Database Configuration Checklist
This is number four in a series of checklists that I am putting together for a new book I am...
2010-07-03
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Blog Posts
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular Activities
Recently I presented two sessions at SQL Saturday #43 in Redmond, WA. The night prior to the event, many...
2010-07-03
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PAL 2.0 Beta Released
Back in 2008, I wrote a blog post about version 1 of the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool. This...
2010-07-03
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SQL Blog (Basic)
1. SQL Objects
a. Stored Procedures : a bunch of SQL statement which can be stored under one name.
Adventages :
can be used...
2010-07-02
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Taking Time Off
I’m trying to better manage my workload. When I owned this site, I struggled to find time off, and typically...
2010-07-02
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The Raw Bloopers
A raw dump of stuff from Memorial Day 2010 until July 4, 2010
Since Community Server has trouble with this,...
2010-07-02
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There will be no 'Free Lunch' -just great feelings of accomplishment
NEW: Project Criteria and Submission Here I was again awarded the ‘Most Valuable Professional’ (MVP) designation from Microsoft for my...
2010-07-02
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Using a UDF as a SARG. Make a hash of it!
I am somewhat uncomfortable blogging this, as I feel that it falls into “Polish a turd” category. Having said that,...
2010-07-02
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Winner of the June SQL Aloha Contest
This month’s question of the month was:
What is your best advice for boosting index performance?
As usual, selecting the winning entry...
2010-07-02
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Congrats to all MVPs (New and Renewed)
Today twitter is buzzing with news about MVPs being confirmed. Some new and some old getting renewed. I am sure...
2010-07-01
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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