Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 3)
This is the third part of the three part article series on partitioning relational data.
In the first part of this...
2013-02-23
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Basit's SQL Server Tips
XML Support and SQL Server (Part 3)
Checkout the third part of my XML support and SQL Server article series here.
In this part, I talked about the...
2013-02-11
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SQL Agent Alert System Error: [264] An attempt was made to send an email when no email session has been established
Today, I received an email from the development team complaining why they have not received any of the SQL Agent...
2013-02-11
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Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 2)
This is the second part of the three part article series on partitioning relational data.
In the first part of this...
2013-02-05
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Find the (available) amount of memory available to SQL Server (instance / machine)
From time to time, I see the following question posted on various SQL forums asking how we can determine the...
2013-01-14
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Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 1)
A common requirement for dealing with large datasets is the ability to split the data into smaller blocks to help...
2013-01-08
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XML schema (XSD)
When creating XML documents, you must work from a design that defines the structure of the document. This strengthens the...
2013-01-08
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sp_spaceused system-stored procedure
You can use the sp_spaceused system-stored procedure to return space usage information about a database or a table within a...
2013-01-02
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SQL Server 2012 security: Changes for the newest version
Database infrastructure security is extremely crucial for any organization, which is why Microsoft has invested heavily in SQL Server security...
2012-12-11
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Does my SQL Server database use any Edition specific features?
Today, I received a phone call from a friend who is thinking to downgrade the database hosted in SQL Server...
2012-12-11
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
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...
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Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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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