What's holding you back?
If you’re not where you want to be in your career, then what do you think is holding you back?
2011-06-13
210 reads
Editorial
The Desire for Control
This Friday Steve Jones asks you if you want more knobs for SQL Server or less? It's a debate that balances the need for the DBA to know more with the resources Microsoft spends to build better tuning into the product.
2011-06-10
98 reads
SQL Safety Nets
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy talks about the things that help us out when we forget to handle some aspect of server administration. These safety nets can be handy, but should they be there? Should we have more of them? Join the discussion.
2015-11-05 (first published: 2011-06-09)
256 reads
Why Can't We Code?
Today Steve Jones talks about the ways in which we interview new developers. Are they working or do we need a new way? Should we be considering those people that have actually accomplished something?
2015-07-07 (first published: 2011-06-08)
552 reads
Economics
Today we have an editorial from Mar 22, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. Today Steve Jones notes that economics might determine how you are paid, but human nature describes how you behave.
2011-06-07
115 reads
Lessons Learned Pay Off
This week Steve Jones looks at a few notes that show employers are wising up overall about certifications and the value of real world skills.
2011-06-06
153 reads
Ethics
Today we have an editorial reprinted from April 3, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. Ethics are often just as bad at the top of our companies as they are at the bottom. Steve Jones comments today on how this affects IT.
2011-06-06
114 reads
A Live Node
Today we have an editorial from March 29, 006 as Steve is on vacation. Today Steve talks about the problems of constantly being distracted and not focusing on one thing.
2011-06-03
100 reads
A Note to My Fellow Application Developers about Knowing Our Limits
Today we have a guest editorial from Chris O’Connor as Steve is on vacation. Today Chris talks about the responsibilities of application developers in safeguarding the data when there is no DBA.
2011-06-02
184 reads
The Care of Data
Security is a big concern with data, especially when there is another company involved. Steve Jones notes today that cloud vendors need to beef up their work in this area.
2011-06-01
504 reads
Blogs
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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