The New Leader - Database Weekly (Sept 29, 2008)
A new SQL Server system has claimed the top spots in the TPC-E benchmark, but Steve Jones doesn't think it's that impressive.
2008-09-29
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Editorials
The September 2008 Car Update
This month's car update focuses mainly on the Prius and changes that might coming in the car industry.
2008-09-29
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Prometheus
The myth of Prometheus has some relevance to technology workers. How? Read what Steve Jones thinks.
2008-09-25
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DLP Technology
Steve Jones isn't talking about his new television, but rather a new technology dealing with data and databases.
2008-09-24
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Face to Face
The cost of fuel is rising, telecommuting is becoming more widespread, and the advance of digital technologies has us often working virtually, even in the same office. Steve Jones thinks we shouldn't forget the value of a little face time and and then.
2008-09-22
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Good Data Loss - Database Weekly (Sept 22, 2008)
As we retain more and more data, it becomes important not just to decide how long to retain different types of data, but also to identify that data that can be removed. Steve Jones talks about some of the challenges of this with databases.
2008-09-22
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The Glue that Binds
This Friday Steve Jones polls the community of developers about the time they spend dealing with data access.
2008-09-19
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The Release Schedule
Coordinating the release of software among all the groups involved can be quite a chore. Steve Jones comments on some of the challenges.
2008-09-18
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Databases for Change
Meaningful change often requires information collection, processing, retrieval and distribution. As database professionals, that's our bag. So what can we do to help things along?
2008-09-17
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The Broken Window
A new data mining thrilled from Jeffrey Deaver has Steve Jones concerned about the centralization of data mining.
2008-09-16
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Blogs
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Forums
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SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
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Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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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