SQL Server 2005 Paging – The Holy Grail
Handling the paging of results in T-SQL has been a challenge for a long time. Robert Cary presents an interesting technique in this article.
2010-05-08 (first published: 2009-03-11)
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Articles
Configure Surface Area Configuration for SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Using Policy Based Management
I have installed a new instance of SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services and I am unable to find the Surface Area Configuration tool that I used to use in SQL Server 2005. How can I manage the Analysis Services features in SQL Server 2008?
2010-05-07
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Version Control your Stored Procedures
This shows a method for generating scripts for SQL Server stored procedures and functions so they can be added to a version control management system (VCMS).
2010-05-06
20,809 reads
SQL Server Management Features vs Oracle Database Management Features
The usefulness and utility of the SQL Server Agent cannot be overstated. Oracle Database supports the automatic starting of an instance, so whatever is associated with the Oracle instance can also be started along with the instance. The same holds true with the SQL Server instance and its agent service.
2010-05-06
3,650 reads
Finding Jobs
This article from Tushar Kanti will help you identify the list of all the Jobs related to a Table/View/Procedure.
2010-05-05
6,131 reads
SQL Saturday #38 - Jacksonville
Come attend this great one day free event on the Florida coast on May 8, 2010. There are a number of great speakers that make this worth attending.
2010-05-05 (first published: 2010-04-20)
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SQL Server 2008 System Functions to Monitor the Instance, Database, Files, etc.
SQL Server provides several system meta data functions which allow users to obtain property values of different SQL Server objects and securables. Although you can also use the SQL Server catalog views or Dynamic Management Views to obtain much of this information, in some circumstances the system meta data functions simplify the process. In this tip I am going to demonstrate some of the available system meta data functions and their usage in different scenarios.
2010-05-05
3,353 reads
Calling exceptional DBAs: step up and be recognized
Nominations for The Exceptional DBA of 2010 open today, giving database administrators around the world the chance to be recognized for service to their employers, the SQL Server community, and the IT industry at large.
2010-05-04
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Improving Performance of Cross-Partition Queries
Table partitioning was added in SQL Server 2005 and increases performance in most cases but decreases it in others.
2010-05-04
7,395 reads
The Com.PASS Feeds
A new set of RSS feeds, hosted by PASS, bring you a large quantity of SQL Server content from various sites, including SQLServerCentral.
2010-05-04
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
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Did You Really Name That Default?
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Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Using OPENJSON
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Data Modeling with dbt for Visual Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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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