What, When, Where, How, Who2
Some background on sp_who2 from Jason Brimhall and a dive into the inner workings of how to find current activity on an SQL instance.
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server 2008
Tapas Pal shows you how to encrypt your SQL Server database for a pre-existing, business critical web application using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), a new full database encryption technique introduced in SQL Server 2008.
Bad Database Design
A guest editorial from Andy Warren looks at a bad database design he recently ran across.
Default trace - A Beginner's Guide
This article is the beginner's guide to Default Trace. The article outlines how to query the default trace for key trace events, with a focus on DDL history.
How to Conduct Effective Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Software Evaluations
Denise Rogers discusses the essential tasks in conducting effective software evaluations revolving around data warehousing and business intellegence. Each step has a dependency on the previous one, starting with establishing the framework of the evaluation and adding progressively elaborate data that facilitates a decision making process that is resolute.
Make a 100+ Server Inventory in 30 minutes
Learn how you can generate a server inventory in 30 minutes for all of your servers with this new article from Stanley Chan.
Who Wants to Lead the Community?
Steve Jones talks about the PASS Board of Directors election coming up this fall and hopes some of you will apply.
Exploring Derived Column Transformation in SQL Server Integration Services
Marcin Policht examines SQL Server Integration Services' component, Derived Column Transformation,and how its usefulness is enhanced by its ability to implement fairly elaborate mathematical, logical, and string operations.
Is the MVP Worth It?
The MVP award is coveted by many people and there are constant questions about how to get it. Is it worth it? Steve Jones talks about that today.
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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