Hack Resistant?
Can we make a hack resistant database? A vendor claims this, but Steve Jones thinks it's not really a good claim to make and that we ought to make it our job to secure databases.
2013-07-16
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Editorials
The Desktop
Steve Jones talks about laptops and desktop machines, and the potential issues that IT professionals have with one or the other.
2013-07-15
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2013-07-15
178 reads
The Vacation Struggle
It can be hard to take all your time off each year and Steve Jones is in that situation right now. However he reminds us that life is more important than work.
2013-07-12
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Programming
Programming is an important skill, perhaps extremely important for the future. Steve Jones thinks that's true.
2013-07-10
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Reporting on Data
Reporting is an important skill for many data professionals. Steve Jones has a few things you might consider working on as a data professional.
2013-07-09
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Your Frame of Reference
How you examine and approach a problem might have a large impact on how you solve it. Steve Jones notes that it's important that all of us look at the problem from the point of view of the customer, as well as our own view.
2013-07-08
84 reads
A Better Conference
Is there a better way to put together a conference or event? Today Steve Jones speculates on how events are run and how we might change things.
2013-07-05
111 reads
2013-07-04
54 reads
Who's Got Your Data?
The state of data security might get worse in the future as more companies gather and share more data.
2013-07-03
143 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
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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