The JSON documents that are part of Cosmos DB document collections can be complex with arrays and nesting. In this article, Adam Aspin shows you how to query them with SQL.

Microsoft and Oracle Cloud Partnership

by Kathi Kellenberger

SQLServerCentral

Database Weekly

Many of us checked to make sure it wasn’t April Fools Day a couple of years ago when Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2017 would run on Linux. This means that some shops who want to run SQL Server, but not Windows Server, now can. But it also means that SQL Server professionals need to […]

SQL Server Performance Benchmarking with Patterns

by Paul Brewer

SQLServerCentral.com

Performance

A SQL Server, SQL Azure and Hekaton performance bench marking application that uses patterns.

VMs are not VMs

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Today Steve Jones talks about how database VMs are not like other VMs.

Reporting Services Basics: Creating Your First Report

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SimpleTalk

In this article, Kathi Kellenberger demonstrates how to create a project and report using the SSRS Report Wizard. The wizard is fine for getting started, but you’ll soon learn about its many limitations. She also explains how reports fit in projects and solutions.

Managing SQL Server containers using Docker SDK for Python - Part 1

by Carlos Robles

SQLServerCentral

There are multiple ways to interact with the Docke...

How to Copy a Table in SQL Server to Another Database

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MSSQLTips.com

Table

Learn about options to copy a table from one SQL Server database to another including Linked Servers, PowerShell, Integration Services, backup and restore along with the associated performance metrics and completion time.

SQL Server Common Table Expression vs Temp Table

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MSSQLTips.com

In this tip we look at how to use Common Table Expressions CTE in SQL Server including the syntax, use cases, using more than 1 CTE at the same time and recursive CTEs with a parameter.