DBA Myths: Can a differential backup get bigger than the full backup?
The thing about DBA Myths is that they are generally widespread and widely believed. At least I believed this one...
2019-03-04 (first published: 2019-02-14)
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Blog Posts
Informix on Docker
Today we will discuss how to install/configure informix on Docker, >docker run -it –name ifx –privileged -p 9088:9088 -p 9089:9089...
2019-03-04
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Partitioning 3: Beyond just partition elimination
In Partitioning 2, I showed how to analyze which partitions were accessed by our Index Seek. However, we were searching...
2019-03-04 (first published: 2019-02-14)
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Speaking at Techorama 2019
I’m delighted to announce I’ll be giving a talk at Techorama 2019. It’s one of the best events I’ve ever been to and I’ll be in the good company...
2019-03-04
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Speaking: Rochester SQL Server User Group March 2019
Probably a bit late getting this posted but I will be speaking at the March 5, 2019 meeting of the Rochester SQL Server User group (RSVP link). I don’t...
2019-03-04
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system_health Extended Events in Azure SQL Database
The system_health Extended Events session is incredibly useful. Further, it’s running, by default, in every server you have under management...
2019-03-04
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system_health Extended Events in Azure SQL Database
The system_health Extended Events session is incredibly useful. Further, it’s running, by default, in every server you have under management that is 2008 or greater. Things are not the...
2019-03-04
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Watch: Kendra Breaks and Fixes SQL Source Control (9 minutes)
I love breaking technology. Well, I love breaking technology on purpose, in a place where it’s not going to slow anyone else down. It’s a great way to learn...
2019-03-04
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Weekly reading #5
Last week was busy the busy one. The SQL Bits, SQL Server CTP 2.3 and other great stuff have come...
2019-03-04
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Last Week Reading (2019-03-03)
Hey everyone! I was very busy at the SQLBits conference last week, but it did not stop me to prepare...
2019-03-03
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Blogs
Future IT Roles – Agentic Architect and AI Boom!!
By Vinay Thakur
These days everything is changing to AI World, IT roles are getting changed and...
Free Webinar about Columnstore Indexes
I’m doing a small series on indexing basics for SQL Server, and on May...
PlanTrace: Stop Reading Redshift EXPLAIN Plans. Start Seeing Them
PlanTrace: Stop Reading Redshift EXPLAIN Plans. Start Seeing Them Introducing PlanTrace — a free, browser-based...
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SPAM Issues May 2026
We suffered a SPAM attack from May 1-6, which unfortunately corresponded with time off...
SQL Password enforcing
Hi to all We have situation at a client where someone is illegally changing...
SQL Password enforcing
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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