SQL Server Partitioning 101
I’ve worked with partitioning for quite some time now, and though it has been around for quite some time and lots has been written about the concept I recently...
2014-04-23
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Richie Lee's SQL Stuff
2013-12-10
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Analysis Services Server Activity Monitor 2014 0.0.0.1 Alpha Released
This morning I am happy to announce the release of an alpha version of the SSAS Activity Viewer for SQL Server 2014 CTP2. The name has had a slight...
2013-11-11
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UK SQL Relay 2013 R2 Plus Travel Info for London and Southampton
Throughout November, SQL Relay R2 2013 is taking place in the UK. This is the 2nd series of events this year. SQL Relay is a series of 1 day...
2013-11-04
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SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Available to Download
At the PASS Summit keynote today Quentin Clark announced that SQL Server CTP2 (which is public and the last public review) and is available right now to download here....
2013-10-16
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SQL Server Analysis Services Activity Viewer 2012 1.1 Stable Released
This morning I am happy to announce the release of a stable version of SSAS Activity Viewer 2012. The build number is 1.1.0.0. The new features have been highlighted...
2013-10-10
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SQL Server Analysis Services Activity Viewer 2012 1.0.0.1 Beta Released
(Worth noting that there is a more recent version available here!)
Hi all, yesterday morning I created a project based on an old blog post Upgrade Analysis Services Activity Viewer...
2013-10-04
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Get The Backup History for Databases
Below is a script that I use to find the backup history for all the databases on a single instance. There is an inline ‘WHERE’ clause that is currently...
2013-10-03
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SQL Server Hardware and Storage Links
Being a DBA is more than just knowing about SQL: it’s about the technology which SQL runs on, which includes servers and storage. I’m naturally interested in hardware, so...
2013-09-24
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Extract DacPac Using Command Line
When extracting Dacpacs it’s quite straightforward to go through the UI and extract, however what if you want to do this for more than one database, or automate the...
2013-09-19
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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