A New Word: Malotype
malotype– n. a certain person who embodies all the things you like the least about yourself – a seeming caricature of your worst tendencies – which leave you feeling...
2024-03-15
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Blog Posts
Friday Flyway Tips–Undoing Development Changes
I had a customer ask about undoing changes made by developers, similar to what SQL Source Control does. I had to do a little research to show how to...
2024-03-15 (first published: 2024-03-08)
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Webcast on SQL Server Administration
I will be giving another Microsoft SQL Server-based webcast, this time on the administration of Microsoft SQL Server. The webcast is scheduled for March 26, 2024 at 1 PM...
2024-03-15 (first published: 2024-03-08)
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Atlanta for Two Days
Today is the first Redgate Summit of 2024 in Atlanta. I flew to town yesterday, There is a packed schedule, which is mostly repeated at our other events coming...
2024-03-13
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Don't Trust the Defaults
(2024-Mar-08) Software installation typically involves several steps. After accepting the license agreement, you may have an express option to streamline the installation process by accepting all defaults, including the installation...
2024-03-13 (first published: 2024-03-08)
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How Can Data Empower Leaders
Using data effectively, leaders can make better decisions, drive innovation, and inspire trust. What is leadership through data? Leadership that utilizes data is the ability to use data as...
2024-03-13 (first published: 2024-03-07)
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SQLBits 2024 Recap
Had an absolutely amazing time at SQLBits this year! It was lovely to see all my data friends again and had the opportunity to introduce my husband to everyone...
2024-03-12
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A First Look at Redgate’s Subsetter
I have been a proponent of subsetting databases in dev/test for a long time. It took awhile, but as part of the Test Data Manager that Redgate launched at...
2024-03-11 (first published: 2024-02-28)
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Azure SQL MI License free?
A common setup when leveraging the cloud is to use the cloud for Disaster recovery (DR) purposes, some say it becomes a logical extension of your on-prem / data...
2024-03-11 (first published: 2024-02-27)
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10 reasons why IT certifications are still important
As someone who has spent over 20 years in the Software/Data Engineering area and has obtained numerous certifications, I can confidently say that certifications are still a valuable asset...
2024-03-08 (first published: 2024-02-23)
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Blogs
Cultural Change: Fostering a Cost-Aware Culture in Your Organisation
By HeyMo0sh
After working deep in cloud operations, I’ve learned that FinOps isn’t really about dashboards...
Beyond VARBINARY: How to Store PDFs in SQL Server Using FILESTREAM and FileTable
By gbargsley
Hello, dear blog reader. Today’s post is coming to you straight from the home...
Impactful Sessions I’ve Seen: T-SQL Tuesday #196
By Steve Jones
This month I’m thrilled that Steve Hughes is hosting. I’ve read this Data on...
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Creating a JSON Document I
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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