XML Import Solution
This article explores how we can import XML into SQL Server using a powerful open source tool called XMLStarlet
Database Health
What's in a database health report? Steve Jones asks what you might want to put in one for this Friday's poll.
Database Health
What's in a database health report? Steve Jones asks what you might want to put in one for this Friday's poll.
Database Health
What's in a database health report? Steve Jones asks what you might want to put in one for this Friday's poll.
SQL Server 2008 Data Collections and the Management Data Warehouse
Data Collections are a great tool that allows DBAs to gather different statistics, and the Management Data Warehouse (MDW) is the repository for storing those statistics. This article offers an overview of Data Collections and how to configure the MDW.
Understanding and dealing with orphaned users in a SQL Server database
Attaching and restoring databases from one server instance to another are common tasks executed by a DBA. After attaching or restoring of a database, previously created and configured logins in that database do not provide access. This tip looks at how to deal with this.
SQL Response Review - New SQL Server Monitoring Tool
Red Gate's SQL Response is advertised as a low-impact SQL Server monitoring application with an intuitive interface. Given the advertising, I signed up for the SQL Response Release Candidate and took a look. I was pleasantly surprised with what I found.
SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) Part 2
In part two of his series on Codeplex extensions to Powershell for SQL Server, Chad Miller talks more about the functions in the project and how you can integrate with Reporting Services.
Take the Plunge
Today Steve Jones talks about starting your own business and should you do it with online tools.
Project Management Management
The state of project management for technology projects doesn't seem to be keeping up with technology itself. Steve Jones talks a little about what might be wrong.
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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