You don’t need a blockchain
After writing several posts about a neat feature in Azure SQL called system-versioned ledger tables, it reminded me about something I’ve wanted to say for a number of years...
2021-10-27
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Blog Posts
#PowershellBasics: Sort a list
In my last post I grabbed a file list but I really need it sorted alphabetically. Now, I’ve been a ... Continue reading
2021-10-26
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Daily Coping 26 Oct 2021
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...
2021-10-26
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#PowershellBasics: Adding data to a string using subexpressions.
I’m working on a project right now where I want to add the date/time to the end of a filename. ... Continue reading
2021-10-25 (first published: 2021-10-14)
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Daily Coping 25 Oct 2021
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...
2021-10-25
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Power BI, Maps, and Publish to Web
October 2021 is mapping month over at Workout Wednesday for Power BI. As part of our challenges, we build a sample report and use the Publish to Web functionality...
2021-10-25 (first published: 2021-10-14)
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3 Important Queries for Testing Your Availability Group Endpoints
In this article, I have shown the importance of performing three different validation tests against your Availability Group Endpoints. Each test also demonstrates what can be run in the...
2021-10-22 (first published: 2021-10-12)
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A New Form of Address: Mx
When I was presenting at the dataMinds Connect conference, I called on someone in the audience. At the time, I called on someone raising their hand and said something...
2021-10-22
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Daily Coping 22 Oct 2021
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...
2021-10-22
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Do Full Backups Break Log Shipping?
TLDR: Nope. Keep on doing your full backups. Make sure that any databases you Log Ship are NOT also doing log backups in your SQL Maintenance Plans, Ola Jobs,...
2021-10-22 (first published: 2021-10-15)
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Blogs
Beware of Generic SQL Server License Keys (What to Use Instead)
By SQLPals
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On Speaking Well
By Brian Kelley
Professor Patrick Winston of MIT used to give a one-hour talk about how to...
Monday Monitor Tips: Oracle Custom Metrics
By Steve Jones
One of the popular features of Redgate Monitor has been the ability to add...
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Every Database Has Problems
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams;See possible answers