SQL Saturday #29 - Birmingham
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2010-03-24 (first published: 2010-02-18)
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Articles
SQL Server - Introduction to Business Intelligence Development Studio
In his latest article, Marcin Policht demonstrates a variety of tools that can be employed to execute SQL Server Integration Services packages, focusing in particular on the method leveraging functionality available within the Business Intelligence Development Studio.
2010-03-24
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Expanding The Scope of Bridge Tables
Timothy Claason continues talking about database design in a new article. This one talks about expanding the functionality that Bridge Tables provide in your schema.
2010-03-23
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services Problem-Design-Solution - Sample Chapter
Learning about practical Integration Services is an important part of the well rounded DBA for the future. Read a sample chapter from this new book.
2010-03-23
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Reverse Engineering a Server Side Trace
How to reverse engineer or script a trace for disaster recovery, or simply scripting for enhance and adjustment.
2010-03-23
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Minimizing Fragmentation when Moving data using a Switch
Yesterday was the first day of the SQL Server 2008 R2 airlift.I attended a great session on Implementing a Fast...
2010-03-23
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Multi-server Administration - A First Look
One of the most useful new features of SQL 2008 R2 for DBA’s is the ability to manage and administer multiple instances of SQL Server from a central location using the new SQL Server Utility tool.
2010-03-23
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Dynamically name report/file export in SSRS
Wouldn't it be nice if you could have the report's name and filename be changed to something more specifically related to the particular run of that report.
2010-03-22
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Configure Windows Firewall for SQL Server 2008 Database Engine in Windows Server 2008 R2
I have installed SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 and I am unable to get connect to SQL Server 2008 Instance from SQL Server 2008 Management Studio which is installed on another remote server. As I am new to Windows Server 2008 R2 it would be great if you can let me know the step by step approach to enable the default port of SQL Server 2008 in Windows Firewall for user connectivity.
2010-03-22
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TSQL Challenge 26 - Identify weekly schedule of training programs by course, classroom and timing
Here is another scheduling problem that deals with the allotment of classrooms for various training programs. Your chalenge is to read the source data and build an output result set that shows the weekly schedule of each training topic and the class room in which training is scheduled.
2010-03-22
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Blogs
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers