What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
Accommodating Null Values in SQL Server
The key to working with null values properly is to accommodate them consistently. Learn a few tricks that will help you do just that.
Migrating SQL Server Databases - The DBA's Checklist (Part 1)
Migrating a database is often a task fraught with complications, this series examines the key issues in a simple checklist.
Star Join Optimization in SQL Server 2008
When working with a dimensionally modeled data warehouse it is common for a large number of your queries to follow...
What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
What's Your Education Worth?
Most of us learn on the job, but is that the best way? If you could learn faster at a cost, would you pay it? Steve Jones talks a little bit about what he has done and what he would do today in today's editorial. What is a SQL Server education worth to you?
Introduction to Dimension Security in SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS 2005
I have seen the tip Dynamically Control Data Filtering in SQL Server Reporting Services Reports which showed how to leverage a SQL Server database table to filter sales data based on the user running the report. I have a similar requirement to implement dynamic filtering except my data is in a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube and the users query the data with a variety of different tools. How can I implement dynamic security in my case?
Issue with SQL Server 2K5 SP3 CU5
In case you are considering to apply SQL Server SP3 CU5 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972511) to your system, I'd like to point out one issue / bug we found with CU5.
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Daily aggregation of Azure Blob Storage by tier (created/tier-change/deleted)
Hello all, I’m looking for advice on how to derive a daily snapshot table...
SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.[key]
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers