T-SQL Tuesday #100!
The monthly blog party is back and we’ve reached the mythical number 100. The host of this month is the...
2018-03-13
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Blog Posts
TSQL Tuesday #100: A Look To The Future
So for this month’s TSQL Tuesday, Adam Mechanic has asked us to take a look into the future and think...
2018-03-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #100: Looking Forward
The future, 100 months from now: It’s Monday, 6 July 2026. It’s been quite a week since SQL Server Update...
2018-03-13
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Using Stored Procedures in SQL Server For Better Performance
Intoduction to Stored Procedures in SQL Server
SQL Server uses Different types of stored procedures. They are the quickest method of...
2018-03-13
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Using Stored Procedures in SQL Server For Better Performance
Intoduction to Stored Procedures in SQL Server
SQL Server uses Different types of stored procedures. They are the quickest method of accessing and manipulating database on the server. SPs are...
2018-03-13
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Azure Cognitive Services API’s with SQL Integration Services Packages (SSIS)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
I had a recent requirement to integrate multi-language support into a SQL DW via...
2018-03-12
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Azure Cognitive Services API’s with SQL Integration Services Packages (SSIS)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I had a recent requirement to integrate multi-language support into a SQL DW via a SQL SSIS ETL solution. Specifically the SQL DW...
2018-03-12
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Data Masker for SQL Server–Syncing Values Across Rows
I’ve been playing with Data Masker for SQL Server v6 and it’s an interesting product. I like the way it...
2018-03-12 (first published: 2018-03-02)
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Excel Rendering In Power BI Report Server: You Are Not Licensed To Use This Feature
I recently migrated an SSRS 2017 instance to a Power BI Report Server environment, as you can read in the...
2018-03-12
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Execution Plans and the GDPR
What? Execution plans and the GDPR? Is this it? Have I completely lost it? Well, no, not on this topic,...
2018-03-12
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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