Getting Your SET Options
Have you ever used @@options? I haven’t typically needed this, but there are times that you might wonder what options...
2018-02-15 (first published: 2018-02-06)
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Blog Posts
Bloggers Should Have Reach
One of my goals for 2018 is to expand the reach of my blog.
As a blogger starting out I had...
2018-02-14
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Join me for Masking, Privacy, Protection, and Clones at SQL in the City Feb 28
Registration is open for SQL in the City 2018. Our first event is Feb 28 and I’ll be heading back...
2018-02-14
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Migrating or Recovering a TDE protected Database
When encrypting a database with Transparent Data Encryption(TDE), a vital consideration is to make sure we are prepared for the...
2018-02-14
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Performance Basics: Key lookup operator and query optimization
One of the most basic things to improve performance in our queries is using indexes, but this doesn't mean that...
2018-02-14
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Wait Statistics on a Query
Wait statistics are a vital part of understanding what is causing your system to run slowly. Capturing them can be...
2018-02-14 (first published: 2018-02-05)
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Waiting Tasks Reveal Pain Points
Waiting tasks quickly shows you where to look for the bottlenecks. This is only one of the many times that I...
2018-02-14 (first published: 2018-02-06)
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Why nested views are bad
Nested views are bad. Let’s get that out of the way. What is a nested view anyway? Imagine that you...
2018-02-14
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How I Accidentally Found a Passion for Plants (#TSQL2sDay 99)
For TSQL Tuesday #99, @AaronBertrand gave us an invitation to write about something we’re passionate about outside of SQL Server. As a community we spend a lot of time digging into nerdy...
2018-02-13
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Obsessing over query operator costs
A common problem when looking at execution plans is attributing too much meaning and value of the costs of operators. The percentages shown for operators in query plans are...
2018-02-13
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Blogs
SSMS Evaluation – future ready
By Vinay Thakur
In previous posts, we looked at the SQL Server engine. for us DBAs, the...
Claude.ai vs Claude API
By Arun Sirpal
You have used Claude. But which Claude? The Claude app (claude.ai, the desktop and...
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
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Creating a JSON Document IV
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Restoring Azure Key Vault Keys and Validating SQL Server TDE Recovery: Level 7 of the Stairway to TDE
By VishnuGupthanSQLPowershellDBA
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Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document IV
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT YearEstablished, json_objectagg(city : TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams GROUP BY YearEstablished;See possible answers