gorandalf

Goran is a SQL Server/Microsoft Data Platform professional. He started working with the SQL version 6.5 many years ago and has worked in various DB-related roles from database administrator to database developer to Data Warehouse and BI architect. He's a member of the local chapter of PASS in in Munich, Germany and often attends SQL Saturdays and similar events in the region.

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The value of mentoring

I’ve spent my whole career working with databases which is over 20 years and counting. I work for a great company and I love what I do. The job...

2020-08-28 (first published: )

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Question of the Day

Creating JSON III

In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:

BeerIDBeerName
1Becks
2Fat Tire
3Mac n Jacks
4Alaskan Amber
8Kirin
I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
    BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results?

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