Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag
I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while....
2013-10-08
887 reads
Wesley Brown
- Interests: Collecting old computers
- Skills: I talk a lot.
Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while. Along the way I’ve collected quite a...
2013-10-08
6 reads
I Am Surprised Every Time
Who me?
Yep me. I have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional again this year in SQL Server. This...
2013-10-02
729 reads
I Am Surprised Every Time
Who me? Yep me. I have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional again this year in SQL Server. This is my third year to receive the award...
2013-10-02
9 reads
SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features
I Want Features Not Cost!
Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your...
2013-08-01
1,097 reads
SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features
I Want Features Not Cost! Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your Fault. Needless to say, he isn’t happy with...
2013-08-01
11 reads
Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a flat file connector with 258 columns that...
2013-07-24
8 reads
Moving Files with Open Source Software, cURL and winSCP
Open Source, ON WINDOWS!
I’m still stunned in this day and age that people pay obscene amounts of money on tools...
2013-07-23
1,823 reads
Moving Files with Open Source Software, cURL and winSCP
Open Source, ON WINDOWS! I’m still stunned in this day and age that people pay obscene amounts of money on tools that are easily replaced in most cases with...
2013-07-23
31 reads
Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated
What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a...
2013-07-10
1,938 reads
Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
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...
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:...
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;
What are the results? See possible answers