Dharmendra Keshari

Dharmendra is a SQL Server/Microsoft Data Platform professional with over eight years of experience. He enjoys helping others in the SQL Server community and does this by contributing on blogs, speaking at several SQL events. His passion and focus is to explore and share more and more on SQL Server.

How to Move Master Database to Another Location – SQL Server On Linux

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

With the release of SQL Server 2017 CU4, you can use the mssql-conf utility to move the master database file...

2018-03-07 (first published: 2018-02-23)

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Capture SQL Server Reported Errors using Extended Events

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

In my introduction to Extended Events blog, I mentioned that the xEvent is my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. This blog may...

2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-20)

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New Built-in Function CONCAT_WS() – SQL Server 2017

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

In my previous post on new functions in SQL Server 2017, I discussed about the STRING_AGG function. Here, I am...

2018-03-02

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New Built-in Function STRING_AGG() – SQL Server 2017

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

SQL Server 2017 introduces a set of useful functions like STRING_AGG(), STRING_SPLIT(), TRIM()… and many more. In this tip, I am...

2018-02-28

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Who installed SQL Server?

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

Recently, I was working with the team and got stuck up with SQL Server Installation information. We got an urgent...

2018-02-27

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Change the name of master database files – SQL Server on Linux

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

In my recent blog, I discussed about how to move master database to another location. One of the readers requested...

2018-02-26

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Extended Event Packages

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

I continue blogging on extended events. Today, I will discuss about the top level containers (Package) that gives access to...

2018-01-25

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How to Get Estimated Completion Time of SQL Server Database Backup OR Restore

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

“How much time SQL Server is going to take to complete the database Backup or Restore” – This is one of...

2017-12-21 (first published: 2017-12-09)

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Mapping SQL Trace to Extended Events

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

Since I started actively participating in SQL community, I found it is very common that people will approach to seek...

2017-12-19

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Reset SA password on SQL Server on Linux

by Dharmendra Keshari

SQL Geek

This article is about how to proceed when you forgot the password of your SQL Server “sa” account, Password was entered...

2017-12-11

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Blogs

Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger

I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...

Rolling Back a Broken Release

We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...

A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth

By ChrisJenkins

You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...

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Forums

Can someone please explain what happens?

I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...

Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...

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Question of the Day

Creating JSON III

In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:

BeerIDBeerName
1Becks
2Fat Tire
3Mac n Jacks
4Alaskan Amber
8Kirin

I run this code:

SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
    BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;

What are the results?

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