Upcoming SQL Saturdays - June 2016
I am speaking at two different SQL Saturdays in June!
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First up on June 4th is SQL Saturday #517 Philadelphia (#SQLSAT517)...
2016-05-12
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Blog Posts
Word-wrap in SQL Server Management Studio
I was delivering a SQL Server upgrade class last week in Toronto Canada. I got asked a slightly off topic...
2016-05-12 (first published: 2016-05-04)
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Azure Speed Testing
Have you ever wondered what Azure region would be the fastest to host your applications when those applications are accessed from your...
2016-05-11
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Possible PARAMETER SNIFFING Scenario in SQL
When you undertake some performance improvement task, you think it is frustrating however at the same time you tend to...
2016-05-11 (first published: 2016-04-29)
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Power BI Is Finally in the Azure Trust Center
With the most recent announcement of Power BI’s inclusion in the Azure Trust Center, it is a good time to review...
2016-05-11 (first published: 2016-04-28)
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PowerShell – Backup Specific group of SQL Databases
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The purpose of the script is to initiate backup only for desired group of databases. The requirement is to refresh...
2016-05-11
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SQL Server – Cleaning Procedure Cache for a particular database
HI friends, most of the time we used DBCC FREEPROCCACHE to clear the procedure cache, clears the specific plan from...
2016-05-11
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A Day In The Life of a SQLBits Volunteer
So SQLBits has finished for another year. About 1500 people registered for the largest SQL Conference in Europe held over...
2016-05-10
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Azure DocumentDB – Preparing, Loading and Querying Data
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Recently I have been using Azure DocumentDB (aka CosmosDB) to validate several business use cases for a variety of application purposes. For those SQL DBA’s...
2016-05-10
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Columnstore Index Enhancements in SQL Server 2016
One of my most favorite technologies is Columnstore. Thankfully, the guys at Microsoft seem to agree with me, because they...
2016-05-10 (first published: 2016-04-27)
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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