A New Word: Altschemerz
altschmerz – n. a sense of weariness with the same old problems that you’ve always had, the same boring issues and anxieties you’ve been gnawing on for decades, which...
2024-01-19
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Blog Posts
Building a Docker image from a Github repository
To build a custom Docker image we create a docker file with instructions in it. For example, a really simple custom SQL Server 2019 Docker image can be built...
2024-01-19 (first published: 2024-01-05)
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I’m Speaking!
After a long hiatus of not blogging, I’m trying to get back into writing. So, to kick it off first thing in 2024, I’m speaking! I’m honored to have been...
2024-01-19
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Prompt EAP AI Experiments: Creating a History Table
SQL Prompt has an EAP using an AI model to help write code. I’ve been lightly experimenting with it, since I think AI is an interesting tech and it’s...
2024-01-19 (first published: 2024-01-05)
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Counting cars with Azure’s Computer Vision service
When I was 11 I got my first computer, an 8088 with 4.5 mhz. I didn’t know much about computers at the time but I knew it was cool....
2024-01-17 (first published: 2024-01-04)
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Finding Foreign Keys in Azure SQL DB
There are plenty of times I’m called upon to fix data. To do this, I must know what dependencies are in the database. Foreign keys are a crucial aspect...
2024-01-17 (first published: 2024-01-02)
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New Pluralsight Course - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - Kubernetes Foundations
We’re kicking off a major refresh of my Certified Kubernetes Administrator series at Pluralsight!
The first course “Certified Kubernetes Administrator: Kubernetes Foundations” in the updated series is now available on...
2024-01-17
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Spark Connect Dotnet First Major Milestone
All Spark Connect Posts
When I wrote the spark-connect-dotnet lib I didn’t envisage that I would implement every function, instead it would be a combination of implementing the most common...
2024-01-17
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Power BI Embedding: Essential Learning Resources
Introduction
In this blog, you will find valuable resources to help you better understand the Power BI Embedding feature. Whether you are looking for ways to integrate Power BI into...
2024-01-15 (first published: 2024-01-03)
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Updating Teslamate to the Latest Version
I noticed Teslamate wasn’t updated. In fact, I hadn’t had any data captured in nearly a month and I’ve been too busy to notice. I was concerned something had...
2024-01-15
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT I
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 3;See possible answers