The Desktop Rebuild–Part 1
I’ve had an aging desktop for some time. I originally bought it from Glenn Berry (b | t), who I think...
2016-06-24
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Blog Posts
The PASS Speaker Agreement
I hope when you’ve read all of this post that you’ll think that I’ve added to the discussion and not...
2016-06-24 (first published: 2016-06-20)
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The RGE
I first heard this little acronym from Grant Fritchey (b | t). He used it when talking about backups and restores,...
2016-06-24 (first published: 2016-06-17)
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Automating Azure Resource Management Authentication
I love Azure and I love PowerShell. They are a perfect marriage. It’s amazing how much automation you can do...
2016-06-23
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Azure Cortana Intelligence Suite – with Azure Data Catalog
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I presented at our local Melbourne SQL Server User Group (SSUG) this week on Azure Cortana Intelligence Suite – and the integration with the...
2016-06-23
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Azure SQL Data Warehouse pricing
The pricing for Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) consists of a compute charge and a storage charge. For compute, it is...
2016-06-23
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Comparing databases using SSDT
Another Twitter-born blog post! I love getting new ideas from the community. Real world ideas for solving real world problems!
The...
2016-06-23
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Comparing databases using SSDT
Another Twitter-born blog post! I love getting new ideas from the community. Real world ideas for solving real world problems!
The...
2016-06-23
312 reads
I’m speaking at Summit!
I’m excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at PASS Summit again this year! I’ll be presenting...
2016-06-23
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 03 – Hexbin Scatterplot)
In this module you will learn how to use the Hexbin Scatterplot Power BI Custom Visual. The Hexbin Scatterplot is...
2016-06-23 (first published: 2016-06-14)
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Daily aggregation of Azure Blob Storage by tier (created/tier-change/deleted)
Hello all, I’m looking for advice on how to derive a daily snapshot table...
SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
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