No, I do not provide childcare at my technology events...
A guest editorial from Julie Yack looks at the difference between men and women from the perspective of one very successful woman in technology.
2010-10-05
274 reads
Editorial
Women and Men - Same or Different?
Today we have a guest editorial from Wendy Pastick, co chair of the Women in Technology Virtual Chapter. Today Wendy takls about how men and women handle their careers.
2010-10-04
351 reads
The One True Script
Phil Factor less-than-fond memories of the days of the One True Source Script. However, despite recent advances, he wonders just how much smoother team-based database development really is.
2010-10-04
238 reads
Measuring Career Growth
A guest editorial from Tim Mitchell today looks at keeping track of what we have done in our careers, and the value that it gives us.
2015-03-05 (first published: 2010-10-01)
445 reads
Planning for Failure
Today Steve Jones reminds us that the small disasters are likely to occur, and that you need to be sure that you're planning for them, and practicing for the recovery that will be needed.
2010-09-30
150 reads
The Design Investment
How much of an investment should you make in learning design? Steve Jones talks about why we should learn how to do it right.
2015-03-11 (first published: 2010-09-29)
333 reads
Hot Skills
What are the hot skills for 2011? Steve Jones talks about one that you might not have thought about.
2010-09-28
697 reads
Can Wives Shorten Work Hours?
This editorial was originally published on Jun 23, 2005. It is being reprinted today as Steve is on vacation. It talks about the impact of long hours on families.
2010-09-27
258 reads
SQL Server's implementation of Window Functions
Phil factor compares SQL Server 2008's implementation of Window Functions to PostgreSQL and finds SQL Server frustratingly lacking in some of the essentials.
2010-09-27
796 reads
Great Service – All About Attitude
today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about how attitude can influence the impression you make can have a huge impact on how your service is viewed.
2010-09-24
135 reads
Blogs
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Forums
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Daily aggregation of Azure Blob Storage by tier (created/tier-change/deleted)
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SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
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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