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2016-09-08
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Master Data Services Insufficient Memory Error
A business case that requires the usage of Master Data Services finally landed in my desk. As part of delivering...
2016-08-24
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Resolving Windows Folder Access Denied Error
I previously got rid of my desktop when its motherboard got damaged. Prior to throwing it away, I recovered its...
2016-08-17
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Resolving PolyBase Installation Errors in SQL Server 2016
One of the exciting new features you may want to explore in SQL Server 2016 is PolyBase. However, as I...
2016-07-15
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Single package deployment does not replace package deployment
In my article, Single package deployment in SQL Server Integration Services 2016, I covered the exciting single package deployment feature...
2016-06-30
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SQL Server Exercise for Data Warehouse Candidates
Background
Part of the process when looking for candidates to bring into a data warehouse team is to ensure that you hire...
2016-05-30 (first published: 2016-05-20)
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How to Trim Characters in C#
The removing of leading and trailing characters in c# is made possible by the System namespace.
My demo is uses a windows...
2016-04-18
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Multiple Tagging of TFS Work Items Using Excel
In my article, TFS tools for managing SQL Server development, I covered several Team Foundation Server (TFS) client tools that can...
2016-03-30
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Duplicate MySQL Table Using phpMyAdmin
There many reasons for creating copies of existing relational database tables. Sometimes you create duplicate tables for the purposes of...
2015-11-14
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Where’s my Team Explorer 2015?
Team Explorer is a client software that can be used to integrate Visual Studio with an instance of Team Foundation...
2015-11-03
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Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams n;See possible answers