Sessions for Summit 2023 are now LIVE!
The wait is finally over. This year’s PASS Data Community Summit sessions are now live!
A Real World Clash with AIs
Protesters disable AI vehicles, setting up a clash between digital AIs and the real world.
Provisioning Microsoft Fabric: A Step-by-Step Guide for Your Organization
See how to get started with Microsoft Fabric.
Database Monitoring for Developers
Database monitoring is an essential part of database development and testing because it will reveal problems early and allow you to drill down to the root cause, as well as look for any worrying trends in behavior of the database, when under load. If you are delaying doing this until a database is in production, you're doing it wrong.
Working with SQL Server Stored Procedures and .NET
There is more than one way to work with SQL Server stored procedures from within a .NET Application. However, when using parameters, in order to avoid exposing your code to "SQL Injection" vulnerabilities, there is a certain way based on which you should write your code.
Using AI with Data Tasks
Steve isn't sure that AI is that helpful with data tasks. It can be, but likely in specific areas rather than helping us with everything and taking our jobs.
Taking Advantage of Conferences
Conferences have been a part of Steve's career for a long time. He talks about how he'd taken advantage of the opportunities he's had.
Import Text and CSV Files into SQL Server Database with SSIS Script Task
There are several techniques available to import and export data for SQL Server. In addition, there are free SQL tools and utilities available that might be helpful for specific use cases. In SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), we can use a Flat File Source to load Text/CSV files. Despite this, I would like to demonstrate how to import Text/CSV files using the Script Task.
Managing Test Data for Database Development
In coming up with a strategy for managing test data, first you need to understand what the many test requirements are likely to be for the particular database you are developing. Next, you need to create all the different categories of test data required to suite test requirements and, finally, work out how to manage it in a way that allows a test-driven approach to development.
Read more in this latest article from Phil Factor
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Fun with JSON II
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Changing Data Types
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Question of the Day
Fun with JSON II
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT t1.[key] AS row,
t2.*
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t1
CROSS APPLY OPENJSON(t1.value) t2; See possible answers