Stairway to U-SQL Level 8: Joining Tables in U-SQL
U-SQL provides a number of ways to join data sources together. This articles introduces the joins available and how you can use them.
2016-09-14
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Mike McQuillan
Stairway to U-SQL Level 7: More Partition Schemes
Following on from our previous introduction to indexes and partition schemes, we review the distribution schemes used by horizontal partitioning.
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Stairway to U-SQL Level 6: U-SQL Indexes and Partition Schemes
Find out how to speed up your queries by indexing and partitioning data, U-SQL style.
2016-08-10
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Stairway to U-SQL Level 5: Databases and Tables in Azure Data Lakes with U-SQL
A guide to using databases, schemas and tables in Azure Data Lakes, using (of course!) U-SQL.
2016-07-27
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Stairway to U-SQL Level 4: U-SQL and Data Lake Tooling with Visual Studio
A guide to using Visual Studio to create U-SQL projects and scripts.
2016-07-20
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Guide to MCITP: SQL Server 2008 BI Developer
A guide to the SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence exams.
2012-05-11
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Guide To MCITP: SQL Server 2008 Administration
Find out what you need to learn for the SQL Server 2008 Administration certification exams.
2011-08-05
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Guide to MCITP: SQL Server 2008 Developer
An overview of what's involved in the two exams you need to pass to become a Microsoft IT Professional in SQL Server 2008.
2009-08-21
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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 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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