Be Careful with String Concatenations in SQL Server with Big Strings.
Now, we are going to get slightly esoteric here. I'd noticed that the performance of string concatenation tasks didn't increase...
2009-02-16
14,604 reads
Blog Posts
Book Review - The Human Edge
I've always enjoyed the science fiction writings of Gordon Dickson, and recently re-read an old copy of The Human Edge,...
2009-02-16
850 reads
Database Mirroring FAQ: If the principal fails while running in high performance mode, what options do I have for bringing the mirror online?
Question: If the principal fails while running in high performance mode, what options do I have for bringing the mirror...
2009-02-16
4,551 reads
Recharged
It’s rare that I’ve taken vacation in the last few years. In fact, when I took an unwired week in...
2009-02-16
716 reads
Networking - Part 5
You can read the previous posts here. To finish up my thoughts on networking I want to brain storm some...
2009-02-15
632 reads
The Importance of the Segregation of Duties with Respect to Internal Controls
I diverge a little from the typical coding-based/oriented best practice to one that is focused on governance within public or government organisations...
2009-02-15
7,912 reads
Another Reason to Avoid Cross-Database Ownership Chaining
This past weekend we were moving database files around because we added new LUNs to an existing production cluster. We...
2009-02-13
2,159 reads
Color E-Ink
I love my Kindle, but it uses an older e-ink technology that's a little slow and doesn't support color. Not...
2009-02-13
976 reads
SQL Injection - It's Not Just Me!!
I have a personal web site I set up years ago, mainly so I could post stuff for my extended...
2009-02-13
835 reads
Which is Better: Heaps or Tables with Clustered Indexes?
I have always been of the personal opinion that all SQL Server tables have a clustered index. As part of...
2009-02-13
4,293 reads
Blogs
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...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
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Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Creating JSON III
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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