GOSQL vs. NOSQL
If we're getting pulled down a blind alley by acronyms, we may as well make up a more optimistic one.
The Utilty
Is Information Technology a utility service for companies? Steve Jones thinks it can, and should, be, but it can also be a lot more. It can be a strategic part of your enterprise.
TSQL Challenge 34-Search for two keywords within the maximum distance
This challenge is all about searching for two keywords in a string with a maximum distance of 'one word' between them.
Physical Join Operators in SQL Server - Hash Operator
In the concluding part of the Physical Operators series we look at the Hash operator.
Assumptions
For this Friday poll, Steve Jones asks about assumptions that cause you problems at work.
Dynamic creation of Insert, Update, Delete Stored procedures
Automates the creation of INSERT, UPDATE & DELETE stored procedure of a table
Building a Data Warehouse Blueprint for Success
One of the most integral components and critical success factors of any enterprise data warehousing initiative is the Solutions Architecture document, a high-level conceptual model of a data warehousing solution. Learn why this collaborative effort that addresses the needs of all major stakeholders, including both the business units and Information Technology (IT), is essential.
Developing Modifications that Survive Concurrency
You can create a database under the assumption that SQL looks after all the problems of concurrency. It will probably work fine under test conditions: then, in the production environment, it starts losing data in subtle ways that defy repetition. It is every Database Developer's nightmare. In an excerpt from his acclaimed book, Alex Kuznetsov explains why it happens, and how you can avoid such problems.
How well do you really know your colleagues?
Take your peers out of their comfort zone and do you know how well they'll perform?
SQL Server 2008 Table Valued Parameters Performance
An article from Scott Zurolo tests the terformance of SQL Server 2008 Table Valued Parameters against more traditional methods of updating many rows at once.
Blogs
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
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SQL Server Showing Out of Space But Plenty of Drive Space
We have a SQL Server installed. We have a 500GB drive for the database....
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