A Backup Change
Steve Jones talks about backup of data today and the challenges of managing this at scale.
2017-09-13
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Editorial
The Randomness of Analog
A look back at the random nature of finding information in libraries and bookstores. A feeling Steve Jones misses.
2017-09-12
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2017-09-11
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The struggle to renormalize data
You are given an export of a NoSQL database, in JSON, and asked to import it into a relational database. Sounds easy? It isn't and Phil Factor explain why.
2017-09-11
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Using Tools that Fit
Equipment can matter for IT professionals. Read a few thoughts from Andy Warren.
2017-09-07
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2017-09-06
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2017-09-05
311 reads
SQL Server in Space - HASSP
A successful launch, and recovery, of SQL Server running below a balloon.
2017-09-04
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2017-09-04
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Improving Log Shipping
Today Steve Jones looks at possible ways to improve log shipping and asks for your input as well.
2017-09-01
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Blogs
AI: Blog a Day – Day 4: Transformers – Encoder, Decoder, and Attention
By Vinay Thakur
Continuing from Day 3 where we covered LLM models open/closed and their parameters, Today...
Flyway Tips: Multiple Projects
By Steve Jones
One of the nice things about Flyway Desktop is that it helps you manage...
What DevOps Look Like in Microsoft Fabric
By HeyMo0sh
Microsoft Fabric (not to be confused with the more general term “fabric” in DevOps)...
Forums
Can an Azure App Service Managed Identity be used for SQL Login?
I'm fairly certain I know the answer to this from digging into it yesterday,...
Azure Synapse database refresh
Hi Team, I am trying to refresh the Azure Synapse Dedicated pool from production...
how to write this query?
hi everyone I am not sure how to write the query that will produce...
Question of the Day
Fun with JSON I
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT *
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t; See possible answers