Indexes and their Effect on Query Performance
Indexes play a huge role in the performance of a query. Without indexes, you very simple query to get the...
2010-07-29
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BrianKMcDonald
Checking Users AD Groups Using Windows CMD
Blog Title: Checking Users AD Groups Using Windows CMD
Depending on your role in the organization, there may be a time...
2010-07-29
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Limiting Table Access for Reporting Part 2
Blog Title: Limiting Table Access for Reporting Part 2
In the first blog post of this series, I showed you how...
2010-07-29
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Limiting Table Access for Reporting Part 1
End users may have a need to do some form of reporting of data from source systems. Opening up the...
2010-07-29
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Jacksonville Code Camp – Introduction to Reporting Services 8.28.2010
The 6th Annual Jacksonville Code Camp is coming up fast. There are tons of great presenters slated to be here...
2010-07-26
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JULY 31: SQL Saturday 40
SQL Saturday #40 is quickly approaching and many are gearing up for the trip down there to hear some awesome...
2010-07-20
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Increasing or Decreasing Sampling Size in SSAS Data Source View Data Explorer
Recently, I have begun my quest of mastering SSAS. I realize that it may take time and I am more...
2010-07-19
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Updating Email Addresses in SSRS Subscriptions
Creating subscriptions in SQL Server Reporting Services is a great way to distribute files to end users. If it has...
2010-07-19
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Strange But True: Report Builder 2.0 Crashing
Recently, I have been given the opportunity to work with a company who wanted to explore the capabilities of Report...
2010-07-18
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Report Builder Stand Alone Installation
If you’re planning on rolling out Report Builder to end users, you may want to download the stand alone installation...
2010-07-18
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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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 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers