Heap might take more space than clustered Index when inserting row
Sometimes when you insert row on heap, even if the page has enough free space, the new row can not...
2013-01-03
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Blog Posts
List of Disks and Free Space
Recently I have been supporting our move from TFS from 2010 to TFS 2012. The database instances is stored on a server that I do not have log on...
2013-01-03
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MDS: The Microsoft SQL Server license has expired
When installing Master Data Services (MDS) in SQL Server 2012 or installing SQL Server 2012 sp1 (and possibly a CU),...
2013-01-03
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MSSQLFUN – Year 2012 Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of...
2013-01-03
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SQL Saturday #194 Exeter
I have read much about SQL Saturday’s but I have yet to attend one, that is about to change. I...
2013-01-03
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SQLBits XI: Need Your Vote
SQLBits XI: Need Your Vote
SQL Bits XI
SQLBits XI is in Nottingham, U.K., May 2 – 4, 2013, and I am attending....
2013-01-03 (first published: 2013-01-02)
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The Great Blog Move of 2013
For at least a year, I’ve been considering changing blog platforms. I set up my blog on TimMitchell.net using BlogEngine.NET...
2013-01-03
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Vote for my SQL Bits sessions
“Rob? Tsk tsk tsk. That’s a naughty word. We never rob. We just sort of borrow a bit from those...
2013-01-03 (first published: 2013-01-02)
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Day 2 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Protection From Restoring a Backup of a Contained Database
Day 2 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Protection From Restoring a Backup of a Contained Database
31 Days of Disaster...
2013-01-02
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Free SQL Server Learning Resources - Jan'2013
Database Normalization (some useful links)
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~wyllys/DMPAMaterials/normstep.html
http://www.guru99.com/database-normalization.html
http://www.aliencoders.com/content/basics-normalization-examples
SQL Server Programming Fundamentals (some useful links)
http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/SQLProgrammingFundamentals.aspx
http://beginner-sql-tutorial.com/sql-select-statement.htm
SQL Server Database Administration
DBA Responsibilities
http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2011/12/the-day-to-day-tasks-of-the-average-dba/
DBA Best Practices
http://www.bradmcgehee.com/presentations/
Free eBooks (to...
2013-01-02
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Blogs
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...
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...
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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
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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