Data Quality on the Open Web
As we look to take more data from customers and clients and embed it in our applications, data quality becomes a bigger issue
Free as in Beer
This editorial was originally published on Feb 7, 2006. Today Steve Jones looks at the problems of plagiarism and the avoidance of work by many people these days.
SQL Server Memory Management Explained
Author Craig Outcalt takes a deep dive into the SQL Server memory allocation and how it competes with OS memory.
Removing HTML tags from text data using PowerShell
There are situations when you may need to remove HTML tags from your character string data. PowerShell will let you "clean" the string data and export the result to a .csv file in a single step.
Catching Deadlock Information in SQL Logs
This article presents a handy way to retrieve deadlock information in an ordered way from the error log.
Dreaming of Windows
This week Steve Jones dreams about the changes he would like to see in the next version of Windows, unveiled this past week at the Microsoft Build Conference.
Intertia
This editorial was originally published on August 22, 2006. Steve Jones looks at the pace of change in companies and notes it ought to be dictated by the business, not IT.
TSQL Challenge 65 - Solving the Running Total Problem
This challenge invites you to solve one of the most common calculation challenges seen in applications that deal with financial -transactions.
Come to the Charleston PASS SQL Server User Group
The Charleston, SC PASS chapter is looking for speakers and new members. Read more and come to the Sept 20 meeting if you are near the area.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
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Creating a JSON Document IV
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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