Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!
Over the years, I have assisted so many different clients whose transactional log file has become "too large" that I thought it would be helpful to write about it. The issue can be a system crippling problem, but can be easily avoided. Today I'll look at what causes your transaction logs to grow too large, and what you can do to curb the problem.
Barriers to Entry, Database Weekly (Oct 27 2008)
Many people who spend time contributing to technical forums bemoan the increasing amount of time and energy they expend trying to help people who seem unwilling or unable to help themselves. At the same time, they say, the courtesy is deteriorating and the number of people willing to "stir things up" for the sake of it increases. Is there a solution to this?
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
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 TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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