How many mirrored databases can I have on a server?
How many mirrrored databases can I have on a server?
10 mirrored databases per server is the recommendation for a 32...
2008-11-18
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SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars
Deleting Duplicates without a unique key
The following was sent to me by my friend and colleague Dave Miller:
Dave's Email:
Wanted to pass along something I hadn't...
2008-08-21
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What every DBA that manages a large number of SQL Servers should know about SQL 2008!!
Error when importing RegServer list from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008
I discovered the already known bug in SQL 2008 that...
2008-08-19
3,086 reads
How do I automatically respond to mirrored database failovers?
Automatic Failover - an incomplete solution
Automatic failover with Database Mirroring is great, but what about all of the other things that...
2008-08-18
2,086 reads
How do I .... grant access permissions for SSIS to users?
SSIS access permissions are managed via Component Services. It is the DCOM object named MSDTSServer. Here are the steps to...
2008-08-13
45,955 reads
I've got a date with an Error Log -- Error Logs Part II
Error Logs Part II -- Enumerating the error logs
In my first post on SQL Server Error Logs, I briefly mentioned using...
2008-04-25
1,749 reads
Shhhh!! Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting Select *!!
"Select *" is bad. Everyone knows it, but everyone still uses it. I use it. Most of the time it is...
2008-03-28
1,446 reads
Shhhh!! Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting Select *!!
Who's bad?
"Select *" is bad. Everyone knows it, but everyone still uses it. I use it. Most of the time it...
2008-03-28
1,530 reads
The Shadow Knows What Procedures Lurk in the SQL Plan Cache
How do you know what procedures are cached in SQL Server? Simple, just ask, and SQL Server will tell you.You...
2008-03-28
1,474 reads
Suggested Reading: Deadlock Notifications in SQL Server 2005
Here's a good article on setting up Deadlock Notifications in SQL Server 2005 written by Patrick LeBlanc.
2007-10-16
1,485 reads
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.[key]
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers