Secure Cell Phones
With the inauguration of a new President in the US, will he give up his Blackberry? Steve Jones found an alternative that was surprising.
Sorting MSDB package folders
If you use the MSDB package store in SSIS 2005, you may have noticed that the folders are not sorted in any friendly way, it is actually just the order they were added. You end up with something like the left-hand example below
SQL Server Integration Services an Introduction - Part 1
This article is part 1 of a 4 part series that introduces how SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) can be used as a platform for building high performance data integration and workflow solutions
Spring Clean Your Database Schema
The utility described in this article allows you to quickly identify which columns have mismatched data types across tables in a database. Correcting these will improve performance etc.
Surface Possibilities
The Surface is Microsoft's tabletop computer that can be controlled with your hands and doesn't require a keyboard. Is there value in this system for DBAs?
Virtual Memory - Database Weekly (Jan 19, 2009)
Virtual memory is something we deal with in Windows systems, but Steve Jones talks about a different kind of virtual memory this week.
Advanced new features in SSMS 2008
SQL Server Management Studio 2008 has several new features, including the T-SQL Debugger for easier debugging and a new Object Explorer Details window that's easier to use.
Analyzing the SQL Server Plan Cache
Keeping in mind the importance of the cache mechanism, how could one get the plans and their usage statistics in SQL Server?
The Hassles of Travel - Part 2
I didn't want to go on this trip, but I agreed to do it. Now I regret it. My flight to Chicago was fairly uneventful, but it was running late. At 4:30CST the pilot says we should be on the ground in 30 minutes, which is good since I have to get to...
The Story of the TV Stand
We all have those things that happen at work that somehow turn into something other than expected, and sometimes in quite humorous fashion. I've got a few to share over the next couple months, but had to start with this one!
Blogs
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
Beware of Generic SQL Server License Keys (What to Use Instead)
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On Speaking Well
By Brian Kelley
Professor Patrick Winston of MIT used to give a one-hour talk about how to...
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams;See possible answers