Netbook – Finding a GB
I turned on my netbook for the first time in a few weeks recently. My laptop had died, and I...
2009-12-16
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Blog Posts
Remove Replication:
Its quite some time that I blog… but good news is I have some good stuff to blog on… so...
2009-12-16
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Someone Needs an Order BY
I was checking on the status of my laptop the other day. It died and I shipped it back to...
2009-12-16
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SQL Saturdays and other events in 2010
It seems that the SQL community is really growing. There are now quite a few events that you can attend...
2009-12-16
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SQLSaturday #37 in Philadelphia Announced
SQLSaturday #37 will be held March 13, 2010 at Mandeville Hall, St. Joseph's University, 5600 City Line Ave, Philadelphia, PA....
2009-12-16
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Updated SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Queries
Here is the mid-December version of my diagnostic queries for SQL Server 2008. The idea here is to be able...
2009-12-16
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Forging a Strong Team
Each year I attend an annual Christmas party that’s essentially a JD Edwards Operations department party. JD Edwards hasn’t existed...
2009-12-15
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It doesn't matter, it's just data...
Database Design. Sounds simple, and at the same time, demanding. I mean, what's to design. You just need a few...
2009-12-15
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More Information about Intel Desktop CPU Roadmap
Endgadget has a post up about an upcoming 32nm Westmere family CPU called the Core i7-980X, which will have six...
2009-12-15
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PASS Editorial for December 16, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-12-15
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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