What do we want to achieve by encrypting our data?
On the face of it, this is a very obvious question with a very obvious answer. We want to prevent data from falling into the wrong hands. In practice,...
2022-12-05
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Blog Posts
Speaking at SQLSaturday MN 2022
Thanks all for joining me for two sessions at SQLSaturday Minnesota 2023, and for great feedback and questions. I'm always a big supporter of SQLSaturday events whenever I can...
2022-12-04 (first published: 2022-12-03)
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Daily Coping 2 Dec 2022
Today’s coping tip is to enjoy new music today: play, sing, dance, or listen. I’m on the road this week, so it’s music for me. Not a lot of...
2022-12-02
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Goal Progress for Nov 2022
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. Another month of busy stuff. A long trip for the...
2022-12-02
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On Hybrid Events
In my blog post last night on Days 1 and 2 of the PASS Summit, I included the following comment:
(Along with that, I think having "hybrid" events like our...
2022-12-02 (first published: 2022-11-16)
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PGSQL PHRIDAY #3: What is the PostgreSQL Community To You?
Very excited to take part in my third #PGSQLPhriday blogging event, even more so because it’s a topic that’s quite near and dear to my heart, community. To say...
2022-12-02
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SQLibrium SQL Server on VMware training now free
I’m proud to be a part of the SQL Server communities globally. I do everything I can do to give back when I can. Too many times, I feel...
2022-12-02 (first published: 2022-11-15)
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Daily Coping 1 Dec 2022
Today’s coping tip is to discover your artistic side. Design a friendly greeting card. A fun one for me today. I saw this just after returning from the PASS...
2022-12-01
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Daily Coping 29 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to make a meal using a recipe or ingredient you’ve not tried before. It’s the holidays, and my daughter is home. She’s GF, so I’m...
2022-11-30
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Daily Coping 30 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to learn a new skill from a friend or share one of yours with them. I like learning, so in this case, I took advantage...
2022-11-30
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Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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