Six reasons to version control your database
For most application developers, it’s unthinkable to work without version control. So why is the database any different? This blog lays out 6 clear benefits to applying version control best practice to your database alongside your application.
Bad Managers
I’m constantly hearing stories about terrible managers, and, of course, I’ve experienced quite a few myself. In fact, I can’t come up with many nice things to say about most managers when I look back over my career. (Luckily, my manager at Redgate is wonderful!) Early in my tech career, I was working at a […]
Bones of SQL - Practical Calendar Queries
After the first article created a Calendar table, learn how to use this in a practical sense with some common queries.
Forum FAQ
With the implementation of the BBPress forums at SQLServerCentral, a few community members have asked how the forums work and how to best use them. This document will address a few of the items that have been asked by users. A list of questions is followed by the answers below. If you have additional questions […]
Taking Quarantine Holiday
What will you do about vacation during the pandemic? Steve gives his thoughts.
How SQL Clone and SQL Change Automation enable seamless Database Branch Switching
Learn how to use SQL Clone together with Git hooks and SQL Change Automation to branch your database in Git as quickly and simply as your code.
Why Ordering Isn’t Guaranteed Without an ORDER BY
If your query doesn’t have an ORDER BY clause, you can’t reliably predict the order of your results over time. Sure, it’s going to look predictable at first, but down the road, as things change – the indexes, the table, the server’s configuration, the size of your data – you can end up with some ugly surprises.
A Solution for the Bin Packing Problem
A detailed description of a technique for the the solution of the Bin Packing Problem, that involves a recursive CTE and Window functions
Remote Sharing and Learning
Steve notes we all need to learn to communicate and share information better, especially while we are remote.
Blogs
Data Engineering Books Worth Having on Your Shelf (or your tablet)
Good documentation gets you started. Good books get you deep. After years of working...
SSMS Evaluation – future ready
By Vinay Thakur
In previous posts, we looked at the SQL Server engine. for us DBAs, the...
Claude.ai vs Claude API
By Arun Sirpal
You have used Claude. But which Claude? The Claude app (claude.ai, the desktop and...
Forums
Creating a JSON Document IV
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Restoring Azure Key Vault Keys and Validating SQL Server TDE Recovery: Level 7 of the Stairway to TDE
By VishnuGupthanSQLPowershellDBA
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Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document IV
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT YearEstablished, json_objectagg(city : TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams GROUP BY YearEstablished;See possible answers