TSQL Snippet for viewing basic info on database principals and their permissions
Quick snippet I put together for reviewing basic info on database users/principals, permissions, and members if the principal is a...
2013-05-31
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Blog Posts
When will we look back at this?
It’s amazing how software has advanced. I look at the software I use, and I’m amazed. I still remember texting...
2013-05-31 (first published: 2013-05-24)
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A moment of void in the cranium reveals a recursive computed column with an esoteric message
Msg 402, Level 16, State 1, Line 67
The data types varchar and void type are incompatible in the add...
2013-05-30
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A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 13: Using CLR with Analysis Services
by Steve Bolton
I was drawn into the realm of SQL Server in a roundabout manner thanks to Visual Basic. Around...
2013-05-30 (first published: 2013-05-23)
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Building a SharePoint 2013 BI Demo Environment Part 1 – Introduction
Recently I had to give a Power View demo for a client. Giving a demonstration means of course you have...
2013-05-30
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Exploring a Database in Azure
After creating my Azure account, I wasn’t sure where to go next. Fortunately I had an immediate project that occupied...
2013-05-30
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I am Speaking at 2013 PASS Member Summit!
Speaking at PASS Summit 2013
Every single year I look forward to the PASS Member Summit. In a nutshell it is...
2013-05-30
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Ralph Kimball Books
If you are involved in Business Intelligence, then the books by Ralph Kimball are required reading:
The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit: Practical...
2013-05-30
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Saving Grace
According to Merriam-Webster the definition of grace is:
1a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification; b : a...
2013-05-30
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Security Questions: TRUNCATE TABLE Permissions
As I mentioned in the introductory post, during the Introduction to SQL Server Security session for Pragmatic Work’sTraining on the T’s, I...
2013-05-30
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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