Just Check ALL the Boxes
Today I ran into something on a client server I unfortunately see too often. The DBA goes through the trouble...
2017-10-05 (first published: 2017-09-27)
1,660 reads
SQLEspresso
Hmmm… What’s This?
OK So, I am doing some digging and peaking around again in SQL Server and came across a database option...
2017-09-27 (first published: 2017-09-20)
2,046 reads
What does this little check box do?
Ever wander around SQL Server properties and wonder what these little check boxes turn on? I do, and I get...
2017-09-13
346 reads
Please Don’t Do This!
Please, please, please Admins do not leave your default index fill factor at 0. This means you are telling SQL...
2017-09-18 (first published: 2017-09-06)
3,890 reads
System-Versioned Temporal Tables
Every once in a while, I like to take a moment and learn something new about the latest SQL Server...
2017-08-30
1,182 reads
VLFs the Forgotten Foe
How many of you check the amount of Virtual Log Files (VLFs) your transaction logs have?
Working as a consultant now,...
2017-09-07 (first published: 2017-08-23)
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TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 2
Last week I started a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about Microsoft Azure. This is part two of...
2017-05-24
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TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 1
I thought maybe it would be a good idea to start a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about...
2017-05-17
530 reads
Blogging at SQLPerformance.com
I am honored to be a Guest Blogger at SQLPerformance.com. As a member of the SentryOne Product Advisory Council (PAC)...
2017-04-18
366 reads
Time for a Change
I am ecstatic to say I have joined Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting.
Lone No More
I am happy, excited, and nostalgic...
2017-04-17
357 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
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Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
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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...
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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
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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