Exceptional DBA
It is once again that time of year. It is time to nominate the DBA in your life for the...
2010-05-11
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Blog Posts
Five Things SQL Server Should Drop
Joining in the current meme started by Paul Randal (blog | twitter), here is my list of five features or settings...
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Introduction
Today’s script is one that I had not planned on blogging so soon but since Paul Randal just talked about...
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
2010-05-11
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How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?
Here is a script that will generate a script to move database files around in SQL 2005/2008. Continue reading ?
The post How Do I Move SQL Database Files Around?...
2010-05-11
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Is Pivot Worth it?
I’ve been trying to learn more about the T-SQL changes in SQL Server 2005/2008 over time. I don’t have requirements...
2010-05-11
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Join the Community - AKA, "Where did he go, George?"
In recent days I've kind of dropped off the map with respect to SQL Server, including with the Security and...
2010-05-11
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May UG Meeting
This is just a quick note to remind any interested parties that the May S3OLV meeting will be held this...
2010-05-11
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Minutes of the April 2010 PASS Board Meeting Published
This was a phone meeting on April 8th, 2010, that covered:
Possibility of an online track at the 2010 PASS SummitDiscussion...
2010-05-11
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Minutes of the February 2010 Board Meeting Posted
Strangely we’ve had the March minutes up for many weeks, but just now getting the February minutes posted. This was...
2010-05-11
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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