The Next Phase & A Fresh Start
As of June 1, I am no longer an employee at 3Cloud. I am now officially on long term disability. This marks the first time since I graduated from...
2024-06-20
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Blog Posts
Export Extended Event Results to CSV or Table
This is something that I’ve seen pop up a couple of times on various forums recently, how can we export the results of an XEvent session. So I thought...
2024-06-19 (first published: 2024-06-06)
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Planview Portfolios REST API with ADF – Retrieving Actual Data
In the introduction of this blog post series, I explained the use case: extracting data from the Planview Portfolios REST API using Azure Data Factory. Any tool that can...
2024-06-19 (first published: 2024-05-26)
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Refreshed in Tuscany
I returned last Sat, 15 Jun, from 9 weeks of crazy travel. It wasn’t all for work, but it was a long stretch. I spent a good portion of...
2024-06-19
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The Community is YOU, Not Any Organization
As I type this, we’re leaving behind spring, and all the amazing events that take place then, and entering the quiet time of summer. After that, we’ll go into...
2024-06-18
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Copilot Reminded Me How To Find a File Handle
Recently I was trying to delete a folder and kept getting the “something is using this, try again” dialog. It was annoying, but I couldn’t figure out what process...
2024-06-17 (first published: 2024-05-27)
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Six Months!
Oh good gosh. Six months without a single blog post. Most important information: I’m not dead. Apologies. The issue is pretty simple. I’m getting old. Ha! Seriously though, I...
2024-06-17
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Speaking at dataMinds Connect 2024
I’m very excited to announce I’ve been selected as a speaker for dataMinds Connect 2024, Belgium’s (and maybe/probably/most likely mainland Europe’s) best and greatest Microsoft data platform conference. My...
2024-06-17
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Why the masters and what lies ahead
I recently graduated with a Master’s in Strategic Communication from the University of Delaware. Attending the graduation ceremony with my sister made it a truly memorable experience. Here’s a...
2024-06-17 (first published: 2024-05-28)
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Level Up Your SQL Skills: The Best Intermediate to Advanced Courses
In the data-driven landscape of 2024, advanced SQL isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a career game-changer. Companies crave professionals who can wrangle data, uncover insights, and drive decision-making. If...
2024-06-16
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
Using OPENJSON
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers