Creating a SQL Clone Image from a SQL Clone Database
A customer asked if a new image could be created from a database that was itself a SQL Clone. It can, and I’ll show that in this post. This...
2023-10-27 (first published: 2023-10-16)
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Blog Posts
Suppressing the FOMO
I saw a post recently on Twitter/X/whatever we call it. It was for a DevOps in a Day from Redgate taking place in Jacksonville. I’ve been a part of...
2023-10-27
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Handling physical deletes from the source and continue populating your analytical data store
(2023-Oct-15) When something important disappears, it's natural to start asking questions and looking for answers, especially when that missing piece has had a significant impact on your life.Similarly, when data...
2023-10-25 (first published: 2023-10-16)
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The Evolution of Database Administration: From Administration to Database Reliability Engineering
In the fast-paced world of IT, where trends like DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) dominate the landscape, the concepts of Reliability and Observability have seamlessly woven themselves into...
2023-10-25 (first published: 2023-10-10)
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T-SQL Tuesday #167 – Encryption and Data Protection
I missed September since I was gone half the month in Europe and busy with a roadshow. And, I missed October, since I was busy this month and lost...
2023-10-25
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Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 4
Last week we have discussed how Null Values can cause a trouble in Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 3. This week I would like to draw your...
2023-10-23 (first published: 2023-10-09)
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Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 6
In SQL Server, there are various scenarios in which you may want to consider recompiling a query or a stored procedure to ensure optimal query performance. Recompilation generates a...
2023-10-23
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Speaking at #DataWeekender 6.5
Super excited to share that I have been selected to speak at Data Weekender 6.5 on Saturday, November 4, 2023. I will be presenting my session, Can Microsoft Purview...
2023-10-23
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Using the Pure Storage PowerShellSDK2 - Part 2 - Working With Data
Welcome back to the second installment of our series using the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK2. In this post, we’ll dive into working with object data using Pure Storage PowerShell...
2023-10-23 (first published: 2023-10-05)
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A New Word: Gobo
gobo – n. the delerium of having spent all day in an aesthetic frame of mind, taking photos across the city, getting lost in an art museum – which...
2023-10-20
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Blogs
JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an...
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...
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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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