The Importance of Our Work
Work is important, and it's a large part of our lives, but Steve Jones notes we need to keep things in perspective.
2015-06-30
135 reads
Editorials
Not a cloud to be seen
Phil factor find much to admire in the StackOverflow architecture. It is built on SQL Server, doesn't use microservices or the cloud. It all seems a bit retro, but it manages manage 440 million queries a day, peaking at 8500 queries per second, and never even breaks into a sweat.
2015-06-29
132 reads
2015-06-29
318 reads
#SQLNewBlogger
Steve Jones talks about blogging today, how it can help your career, and how easy it can be to get started.
2015-06-25
140 reads
2015-06-24
610 reads
Skill Supply and Demand
Finding staff with the proper skills can be a challenge, and it might be a reason why you choose, or remain with, a particular technology.
2015-06-23
200 reads
The Stress of a Former DBA
Rodney Landrum impresses on his audience the importance of attention to the finer details, during data analysis and reporting.
2015-06-22
226 reads
The Test of Time
IBM recently turned 100 years old and Steve Jones wishes more companies would try to build their business to grow to 100.
2015-06-22 (first published: 2011-06-28)
208 reads
Does It Count?
This Friday Steve Jones asks how you track uptime. Does your scheduled maintenance count against your metrics?
2015-06-19 (first published: 2011-01-28)
191 reads
Sweat Files and Practice Projects
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at side projects and how you might actually grow our careers.
2015-06-18
175 reads
Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
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...
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Hiring: Financial SQL Systems Administrator
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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 n;See possible answers