My upcoming SQL Server Trainings
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The 1st half...
2013-06-24
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Klaus Aschenbrenner
SQL Server Tipping Games – Why Non-Clustered Indexes are just ignored!
Almost everytime when I’m doing SQL Server consulting engagements, DBAs are showing me queries and their Execution Plans, where SQL...
2013-06-12
1,609 reads
My 2 cents on SQL Server 2014
Yesterday during the opening keynote of TechEd North America Microsoft released the first official details about the next version of...
2013-06-04
2,791 reads
Windows, RIP (1992 – 2013)
Today is a very sad day for me. My love, my dear Windows has passed away. We were together for...
2013-05-17
1,075 reads
The dangerous beauty of Bookmark Lookups
Every one of us knows Bookmark Lookups in SQL Server. They are great, because you don’t need to care about...
2013-04-15
752 reads
Become an expert in SQL Server Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting!
Since September 2012 I'm a Microsoft Certified Master SQL Server 2008,
which is the highest technical certification for SQL Server that...
2013-02-13
1,044 reads
Become an expert in SQL Server Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting!
Since September 2012 I’m a Microsoft Certified Master SQL Server 2008, which is the highest technical certification for SQL Server...
2013-02-13
813 reads
SQL Server Quickie #5 – Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks
Today I have uploaded the 5th SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. This time Santa Claus
talks about Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks in...
2012-12-16
1,511 reads
SQL Server Quickie #5 – Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks
Today I have uploaded the 5th SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. This time Santa Claus talks about Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks...
2012-12-16
837 reads
Practical SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting Day
Due to the huge demand of SQL Server Troubleshooting Know How and Techniques I'm running
on January 29 (Vienna/Austria) and January...
2012-12-10
2,448 reads
Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Level 28: DAX Text Functions: The DAX Extract & Modify Functions: LEFT(), RIGHT(), MID(), REPLACE(), SUBSTITUTE()
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Creating JSON I
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Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers