This presentation is to get you thinking about the disaster recovery options for SQL Server, things like backups, log shipping, Availability Groups, clustering and more while putting them in the context of the enterprise.
2020-04-09
In SQL cursors serve as a pointer that enables application programming language to deal with query results one row at a time. This article quickly explores the concept behind and show how to declare cursors, open, retrieve data from them, and then close them
2020-04-08
Problem Many of us are already aware of the loopin...
2020-04-07
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Fourty-six percent of the State of Database DevOps survey respondents advised they are performing some form of deployment automation. This figure has risen year on year as the conversation of DevOps in Database development continues, and the benefits become more apparent. If you are interested in more insight, you can download a copy of the 2020 State of Database DevOps report here.
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2020-04-07
Despite some humorous examples of deployments gone wrong, failures are not funny. William Brewer explains why staging is so important and how it can help avoid the types of disasters he recalls in this article.
2020-04-07
A morning checklist is a good thing, but an automated one is better.
2020-04-06
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The role of the DBA is evolving! With automated builds, cloud and DevOps being the new A,B,C,Ds in the day to day management of databases, you need to up-skill and learn about Database Reliability Engineering. Join Microsoft MVP Hamish Watson to find out more.
2020-04-06
Database DevOps means accurate and consistent data which is critical for analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
2020-04-06
On some occasions you will need to aggregate Data for the Last Day of the Month. This article explains how.
2020-04-03 (first published: 2018-08-16)
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Smart DBAs automate tasks whenever possible. In this article, Greg Moore shows the need to use caution when using undocumented procedures for automating tasks, and that PowerShell may have what you need instead.
2020-04-03
A short blog post about an issue with Fabric Mirroring (with Azure SQL DB...
By Steve Jones
I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an...
By HeyMo0sh
After working deep in cloud operations, I’ve learned that FinOps isn’t really about dashboards...
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I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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