Running SQL Server in Docker Swarm
I haven’t touched Docker Swarm for a looooong time but I was asked about running SQL Server in Swarm at a conference a while back…so here’s how it can...
2023-08-14 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Blog Posts
Which Schema is Queried First?–#SQLNewBlogger
I had to test something for a customer, and as a part of this there as a need to have a different default schema for a user. I wrote...
2023-08-14 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Remotely Copy Files To Multiple Destinations Using PowerShell
Remotely Copy Files To Multiple Destinations Using PowerShell
Basic Copy-Item cmdletIf you have used some PowerShell, you are probably familiar with Copy-Item...
2023-08-13 (first published: 2023-08-12)
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Remotely Copy Files To Multiple Destinations Using PowerShell
Remotely Copy Files To Multiple Destinations Using PowerShell
Basic Copy-Item cmdletIf you have used some PowerShell, you are probably familiar with Copy-Item...
2023-08-12
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A New Word: Aubadoir
aubadoir – n. the outworldly atmosphere just before 5 am, when the bleary melodrama of an extremely late night becomes awkwardly conflated with the industrious flourescence of a very...
2023-08-11
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Exploring limitations of Fabric Warehouse: 3 key observations
Introduction
Fabric Warehouse is a new interesting tool used for data management and analysis. While it offers a wide range of features and functionalities, it is essential to be aware...
2023-08-11 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Presenting at PASS Summit 2023 – Atomic Habits
I’m excited to be presenting at PASS Summit 2023, not only because it is PASS Summit but because of the topic. I do a lot
The post Presenting at PASS...
2023-08-11 (first published: 2023-07-26)
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Webinar: Unlock the Full Potential of Flyway to Achieve Automated Database Releases
On Aug 22, 2023, I’m co-hosting a webinar with Anderson Rangel, Redgate Solution Engineer in Brisbane. You can register here for the 11am AEST webinar. No, I’m not going...
2023-08-11
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The 2023 Redgate UK DevOps Roadshow
Years ago Redgate did some traveling events under the SQL in the City brand. These were a lot of fun and kind of amazing. One of the longer tours...
2023-08-10
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Finding Encrypted Stored Procedures–#SQLNewBlogger
I had a client ask about how to deal with encrypted stored procedures in their database. This post looks at how to find them and I’ll have future posts...
2023-08-09
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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