How to Install the AdventureWorks Sample Database in Azure SQL Database
Learn how to configure Azure SQL Database and setup the AdventureWorks database for code testing and learn how to use features of SQL Server.
2023-03-13
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The Azure Carrot
There is a promotion for SQL Server 2012 customers that might be considering the cloud and worried about support.
2022-07-27
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Advanced Databricks Lakehouse Capabilities
Learn about several different aspects of Databricks Lakehouse such as encryption, row level security, visually viewing query plans, SQL merge, change data capture and more.
2022-06-03
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2022-03-28
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Monitoring Azure SQL Databases
There are many reasons you should monitor your databases, including avoiding performance problems or running out of disk space. Ideally, you want a scalable monitoring solution where you can monitor all your SQL databases in one single place. This article will describe two options that are available: Azure SQL Analytics and Azure SQL Insights. Both […]
2022-03-18
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Eight Azure SQL configurations you may have missed
Azure SQL Database has been around for over ten years and is constantly evolving with new capabilities and options. Dennes Torres explains 8 features and best practices of Azure SQL Database.
2022-03-02
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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