Using Recursion and Date Tables to Simplify Date Logic
Learn to simplify date logic using date tables and recursion in T-SQL with this article from David Beardsley.
Reduce heap table fragmentation
A table that does not have a clustered index is referred to as a Heap. While a lot has been written about index fragmentation and how to defrag indexes, there is not much that talks about how to defrag a heap table.
SQL Server Database Growth and Autogrowth Settings
It's easy to create a database nowadays with point-'n-click, but if you've left your database's autogrowth settings at their default, you may hit problems in the future. Why? What do I do about it? Read on!
Vote for SQL Bits 10
Voting is now open to choose the sessions you would like to see at the SQLBits Community Day on 31st March, 2012.
A C# toolkit for writing SSIS Script Tasks
This article demonstrates basic C# code that will enable SSIS package developers to write useful custom SSIS script tasks.
Does the Role of the DBA Need to Evolve?
With the amount of data being stored expanding exponentially, does the role of the DBA need to change from caretaker to interpreter?
Encryption Works
Encryption is supposed to protect data, and it appears to be working as police and authorities are often stymied by encrypted disks. Steve Jones recommends you encrypt your disks on all your machines.
TSQL Challenge 71 - Play mangled words game in TSQL
Your task is to process the input table that contains several mangled words and try to 'un-mangle' them and validate them against a 'dictionary' table.
Backup Verification: Tips for Database Backup Testing
A Backup system is merely part of a recovery system. If your backups can't be used to recover the database, then they're useless. Do you regularly make sure that you can restore a database from your backups?
Vote for the DBA in Space Finalists
There are 15 finalists in the DBA in Space competition. Cast your vote today, and every day, for the next 5 days to decide who is going into space.
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Data Engineering Books Worth Having on Your Shelf (or your tablet)
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SSMS Evaluation – future ready
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In previous posts, we looked at the SQL Server engine. for us DBAs, the...
Claude.ai vs Claude API
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You have used Claude. But which Claude? The Claude app (claude.ai, the desktop and...
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Restoring Azure Key Vault Keys and Validating SQL Server TDE Recovery: Level 7 of the Stairway to TDE
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Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document IV
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT YearEstablished, json_objectagg(city : TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams GROUP BY YearEstablished;See possible answers