Introduction to SQL Server sequence objects
SQL Server sequence objects can be used in place of identity columns. In this article, Greg Larsen explains how to set up and use sequence objects.
Easily Integrate with Any RESTful API Using the CData API Driver
The evolution of APIs has opened up exciting opportunities for businesses. RESTful APIs are a consistent, straightforward way that enables businesses to work with external data and offer access to their own data. In May 2021, the number of public APIs grew beyond 24,000, with about 2,000 APIs added just since 2019. APIs continue to be beneficial to businesses and developers, and with the CData API Driver, it […]
SQL Server Row-Level Security: A Comparison with Gallium Data
A quick look at how the native SQL Server Row-Level Security compares with Gallium Data's solution for limiting access to rows of data.
SQL Server Database Stuck in Restoring Stat
In this tip we look at different reasons why a SQL Server database will be in a restoring state and things that can be done to access the database.
What we learned at PASS Data Community Summit
Join Steve Jones, Kathi Kellenberger and Grant Fritchey as they each reveal their highlights, learnings and key takeaways from their 2021 Summit experience.
Machine Learning and Data Analysis Bias Challenges
How do you decide what data is important when doing machine learning?
A brief history of SSIS evolution
Learn about the history and different versions of Integration Services (SSIS) in SQL Server.
Is the Database a Series of Microservices?
Is a database like a series of micro-services? Steve draws an analogy today.
SQL Access to Redis Data
Traditionally, importing key-value data stores such as Redis into BI, reporting, and ETL tools is problematic, if not impossible. With the CData Drivers, there are several different ways to building a traditional database model to easily work with Redis data in the BI, reporting, ETL, and custom applications of your choice. In this article, we discuss […]
Blogs
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...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
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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