in the Microsoft space, a DBA needs to learn more and more about many of them that aren't a part of SQL Server. Alex Grinberg brings us a technique he has used to create ADO functions for your stored procedures.
2008-10-10
13,677 reads
Extending SSIS Part 2 - SSIS Programmatically / Dynamically Building Packages
We bring you part 2 of a series on SSIS programming from Ira Whiteside and Actuality Business Intelligence. This article shows you how to dynamically build a package using code.
2008-10-10
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Database Encryption in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
This white paper compares TDE with these other encryption methods for application developers and database administrators. While this is not a technical, in-depth review of TDE, technical implementations are explored and a familiarity with concepts such as virtual log files and the buffer pool are assumed.
2008-10-10
2,702 reads
Parent-child dimensions in SQL Server 2005
Retrieving a hierarchy with recursive relationships can be difficult in SQL. Easily implement these relationships with a parent-child dimension using Analysis Services MDX.
2008-10-10
3,842 reads
Scheduling SSIS Packages - SQL School Video
In this new SQL School video, MVP Brian Knight shows how you can schedule your SSIS packages to execute at a specific time or on a recurring schedule.
2008-10-09
5,512 reads
XML Import Solution
This article explores how we can import XML into SQL Server using a powerful open source tool called XMLStarlet
2008-10-09
10,704 reads
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers