Microsoft has recently released the public preview of SQL Server 2022. You can find info here. Microsoft peddles SQL Server 2022 as “the most cloud enabled version Microsoft has...
2022-06-27 (first published: 2022-06-08)
937 reads
One of the technical books that sit on my work desk (or dining table, whichever is the case because I work from home full time now) at arm’s length...
2021-04-21 (first published: 2021-04-15)
422 reads
If anything, 2020 is an asterisk. Some lost their jobs. Some lost their loved ones. Perhaps more books will be written about it. Pundits will keep the conversation going....
2021-01-04
22 reads
In the past years I would set out my year-ahead goals both on the personal and career fronts by looking ahead at the things I want to attain or...
2020-03-11 (first published: 2020-03-03)
395 reads
This book simply answers the question "What's the next big thing?". The "Unapologetic Rules" will walk you through the many elements of exactly finding that out. Continue reading ?
The...
2019-11-04
33 reads
I took a break from blogging this week to finish the course for and get certified with Orchestrating Big Data...
2019-04-03 (first published: 2019-03-16)
1,122 reads
We’re now on Part 5 of our SQL Server Reporting Services Basics Series. In this installment, we’ll learn how to...
2019-03-21 (first published: 2019-03-09)
3,422 reads
Azure Data Factory (ADF) offers a convenient cloud-based platform for orchestrating data from and to on-premise, on-cloud, and hybrid sources...
2019-03-01
1,997 reads
Note: I’ve been meaning to start a series on the basics of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). The last time...
2019-02-22 (first published: 2019-02-01)
3,064 reads
Let’s take a break from our SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services Basics Series and jump to Azure Data Factory (v2)....
2019-02-21
1,881 reads
By Zikato
A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and...
Say you need outside help. You’ve exhausted all the things that you could do...
I’m honored to announce that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count(-1)What is returned? See possible answers