Future of Database Mirroring
One of the beloved feature of SQL server standard edition for HA is database mirroring, since you only have 2-node...
2015-03-12
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Blog Posts
Operational Data Store (ODS) Defined
I see a lot of confusion on what exactly is an Operational Data Store (ODS). While it can mean different...
2015-03-12 (first published: 2015-02-26)
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SQL backup directly to Azure storage
Most companies required to keep their database backup offsite (on tape) for many years due to audit requirement. This normally...
2015-03-12
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Audit Schema Change Report
In a recent article on SSG, I discussed how to use Extended Events to function in a Profiler like fashion. You can read about that here. I recommend reading...
2015-03-11
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Data Compression–A unique feature PART–II TIP #92
In last post TIP #91 we talked about What is Data compression ? What are the features ? Now in this tip...
2015-03-11
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Using Solutions in SSMS
There are a handful of scripts I use on a regular basis. Adam Mechanic’s (b/t) sp_WhoIsActive, My sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions,...
2015-03-11
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Why I don’t (yet) recommend In-Memory OLTP to my customers
Ok, some of you will hate me after this blog posting, but it has to be said. Over the last...
2015-03-11
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Azure Data Factory
What is the Azure Data Factory?
The Azure Data Factory is a managed service for data storage and processing. It allows...
2015-03-10
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Exam Prep 70-463: Variables and Parameters
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2015-03-10 (first published: 2015-02-23)
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Monitor Query Statistics
One of the most common tasks that DBAs are required to perform is monitoring. This is not just a task....
2015-03-10 (first published: 2015-02-26)
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Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Forums
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Creating JSON III
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers