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User interface is a part of software development that many technical people pay little attention to during the process of building something. However, it can be a problem for your customers.
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Reteaming
Many organizations will change their teams around over time, but not all do this regularly. Steve talks about how Redgate does this every year.
Comparing and Syncing Data using SQL Data Compare Command Line
Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to start automating data comparisons between two databases, from the Windows command line or PowerShell. With a single command, you can easily compare and sync data such as test data sets, or static data used for reference or lookup purposes.
Learning SQL Server
Learn about the core SQL Server concepts to build your skill set including the architecture, database design, development, administration and more.
Discussion on Normalization and Database Design Concepts
Introduction Relational database design helps to create a set of relations and tables, which are connected with each other through some defined relationships. The main purpose of relational database design is to preserve the information and minimize data redundancy. We need to follow some design guidelines for relational schemas to maintain the quality of the […]
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Implementation of Normalization in SQL Server
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Creating a JSON Document I
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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