Agile way of acquiring SQL Server skills
You probably heard about 7 Days To OLAP by Simon Doubt. It’s Simon’s experiment on learning OLAP during his stay...
2012-11-10
1,601 reads
MarlonRibunal
- Twitter: @MarlonRibunal
- Website: https://marlonribunal.com
Attendant’s checklist to a SQL Saturday event
Weeks Before The Event
Check for conflict in Schedule
Family Activities (Y/N)Business Appointment (Y/N)Other Commitments (Y/N)Plan the Trip
Distance (calculate travel time)Budget $ (Gasoline,...
2012-09-15
710 reads
SQLskills joining Pluralsight is a good news for all
Many can boast that they were trained by Paul and Kimberly Randal at SQLskills. That company is so highly regarded...
2012-09-06
1,083 reads
Demonstration of a simple dashboard created with the Tableau Software
Like I said on Twitter, here’s the post about the dashboard I created using Tableau, a BI visualization software. I’ve...
2012-09-01
1,867 reads
Digging deeper into SQL Server
I’m nowhere near where I needed to be. I am not digging enough. I’m not learning enough. Learning opportunities are...
2012-08-25
1,311 reads
Lenovo’s Cancellation Policy is not consumer-friendly
I recently placed an order for a ThinkPad W530 from Lenovo. One day before the estimated shipping date, I noticed...
2012-08-09
3,390 reads
Getting to the next level in your SQL Server career
Jen McCown (Blog | Twitter) wrote about an interesting topic on the different levels of database professionals. In her article, Jen...
2012-08-04
1,285 reads
Learning solid SQL Server and Business Intelligence skills through online training
I have just signed up for a one year standard subscription of Pluralsight Hardcore Developer Training. I’m focusing on SQL...
2012-07-28
1,654 reads
This week’s links on monitoring SQL Server performance
From time to time, I will be posting links that I encountered during the week. This is also one way...
2012-07-06
829 reads
Why I failed my goals
I have two goals that I have sought to achieve by mid-year of 2012. The deadline I set for myself...
2012-06-29
1,477 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers