Space used by Individual tables in SQL Server
Learn how to manage SQL Server space used by individual tables with this tutorial. Read more here.
2022-02-14 (first published: 2022-02-01)
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Daily Coping 11 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
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Data Pages – the Foundation of SQL Server
Last week we laid out the foundation for how SQL Server executes queries. I have also already talked here a little bit about pages that are buffers of 8kb....
2022-02-11 (first published: 2022-01-31)
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Speaking at SQL Bits 2022
A look at the sessions I'll be presenting at SQL Bits 2022 in London this year. Excited to return to a great conference and hope to see you...
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SQL Homework – February 2022 – “Soft” skills.
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2022-02-11 (first published: 2022-02-02)
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Azure DB for MySQL – server parameters
If you have used MySQL before you will know about the system server variables, you know such commands as SHOW VARIABLES; You can access most of them via the...
2022-02-10
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Daily Coping 10 Feb 2022
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You can’t use GO in dynamic SQL.
This is one of those things that when I look back on it seems really obvious. Note: If at the ... Continue reading
2022-02-10
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Batch, Streaming, and Relational Data
This is part of a series on my preparation for the DP-900 exam. This is the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals, part of a number of certification paths. You can...
2022-02-09 (first published: 2022-02-03)
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BlitzBlockingChain, Getting Blocking Chains from sp_BlitzWho
I’m going to assume that most people will have at least heard of Brent Ozar’s brilliant First Responder Kit. If you haven’t then you’ve been missing out on some...
2022-02-09
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SQL Password enforcing
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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