SP2
Mentioned by Tim Mitchell, but SP2 is out.
Seems more like enhancements to make things smoother and lots of changes in...
2007-02-20
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Blog Posts
SQL Server SP2 released
Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there...
2007-02-19
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Microsoft SQL Server certification
A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL...
2007-02-18
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Daylight Saving Time and SQL Server
If you're in the United States, chances are you've already heard about Daylight Saving Time (DST) occurring 3 weeks early...
2007-02-13
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Midlands PASS Site Online
I have put the Midlands PASS site online temporarily at Truth Solutions. You can reach it here:
http://www.truthsolutions.com/MidlandsPASS/
The slides from Paul...
2007-02-12
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Guest Editorial Week
I've been writing the editorials for over two years now and it's become an almost daily part of my life....
2007-02-11
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Midlands PASS February Meeting Postponed
We are postponing
due to the weather. Training Concepts has shut down for the day due to the wintry
mix....
2007-02-01
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Tools: ApexSQL Edit wins SQL Server Editor's Choice award
I meant to blog on this last month but work has been just a touch short of insane. I like...
2007-01-31
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For those just starting out with SSIS
Having cut my teeth on SQL Server 2000, I had some (but not a lot) of DTS experience. Recently I...
2007-01-30
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Jim Gray Missing
Jim Gray is missing at sea. A sad day for database professionals and Mr. Gray's family. He is reporting missing...
2007-01-30
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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