Mission Critical Deployments
Is a software deployment responsible for a plane crash? That's a scary thought.
Nope to NoOps, No way to NoDBA
Phil Factor suspect the NoOps movement is dressing up some old mistakes in fancy new clothes.
MySQL Error Handling using the Signal and Resignal Statements
MySQL introduced the SIGNAL and RESIGNAL statements in version 5.5 to allow you to raise your own error conditions from stored procedures, triggers, and events. Rob Gravelle demonstrates how to utilize both.
How many environments?
This Friday Steve Jones looks at the setup for your software pipeline. He's wondering how complex it is with how many separated environments.
Data Mining Part 31: DMX functions
In this chapter, we will learn how to use some DMX functions in our mining models.
Data Mining Part 31: DMX functions
In this chapter, we will learn how to use some DMX functions in our mining models.
What is Database Lifecycle Management (DLM)?
When the different teams that are involved throughout the life of a database fail to reconcile their different roles and priorities, and so fail to cooperate or work adaptively, the result is gridlock: databases defined as though carved in stone rather than by code and data. William Brewer explores how DLM can offer an alternative that allows databases to respond quickly to business change.
Proactive SQL Server Health Checks, Part 4 : ERRORLOG
Don't underestimate the ERRORLOG. There is some great information in it for you to use not just when you're troubleshooting performance or investigating errors, but also when you're proactively monitoring an instance. Erin Stellato explains.
Why PolyBase matters - Part 2
Part 2, a more in depth look at An alternative approach to disaster recovery and backup strategies using PolyBase.
Creating Dashboards for Mobile Devices with Datazen – Part 1
With the recent acquisition of Datazen by Microsoft, if you have SQL Server 2008 or later Enterprise Edition with Software Assurance, you can leverage (download and use) Datazen to create visually appealing dashboards for mobile devices across all the major platforms at no additional costs. In this article series Arshad Ali will demonstrate how you can use Datazen for creating dashboards and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for mobile devices easily and quickly.
Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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Creating a JSON Document II
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Backing Up Azure Key Vault EKM Key: Stairway to TDE Level 6
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams;See possible answers