Microsoft SQL Server certification
A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL...
2007-02-18
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Tim Mitchell
For those just starting out with SSIS
Having cut my teeth on SQL Server 2000, I had some (but not a lot) of DTS experience. Recently I...
2007-01-30
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SSC bought out by Red Gate... Now what?
One of the highlights of my weekday mornings is reading the editorial by
Steve Jones of SQLServerCentral.com. However, this past...
2006-11-23
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Essential Audio for .NET Pros
For your listening enjoyment, I have compiled a list off essential audio for .NET developers and SQL DBAs. This list...
2006-10-06
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SQL Injection... is this still a problem?
For some reason, today I came across at least a half-dozen blog posts and articles about how to avoid SQL...
2006-10-03
1,426 reads
Dallas Code Camp 2006
Generally I don't look forward to giving up an entire Saturday at work. However, today's Dallas Code Camp was an...
2006-08-29
1,583 reads
Be on the lookout for the mistakes of others
I've come to learn that there are some really flaky systems out there. Not just a few quirks here and...
2006-06-15
1,391 reads
SQL Server Connections
I found out today that I will get to attend the SQL Server Magazine Connections conference (part of the DevConnections...
2005-12-21
1,405 reads
PASS 2005: Day Four
Day Four wrapped up SQL Pass 2005. As a first time attendee to this event, my head was swimming by...
2005-10-01
1,360 reads
PASS 2005: Day Three
Day Three of PASS had a decidedly better start than did the previous day. After finally figuring out the effective...
2005-09-29
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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...
Forums
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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
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