Audit Database File Size Changes
Recently I shared an article on how to track the growths and shrinks that occur within database files. I shared...
2014-11-26
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Blog Posts
Exam Prep 70-463: More about Dimensions
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2014-11-26 (first published: 2014-11-20)
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How to burn down your house while frying a turkey
It’s an odd query, yes, but in preparation to write this post I actually typed the above phrase into my...
2014-11-26
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SQL Saturday Parma – English Slide decks available to download
My SQL Saturday Parma slide decks are available to download on SlideShare.
The main topic of those presentations is database lifecycle management (DLM)...
2014-11-26
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Vital Statistics and Health Checks
This post has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with SQL Server. It does, however, relate to your career as a...
2014-11-26 (first published: 2014-11-17)
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What is Azure Data Factory?
The Azure Data Factory is a service designed to allow developers to integrate disparate data sources. It is a platform...
2014-11-26
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When the Problem is Not Them. It’s You.
Hello Dear Reader! I’ve been the Data Platform Management Lead at Pragmatic Works for almost two years now. It’s been...
2014-11-26
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Who’s on call
Kenneth Fisher:
I really enjoyed writing this post last year and honestly still enjoy reading it myself. And since tomorrow is...
2014-11-26
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Exam Prep 70-463: Tables and Schemas
Well, the PASS Summit has come and gone and it was *awesome*. What a difference from my first Summit experience,...
2014-11-25 (first published: 2014-11-17)
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PASS Summit 2014 ~ My GameTime Experience
“How did you like your convention?”
“How was your trip?”
“What did you learn?”
“Where did you go for a week?”
“Who did you...
2014-11-25
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
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...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
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