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SQL for Operational Insights
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SQL for Operational Insights

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Can you provide an example of a SQL query you wrote to analyze operational data?

Using the provided tables, write a query that reports monthly Q1 2025 incident performance for support teams. Include operational incidents with valid tracked statuses and require at least two incidents for a team-month.

Output

  1. One row per team and calendar month
  2. Columns: team_name, month_start, total_incidents, resolved_incidents, avg_resolution_hours, and resolution_rate_pct
  3. Sort by month, then team name alphabetically

Schema

support_teams
ColumnTypeDescription
team_idPKINTUnique support team identifier
team_nameVARCHAR(100)Support team name
incidents
ColumnTypeDescription
incident_idPKINTUnique incident identifier
team_idINTAssigned support team identifier
created_atTIMESTAMPIncident creation timestamp
statusVARCHAR(30)Current incident status
resolution_hoursDECIMAL(10,2)Elapsed hours until resolution
Tablesincidentssupport_teams
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