The Flash DBA
Does it make sense for a DBA to be a job that moves from project to project? Steve Jones has some thoughts.
2017-09-25
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Editorial
A SQL Server Bug and Data Security
A bug in SQL Server needs patching right away if you use TDE. Some data security issues concern Steve as well.
2017-09-25
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Help from Cortana
Lots of work is going into making software more helpful. This week Steve Jones wonders what you want from these assistants.
2017-09-22
66 reads
The Avalanche of Cloud Computing
Today Steve Jones talks about the tipping point of cloud computing.
2017-09-21
61 reads
Interviews: What is ACID?
While thinking about interviews, Steve Jones shares a story of a job situation he encountered.
2017-09-20
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2017-09-19
70 reads
Avoiding the Hell of having to Remember DDL syntax
What's your favorite productivity tool when writing SQL? Phil Factor has has flirted with most of them, from templates and snippets to a programmer's clipboard and back again.
2017-09-18
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2017-09-18
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Voting for Change
Microsoft changed some things in SQL Server 2017 in response to community requests. Steve Jones is asking for more.
2017-09-15
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2017-09-14
100 reads
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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
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