Script to analyse space usage by your Service Broker
I believe that service broker is one of the best features from SQL server 2005, well along with the xml...
2012-04-16
2,393 reads
Art
Creating cards in Trello via the REST API and parsing the returned JSON all in a SQL CLR
I recently blogged about how good I thought Trello was and shortly afterwards I found out that they did provide...
2012-03-14
8,575 reads
Trello: An agile style kan-ban web app that really works
I am no different to many others where I am being asked to work on various projects concurrently and expected...
2012-02-29 (first published: 2012-02-27)
2,886 reads
Blogging: Controlling SPAM in Orchard CMS with OpenCaptcha
When I started blogging last year, my first major decision was either to host my own site somewhere using a...
2012-02-16
1,803 reads
Convert comma separated string to table and vice versa
I know that this subject has been blogged about numerous times but I thought I'd post an alternative way of...
2012-02-07
18,775 reads
Denali
Is all set to be officially known as SQL 2012 and will be finally released in....... 2012!
Announced at the PASS...
2012-02-07
837 reads
Simple XML exist performance enhancement
I came across this really simple best practice from BOL for the xml method exist which when used will give...
2012-02-07
1,270 reads
SQLBits9
SQLBits9 – “Query across the Mersey” was held in the majestic Adelphi hotel. This was my first SQLBits experience and was...
2012-02-07
989 reads
Introduction to XML DML (Part 3) - Using the modify() method: delete
This is the last part of a 3 part blog which will attempt to show some different ways of how...
2012-02-06 (first published: 2012-02-02)
10,170 reads
Introduction to XML DML (Part 2) - Using the modify() method: replace value of
This is the second part of a 3 part blog which will attempt to show some different ways of how...
2012-01-26
13,894 reads
Blogs
Simplify Kubernetes Security With Kyverno and OPA Gatekeeper
Here’s how these tools can make Kubernetes security easier and help you avoid common...
A New Word: Lackout
By Steve Jones
lackout – n. the sudden awareness that you’re finally over someone, noticing that the...
Delta Lake over Spark Connect
By Ed Elliott
All Spark Connect Posts I have just finished an update for the spark connect dotnet...
Forums
Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits and the Bright Future of Data
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits...
Merge techniques
In Azure SQL DB, i want to merge records from the staging table to...
SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant value...
Full error message: SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant...
Question of the Day
Adding Defaults
I have a table, called dbo.logger, in SQL Server 2022. I decide to add two new columns to this table with this code.
ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD CreateDate DATETIME CONSTRAINT dfGetDate DEFAULT GETDATE() GO ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD ModifyDate DATETIME DEFAULT dfGetDate GOWhat happens when I run these two batches? See possible answers