SQLFriends in Minneapolis
Ever wanted to hang out and talk about SQL Server over lunch? Maybe get a chance to ask those questions...
2012-05-02
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Blog Posts
Automatic page repair with SQL Server Mirroring
Now and then my colleagues and I find our selves in the middle of a discussion about SQL Server Mirroring...
2012-05-01 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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Checking Your Main BIOS Version
As some of you may know, I spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps back during the Reagan administration....
2012-05-01
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Creating a Sequence in SQL Server 2012
Sequences are a new object in SQL Server 2012 that generate just what the name implies: a sequence of numbers....
2012-05-01
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Denali — Day 1: Tempdb Compatibility – Bug?
Denali — Day 1: Tempdb Compatibility – Bug?
I have installed sql server 2012 express and evolution edition on my personal laptop, and...
2012-05-01
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How to Configure Database mail
In my daily job as a SQL Server consultant I go to a lot of places, many days on the...
2012-05-01
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How to execute a package from another package?
I hear you. You’ll use the Execute Package Task. This mechanism of executing one package from another is popularly knows...
2012-05-01
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May Question: How soon will you begin implementing SQL Server 2012?
Now that SQL Server 2012 has been released, this month’s question is “How soon will you begin implementing SQL Server...
2012-05-01
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Notes from SQLSaturday #107 in Houston
I’ve deliberately waited a bit to write this after the event, just to see what stood out after a week...
2012-05-01
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Speaker Issues: The Quandry of Double Submitting
This is in response to yesterday’s Twitter conversation, and subsequent blog by Eddie Wuerch, about submitting to more than one...
2012-05-01
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Blogs
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
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...
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