The Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Ch 7
This is the seventh article in a continuing series, and this installment discusses the tactical layer of the Data Governance Framework.
Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Coping with No Column Names in the SSIS OLEDB Data Source Editor
Longtime author Paul Ibison brings us a short look at a common problem in Integration Services: your source has no column names.
New Isolation Levels Available in SQL Server 2005
One of the more mysterious features of SQL Server is isolation levels. Whenever a statement is executed, or a data modification is made, it runs under the influence of an isolation level. Traditionally, SQL Server has supported four isolation levels. In SQL Server 2005, two new isolation levels are introduced.
SQL Server 2008 - Table Valued Parameters
In this screencast, we look at Table Valued Parameters from both the server side and client side perspectives.
Writing Outer Joins in T-SQL
Occasionally someone will ask for my help with a query and say that both a right outer join and a left outer join was tried, and still the expected results were not achieved. That made me realize that some developers do not completely understand outer joins and that an article explaining how to use them might help.
Ideas for SQLServerCentral.com
We're embarking upon a rebuild of the site and we're looking for input from those of you that use the site.
Snapshots - Part 1
Longtime replication expert Andy Warren takes a look at the initial snapshots involved with replication and dives into an explanation of what's involved.
Using the ReportViewer Control in a WebForm with Parameters
A short article by Darren Herbold, reporting services trainer and consultant that shows how you can easily use a Report Viewer on a web page.
Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Using OPENJSON
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Data Modeling with dbt for Visual Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers