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So you've started using temporal tables because they make your point-in-time analysis queries super easy.
Your manager is happy because you're getting historical data to...
2017-05-30
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Have you ever needed to look at what data in a table used to look like?
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2017-05-23
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Starting with the 2016 release, SQL Server offers native JSON support. Although the implementation is not perfect,...
2017-05-16
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Recently I've been working with JSON in SQL Server 2016 a lot.
One of the hesitations many people have with using JSON in SQL Server...
2017-05-09
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How many times have you written a program, ETL, analysis job, etc… that seemed like it would never finish running?
Although poor performance can be caused in a multitude of...
2017-05-02
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This story originally appeared in Hacker Noon on March 11, 2017.
A code refactor always leaves me with a feeling of accomplishment. Although major refactorings are the most satisfying, every...
2017-04-25
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This story originally appeared in Hacker Noon on February 10, 2017.
I can't tell you the number of times the title of this post has crossed my mind as I...
2017-04-18
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This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday prompt. T-SQL Tuesday was created by Adam Machanic and is a way for SQL users to share ideas about...
2017-04-11
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Last night I had the privilege to present to the Ohio North SQL Server User Group about JSON in SQL Server 2016. There was a great crowd present (they...
2017-04-05
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Parsing, creating, and modifying JSON in SQL Server 2016 is really easy. JSON dates and times are not.
Coming from a predominantly SQL background, the JSON DateTime format took some...
2017-03-28
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What problem is Fabric Ontology trying to solve? For years, most data conversations have...
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Recently I ran across some code that used a lot of QUOTENAME() calls. A...
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When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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