Creating Indexed Views - SQL School Video
An indexed view is materialized and exists with actual data. Andy Warren shows how to create one in this SQL School video.
Documenting Database Code: Structured Headers
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Copy Only Backup for SQL 2005 and SQL 2008
Is there any way that my ad hoc backups will not interrupt the sequence of my backup plan?
Execute SQL and Bulk Insert Tasks in SSIS
Learn how the Execute SQL and Bulk Insert tasks can be combined to create a database and insert data into the database.
Tips on Getting Hired – Part 4
Getting a job is hard. If you’ve been lucky enough not to struggle for a job, don’t make the mistake of thinking it will always be easy. Equally, finding a good job is harder still. Some more tips for you to consider: Leverage your recruiter. They know..
Disaster Recovery - An Afterthought?
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Page compression in SQL Server 2008
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Creating a JSON Document I
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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