Active August – Week 2 Recap
Well, I had a pretty good week this week. I made an effort and met all my goals:
Eat smaller portions...
2009-08-15
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Blog Posts
devLINK Technical Conference is Biggest Ever
I am presenting a 3-hour session on the SQL Server 2008 Data Collector.
The devLink Technical Conference, held August 13-15, 2009...
2009-08-15
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Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7
When Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7 RTM, I encountered a couple of issues. Supposedly you can install SQL...
2009-08-15
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SSIS Documentation suggestions on Microsoft Connect
For SSIS developers, the need for proper documentation is crucial. However, the built-in object for documentation, the annotation, is difficult...
2009-08-15
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A Couple of Invoke-SQLCMD Issues
In working on a PowerShell script to load data into SQL Server, I decided to use the Invoke-SQLCMD cmdlet included...
2009-08-14
623 reads
Book Review: The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam ($15 at Amazon) was really the first reading I...
2009-08-14
689 reads
Evil Code
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A couple
of years ago, I wrote the Simple-Talk Prettifier. This is really no more than a stored
procedure that...
2009-08-14
3,553 reads
Kevin Kline Joins the SQLSaturday Advisory Council
The official announcement was just posted, Kevin Kline is the first member of the Advisory Council. As I mentioned on...
2009-08-14
1,045 reads
The Benefits of a Flexible Schedule
Both my wife and I work from home, and we've done it for years. I've been working full time for...
2009-08-14
982 reads
"Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave."
If you're not familiar with the reference, it comes from the movie Madagascar and the subsequent sequel and TV series...
2009-08-13
13,788 reads
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