An Overview of Extended Events in SQL Server 2008
In this tip we look at Extended Events for SQL Server 2008 and how they are different from earlier tracing and troubleshooting methods.
2010-11-10
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Articles
MS SQL Server 2011 aka Denali, Next Version of SQL Server - CTP 1 Now available!
Ladies and Gentlemen, SQL Server 2011, aka Denali, CTP 1 is now available as public download :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a04f16f-f6be-4f92-9c92-f7e5677d91f9
Although, I'm not attending...
2010-11-10
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A Brute Force Way to Compress a Database
There are a handful of scripts out there to compress all of of the objects in your SQL 2008 database...
2010-11-09
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Return to Sender: Identity Values and Triggers
By quickly and easily obtaining the identity value, the OUTPUT clause of an INSERT statement can obtain the auto-generated identity value of a row, and so will allow the application to immediately reference the new row or add rows to another table that use the identity value as a foreign key reference.
2010-11-09
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No free lunch in the Orchard
Phil Factor finds much to admire in Microsoft's new Orchard application but is frustrated by a design decision that seems to limit its use to low-volume applications, with less stringent security requirements.
2010-11-08
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Red Gate releases new SQL Monitor 2.0: The future of monitoring is wherever you are
A two-year project involving a team of 15 people, a Future of Monitoring blog, input from thousands of IT professionals, and hundreds of hours brainstorming about how the world is changing has led to Red Gate’s newly released SQL Monitor.
2010-11-08
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How Stale Are My Statistics?
Unlike fine wine, you typically wouldn’t want your statistics to be aged. At least for tables that are being updated...
2010-11-08
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Retrieving SQL Server Permissions for Disaster Recovery
I'm needing to audit the permissions in my databases, but I want to script them out so I have something to run in case of a recovery situation. I've got the logins, roles, and users handled, but it's the permissions that I want to extract. How can I do this easily?
2010-11-08
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An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 2
In this next installment of his series on TDD, MVP Andy Leonard continues the development of his database.
2010-11-05 (first published: 2009-06-16)
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Under the ORM Hood: Revealing the SQL
Your application code may look neat and clean, and you are using a sound Object-relational Mapper, but when you put the pedal to the metal, you're not getting the performance. The time has come to lift the hood and see what SQL is being generated by the ORM, and what part of your code is causing the bottlenecks. The effect can be spectacular.
2010-11-05
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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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