SQL Saturday #56 BI Edition Wrap-up
On Saturday I (unexpectedly) presented at Dallas’ first Business Intelligence-focused SQL Saturday at the Microsoft campus in Irving. I wasn’t on...
2010-10-25
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday 58 This Week #sqlsat58
Don’t forget the Minnesota SQL Saturday is this Friday. Remember, we’re DIFFERENT and out event is on a Friday instead...
2010-10-25
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SQLSaturday #59 Interview Speaker Series #10 - with Thomas LaRock
SQLSaturday #59 Interview Speaker Series #10 - with Thomas LaRock
Today, Monday, we pick up on our speaker interview series, with my...
2010-10-25
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T-SQL Tuesday Topics
I was asked to host a T-SQL Tuesday, and I accepted.
Once again, my fingers move a bit faster than...
2010-10-25
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Vote for Me for a PASS SQLRally Precon on SQL Server Security
Unless James Bond is in the picture, security is usually not a sexy topic. However, we all lament the lack...
2010-10-25
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Vote for my precon workshop for PASS SQLRally
I’m one of the 3 lucky guys whose submitted precon workshop for the developer category
for PASS SQLRally is in the...
2010-10-25
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Who You Learn From
Less than two weeks to go until the PASS Summit. I’m excited. I’ve managed to cram a ton of activities...
2010-10-25
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Project Phoenix: Additional Proposals Receive Awards
10/23/2010 Two more eligible developers and deserving projects have been selected. Any proposals submitted but not selected this time will be reconsidered at each upcoming award cycle. (Refer to...
2010-10-24
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Project Phoenix: Additional Proposals Receive Awards
10/23/2010 Two more eligible developers and deserving projects have been selected. Any proposals submitted but not selected this time will...
2010-10-24
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Project Phoenix: Additional Proposals Receive Awards
10/23/2010 Two more eligible developers and deserving projects have been selected. Any proposals submitted but not selected this time will be reconsidered at each upcoming award cycle. (Refer to...
2010-10-24
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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