What It Means To Be A Production DBA
Remember that scene from Office Space where the Bobs ask, "What would you say you do here?" I've been a...
2009-12-02
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Blog Posts
a simple joint that makes you think twice
I was reading Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers a few weeks ago and this qustion still sticks in my head. ...
2009-12-01
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Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group - Overview of Business Intelligence
Topic
An Overview of Business Intelligence
Location: At Lamar Advertising
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sponsored by: EMCPresenter
Brandon McMillon
Brandon McMillon...
2009-12-01
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BIDN.com Launch Today
For those interested in the SQL Server BI space, there is a new online resource launching today. Brian Knight and...
2009-12-01
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Congratulations to Christopher Graham for Taking Companies to Task About Protecting Data Privacy
The New Information Commissioner for the United Kingdom is Mr. Christopher Graham, he's working from Wilmslow, near Manchester, with a...
2009-12-01
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December 2009 – Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group
December SQL Server User Group Meeting
Location: At Lamar Advertising
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sponsored by: EMCTopic
An Overview of...
2009-12-01
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Google Dashboard
Recently announced, Google Dashboard shows some but not quite all of the data that Google has accrued about you – a...
2009-12-01
1,124 reads
How do -You- use SQL Server
I’ve been tagged by a misplaced yankee, uh, New Englander, whatever. The question is, how do I/we use SQL Server...
2009-12-01
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Linear Gauge Control: A Practical Use
SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 introduced several new features. One key feature was the inclusion of the Gauge Controls. I...
2009-12-01
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MDX Utility Belt of Calculations Part 1
Developing MDX calculations is one of the most confusing and time consuming pieces of building an Analysis Services cube. That...
2009-12-01
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Daily aggregation of Azure Blob Storage by tier (created/tier-change/deleted)
Hello all, I’m looking for advice on how to derive a daily snapshot table...
SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers