Connecting to Azure SQL Database
Recently I created my first Azure SQL Database. But now I need to connect to it.
You can connect using...
2016-05-25
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Blog Posts
The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
“The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)” error may occurs when executing PowerShell scripts using WMI query.
There can...
2016-05-25
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10 SQL Server Data Warehouse Design Best Practices to Follow (Part 1 )
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of speaking at SQL Saturday #552 here in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida. My good...
2016-05-24 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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Changing Your PASS Credentials
I got an email today from PASS, noting that credentials were changing from username to email. That’s fine. I don’t...
2016-05-24
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Database Restore Fails with Msg 3154
Have you ever tried to restore over an existing database only to receive the following error message?
Msg 3154, Level 16,...
2016-05-24
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Live execution plans
SQL Server 2016 brings one of the new features – The live execution plan. You can enable it by clicking the highlighted icon on the Toolbar. Then running a query...
2016-05-24
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Live execution plans
SQL Server 2016 brings one of the new features – The live execution plan. You can enable it by clicking the...
2016-05-24
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Live execution plans
SQL Server 2016 brings one of the new features – The live execution plan. You can enable it by clicking the highlighted icon on the Toolbar. Then running a query...
2016-05-24
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On the Buckeye Blitz!
In just a few weeks I’ll be doing the Buckeye Blitz. That is, a tour of user groups in Ohio...
2016-05-24
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RAID your backups
Let’s start with a very brief definition of some RAID levels.
RAID 0 : Stripe your data across multiple disks. Writing a...
2016-05-24 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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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
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Using OPENJSON
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Data Modeling with dbt for Visual Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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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