Ruthless
Managing your time is a skill that is important in your career. Steve Jones talks a little today about why you might want to develop this skill.
Ruthless
Managing your time is a skill that is important in your career. Steve Jones talks a little today about why you might want to develop this skill.
Why Tape is Good
I write an editorial about why I thought tape still had a place in backups . There were some interesting responses that said disk works well for them and they wouldn’t go back to tape. I used to think the density was a big deal, along with cost, but maybe...
Creating a Linked Server - SQL School Video
Linked Servers allow SQL Server to access data on other systems, SQL Server, Oracle, Access, Excel, and others. MVP Andy Warren shows how to set one up in this SQL School video.
Dynamic SQL Merge
This article by new author Glen Schwickerath uses dynamic SQL and SQL Server 2008's MERGE statement to create a useful stored procedure tool for synchronizing tables.
Managing Risk
Evaluating risk is something we do every day. Steve Jones talks a bit about using this to make ourselves better.
Dealing with Difficult Forum Users - The Flip Side
Earlier I talked about dealing with the difficult forum user from the perspective of providing help. Now let us look at from the flip side of the coin. You are asking for help and you aren't getting what you want or need. The first thing you have...
SQL Server consolidation strategies and best practices
Learn about the benefits of SQL Server 2008 consolidation on Windows 2008, with details on the different consolidation strategies available to organizations.
Duplicate Records using SQLCMD
We have an article here from Renato Buda that shows how to delete duplicate records from your tables. SQLCMD is used with variables that make it easy to write a general purpose script for any table.
The Disappearing DBA
During a "difficult period", a developer often sinks from view. When things are going well, suddenly they are the gunslinger, the hotshot. The DBA often looks on wistfully. For him, the "fame trajectory" seems to work in reverse.
Blogs
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
Data Engineering Books Worth Having on Your Shelf (or your tablet)
Good documentation gets you started. Good books get you deep. After years of working...
SSMS Evaluation – future ready
By Vinay Thakur
In previous posts, we looked at the SQL Server engine. for us DBAs, the...
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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