Unit Testing & Intelligent Query Processing
Actually, these two topics don’t have anything to do with one another. I just ran out of days to promote everyone individually who was taking part in putting on...
2020-03-31
11 reads
The Scary DBA
Extended Events: Queries and Waits
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to put together queries and waits at the same time? You all capture query metrics using some method. Most of us query...
2020-03-30
19 reads
Figuring Out How To Hide Production Data
There’s a really simple conundrum that we go through all the time. The best data for development is production You can’t have production data for development You have to...
2020-03-27
141 reads
Time To Learn Git
I love this quote from Kevin Hill (and not because he mentions me): 3 things I can no longer justify ignoring: #dbatools Git and #Docker for my dev SQL work@cl@sqldbawithbeard@Kendra_Little and @unclebiguns@GFritchey, I blame you...
2020-04-03 (first published: 2020-03-26)
1,100 reads
DB Automation with Azure DevOps
I sincerely believe the key to your future as a DBA is your ability to automate everything you do. However, the single hardest thing that you have to do...
2020-03-31 (first published: 2020-03-25)
451 reads
Being an Efficient DBA
Or database developer, report writer, whatever. SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, and all the tools provide a bunch of ways to get things done. However, some ways are...
2020-03-24
51 reads
Extended Events: Live Data Explorer, Grouping
Of all the things that Extended Events does, I’ve found the ability to quickly and easily gather a little bit of data and then use the Data Explorer window...
2020-03-23
97 reads
Containers and DevOps
Over the last couple of years, one of these single most exciting technologies to come out around the Data Platform has been containers. You may not see them change...
2020-03-27 (first published: 2020-03-20)
305 reads
Missing #SQLFamily? Check This Out.
I am an introvert. Lots of people don’t believe it, but it’s true. However, I really do love getting to see my #SQLFamily all over the world in my...
2020-03-19
21 reads
Extended Events: Live Data Explorer, Getting Started
One reason a lot of people don’t like Extended Events is because the output is in XML. Let’s face it, XML is a pain in the bottom. However, there...
2020-03-24 (first published: 2020-03-16)
262 reads
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...
Forums
setting an ssis param dynamicaly when the sql agent job runs
hi i was hoping for a more elegant way of setting a pkg level...
Query compile/runtime issue
I have a plan which in sys.query_store_plan shows: Last_compile_start_time of 2026-04-23 00:13:00.7670000 +00:00 Last_execution_time...
Hiring: Financial SQL Systems Administrator
Fisher Phillips is looking for a Financial Systems Administrator to help support and improve our financial...
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