SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Enhancements Part - III
Continuing with his series on T-SQL enhancements in SQL Server 2008, Arshad Ali brings us a look at the HierarchyID and Large UDTs.
2010-03-19 (first published: 2009-08-27)
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Articles
Microsoft SQL Server identify I/O bottlenecks
You can also identify I/O bottlenecks by examining the latch waits. These latch waits account for the physical I/O waits...
2010-03-19
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SSIS Packages - the Simplest Way to Create Them
Martin Policht delves deeper into the specifics of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2's Integration Services by presenting the most straightforward method of creating SSIS packages using Import and Export Wizard.
2010-03-19
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Thoughts on SQL Server Certification
This is probably part 1 of a series, but no guarantees.
Why Certify?
I've been working with SQL Server for 10 years...
2010-03-19
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XML Workshop 25 - Inserting elements and attributes to an XML document
This article from MVP Jacob Sebastian looks at the modify method for changing an XML document.
2010-03-18
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Leaving a SQL Server DBA Job Gracefully
You’re leaving your current employer for a new opportunity and want to make the move as smooth as possible. You don’t want to burn your bridges and want to make sure that everything you’ve left behind can be managed by the people you’ve left behind or the DBA who is replacing you. So, you’ve done your handover documentation and trained up the new guy. You definitely don’t want to be that DBA who is cursed the week after they leave when their network account is disabled and a bunch of stuff ‘breaks’.
2010-03-18
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Scripting database objects in SQL Server 2008
In this article, we would go through the
steps to script the objects in a database using SQL Server 2008....
2010-03-18
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An Urgent Ad Hoc Report
In this new article, Yakov Shlafman shows us how he wrote a quick ad hoc report of expenses so that he could leave on time one day.
2010-03-17
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Finding Date Ranges for Calculating Statistics
Finding Date Ranges for Calculating StatisticsI received the following question from a fellow DBA:
I need your input to derive the...
2010-03-17
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SQL Saturday #41 - Register and Call for Speakers
If you'll be near Atlanta on Apr 24, 2010, come to SQL Saturday #41. If you are at all interested in speaking, submit a session.
2010-03-17 (first published: 2010-03-11)
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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SQL 2017 to SQL 2025. Good to Go ?
We need to replace our Windows server running SQL 2017. Any reason not to...
Using OPENJSON
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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