Find a String in a String in SQL Server
Learn how you can find data in a string and extract it, no matter where it's located.
Getting Started with JSON Support in SQL Server 2016 – Part 2
Arshad Ali talks about using OPENJSON to read and parse JSON data and looks at how to convert it to tabular format.
The Slack Integration
Slack has become a popular phenomenon in the technical world, especially for software developers. Should we join in?
Disabling SQL Server Optimizer Rules with QUERYRULEOFF
Daniel Farina shows how to disable the optimizer rules by using QUERYRULEOFF, an undocumented hint.
The Data Driven Event
In a couple of days, Microsoft is holding Data Driven, an event that will highlight SQL Server 2016.
SQL GROUP BY Basics
It sometimes pays to go back and look at what you think you already know about SQL. Joe Celko gives a quick revision of the GROUP BY and HAVING clauses in SQL that are the bedrock of any sort of analysis of data, and comes up with some nuggets that may not be entirely obvious.
Deep Dive into Changing Database Collation
Changing Database Collation Through Primary keys, Foreign Keys, Default and Check Constraints and more.
Testing times with SMO
SMO gives every appearance of being a great example of over-reliance on automated testing at the expense of manual exploratory testing.
Microsoft Data Driven SQL Server Event - Watch Live
Hear from Microsoft engineering experts on the latest features in SQL Server 2016 before the live event. Learn about new business intelligence capabilities like built-in mobile BI, fully integrated advanced analytics, security innovations, mission critical in-memory performance and new hybrid cloud solutions.
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The Vector Data Type
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The Vector Data Type
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