Helper function to convert binary to decimal and back
In this post you will find two small functions that convert binary value to a decimal one and vice versa.
2018-05-19
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Blog Posts
How to Extract last name or first name(s) from a combined field
Extracting pieces of information from a string can be a daunting task. This is an example of a REVERSE technique.
The...
2018-05-19
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How to Extract last name or first name(s) from a combined field
Extracting pieces of information from a string can be a daunting task. This is an example of a REVERSE technique.
The...
2018-05-19
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SQL Server Triggers and Transactions
In this post I’m going to detail with examples how triggers behave with transactions…
How Do Triggers Behave With Transactions?
To demo...
2018-05-19
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SQL Server Triggers and Transactions
In this post I’m going to detail with examples how triggers behave with transactions…
2018-05-19
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Data Recovery : Page level restore in SQL Server
In this article, we shall discuss the importance of understanding the internals of the page restoration for a database administrator. Most...
2018-05-18
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Day 18 Storage engine
MySQL is special compare to all the other RDBMs System because of its special architecture, the STORAGE Engine. MySQL has...
2018-05-18
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New Article: Return SQL Server Connections Information Using sys.dm_exec_connections
I’ve started a new series at MSSQLTips.com walking through the various Dynamic Management Objects we have available to us in SQL...
2018-05-18
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Quick Table Info Export with PowerShell
This week I had a user come to me asking about how fields were defined on a few tables he was using in writing some reports. Long story short,...
2018-05-18
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Randomizing Names with Data Masker
Data Masker for SQL Server is pretty cool. It can reduce your attack surface area and exposure under the GDPR...
2018-05-18 (first published: 2018-05-07)
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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