TSQL Tuesday #79 -SQL Server 2016 Launch Discovery Day (aka Hackathon)
The host for T-SQL Tuesday #79 is Michael J. Swart (b|t), and his topic of choice is to write about...
2016-06-14
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday 79 - It's SQL Server 2016 - stupid
Well, today is a busy T-SQL Tuesday no. 79, (it's also Flag Day in the U.S, and also a clerical...
2016-06-14
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Two new authentication options in SSMS 2016
Until SSMS 2014 there were the two standard authentication options for connecting to a SQL Server instance: Windows Authentication and...
2016-06-14
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We Must Wait for SP1 before Upgrading to SQL Server 2016
This post is for T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by Michael Swart (blog | twitter). This month’s topic is all about SQL Server 2016
I’ve been...
2016-06-14
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Choosing the Right SQL Server Edition
Post #6 of #entrylevel #iwanttohelp in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) beginner’s initiative.
If you’re just getting started with SQL Server,...
2016-06-13
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Elastic Query in Azure SQL Database and Views
The question came up, how do the constructs necessary for Elastic Query within Azure SQL Database affect your ability to...
2016-06-13 (first published: 2016-06-06)
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Learning Azure Data Platform
One of the issues I’ve seen with Azure is that is changes rapidly. It’s cool in that new things get...
2016-06-13
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Monday Morning SQL Break – June 13, 2016
Usually on my Monday posts, I include a pretty bland cookie cutter header. Nothing to extravagant, just an introduction. It’s...
2016-06-13
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Protecting Against Delete without Where
If I’m doing any manual work with T-SQL, I always begin every set of data change operations with BEGIN TRAN...
2016-06-13 (first published: 2016-06-09)
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The CHECK constraints unlike behaviours
The CHECK constraints enforce integrity by limiting the values that are accepted by one or more columns. You can create a CHECK constraint with any logical expression that returns...
2016-06-13
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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