GOTO and T-SQL
Today we have a guest editorial from Phil Factor as Steve is on vacation. This piece looks at the complaints against GOTO and whether they are valid.
2011-12-22
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Editorials
Your Boss Is Your Customer
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy talks about the relationship with your boss, and how you ought to view them as your customer.
2011-12-21
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Pride and Security
When an employee has pride in their company, they tend to do a better job, and Steve Jones says that extends to security.
2011-12-20
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The Connections Launch Event
SQLServerCentral will be hosting a track at the 2012 spring SQL Server Connections conference and we hope to see you there.
2011-12-19
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People That Get It Done
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. This one follows on from his "are you easy to work with" piece.
2011-12-16
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Careful with your Smartphone
Do you connect to your work network with your smartphone? If so, you should be careful and ensure you are taking precautions to prevent any security issues.
2011-12-15
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Propose this to your boss
If you would like to tackle an interesting project at work or find yourself something new to do next year, read this idea from Steve Jones.
2011-12-14
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Jacks of all trades
Instagram has a complex architecture for it's technology infrastructure. The people that work there have to be jacks of all trades. Is that the type of environment you'd like to work in?
2011-12-13
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Does the Role of the DBA Need to Evolve?
With the amount of data being stored expanding exponentially, does the role of the DBA need to change from caretaker to interpreter?
2011-12-12
261 reads
Encryption Works
Encryption is supposed to protect data, and it appears to be working as police and authorities are often stymied by encrypted disks. Steve Jones recommends you encrypt your disks on all your machines.
2011-12-12
358 reads
Blogs
JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an...
Cultural Change: Fostering a Cost-Aware Culture in Your Organisation
By HeyMo0sh
After working deep in cloud operations, I’ve learned that FinOps isn’t really about dashboards...
Beyond VARBINARY: How to Store PDFs in SQL Server Using FILESTREAM and FileTable
By gbargsley
Hello, dear blog reader. Today’s post is coming to you straight from the home...
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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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